Legislation and Legal Instruments:

• Transposition Legislation: Ustawa z dnia 14 czerwca 2024 r. o ochronie sygnalistów
• Adopted: 14 June 2024 and entered into force 3 months after promulgation on 4 July 2024 (some provisions six months)

Institutional Reports:

• NGO Transparency International EU Directive report – Published 7 November 2023

  • ‘How well do EU countries protect whistleblowers: Assessing the transposition of the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive’ scrutinises the new whistleblower protection laws adopted in 20 EU member states against the minimum requirements of the Directive and international best practice principles.

• The International Bar Association and The Government Accountability Project joint report – Published 22 March 2021

  • Are whistleblowing laws working? A global Study on Whistleblowers Protection Legislation which looks at the successes and shortcoming of whistleblowing protection in 38 countries (including France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Romania, Slovakia and Sweden.)

Regional Publications:

• Recorded debate at European Parliament Office on Poland’s new whistleblowing law – November 2021
  • Available here (in Polish)