Legislation and Legal Instruments:
- Transposition Legislation: Ley 2/2023, de 20 de febrero, reguladora de la protección de las personas que informen sobre infracciones normativas y de lucha contra la corrupción
- Adopted: 20 February 2023 and entered into force on 17 December 2021
Institutional Reports:
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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.
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The International Bar Association and The Government Accountability Project join 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.)
Journals, Studies, and Analysis:
- Recommendations on Draft Law – September 2022
- A coalition of NGOs have published 10 recommendations to improve draft transposition law in Spain.
- XNET Analysis of Whistleblowing Law – Published March 2022
- Blueprint for Free Speech Analysis of Whistleblowing Law – Published March 2o22
- Blueprint for Free Speech Article on missed deadline – Published December 2021
- Blueprint for Free Speech have published an article on Spain missing the deadline for transposition
- Blueprint for Free Speech Research on public perceptions of whistleblowers – Published January 2021
- Blueprint for Free Speech have published new research on public perceptions of whistleblowers and their response to public consultation in Spain here.
- WIN’s Blog piece “A new wave of whistleblowing laws in Europe” – Published July 2021
- WIN’s piece “A new wave of whistleblowing laws in Europe” which features Xnet’s proposal formally registered in Spain last year.
Regional Publications:
- XNET’s Registered Whistleblowing Bill – Published 11 December 2019
- The first proposal of the Spanish legislature is the result of the collaboration of civil society with its representatives in Congress. A bill proposed by Xnet, and registered in the Spanish Congress with the support of 16 deputies.