Our Whistleblowing Service
The whistleblowing service can be used to alert us about serious risks of corruption or other related forms of irregularities. Your report can include information regarding criminal offences, irregularities and violations within a work-related context.
You do not need proof of your suspicions, but all reports must be made in good faith. Submitting allegations that are knowingly false, intended to harm others or obstruct investigations, is considered a breach of the SCA code of conduct and will become a matter of investigation.
Please provide sufficient information
Please ensure to provide SCA with sufficient and relevant data to enable investigation.
The report must include a description of the incident. If it is not self-evident, you should also explain why the incident constitutes an irregularity. Time and date information, as well as the names of anyone involved facilitates follow-up. Any documentation to be attached if possible.
You may remain anonymous, but please ensure to use the provided ID and password that you will receive when submitting a suspicion so that we may contact you anonymously. If we cannot contact you while investigating it is less likely that the investigation will render a result. SCA aims to fully protect whistleblowers from negative consequences.
Your message will be securely handled
The whistleblowing service is provided by an external partner WhistleB, Whistleblowing Centre, to ensure anonymity. The communication channel is encrypted. All meta data, including IP addresses, is deleted. The person sending the message also remains anonymous in the subsequent dialogue with responsible receivers of the report. All messages will be processed in confidence.
A person expressing genuine suspicion or misgiving according to this policy will not be at risk of losing their job or suffering any form of sanctions or personal disadvantages as a result. It does not matter if the whistleblower is mistaken, provided he or she is acting in good faith.
Subject to considerations of the privacy of those against whom allegations have been made, and any other issues of confidentiality, a whistleblower will be kept informed of the outcomes of the investigation into the allegations. In cases of alleged criminal offences, the non-anonymous whistleblower will be informed that his/her identity may need to be disclosed during judicial proceedings.
Processing of Personal Data: The SCA whistleblowing service may collect personal data on the person specified in a message, the person submitting the message (if not sent anonymously) and any third person involved, in order to investigate facts on the declared deeds. This processing is based on legal obligations and the legitimate interest of the controller to prevent reputational risks and to promote ethical activity.
You may exercise your rights of access, of rectification and of opposition, as well as of limited processing of your personal data in accordance with the local data protection legislation. These rights are subject to any overriding safeguarding measures required to prevent the destruction of evidence or other obstructions to the processing and investigation of the case. Data is stored within the European Union and is only accessed by authorized SCA staff.
Deletion of Data: Personal data included in a whistleblowing messages and investigation documentation is deleted when the investigation is complete, with the exception of when personal data must be maintained according to other applicable laws. Permanent deletion is carried out 30 days after completion of the investigation. Investigation documentation and whistleblower messages that are archived will be anonymised; they will not include personal data through which persons can be directly or indirectly identified.
Personal Data Controller: Swedish Committee for Afghanistan, info@sak.se, responsible for the personal data processed within the whistleblowing service.
Personal Data Processor: WhistleB Whistleblowing Centre Ab (World Trade Centre, Klarabergsviadukten 70, SE-107 24 Stockholm) responsible for the whistleblowing application, including processing of encrypted data, such as whistleblowing messages. Neither WhistleB nor any sub-suppliers can decrypt and read messages. As such, neither WhistleB nor its sub-processors have access to readable content.
How do I submit an anonymous message?
Your message is submitted easily and securely by following the instructions in the form. After having sent your message you will receive an ID and a password on the screen. Save these in a secure manner. You will remain anonymous throughout this dialogue.
Within 7 calendar days, we may post a response or follow-up question for you.
If you have already submitted a message, do not use “Create message” again. Instead, please use the “Follow-up” option.
Thank you for your contribution.