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'''Eileen Chubb''' (born 1959) is a former care assistant in the UK who became a ] and then a campaigner. She has shown a particular interest in the ] sector. She has led a campaign for new legislation named Edna's Law to replace the ] (PIDA) to improve legal protection for whistleblowers in the United Kingdom and for an inquiry into historic whistleblowing cases.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edna's Law|url=http://thewhistler.org/edna-s-law.html|access-date=2020-06-22|website=The Whistler|language=en}}</ref> She and other whistleblowers claim that PIDA has failed.<ref>{{Citation|last=Media|first=Insofar|title=The Whistler: The Failures of PIDA (the Public Interest Disclosure Act)|date=2014-07-03|url=https://vimeo.com/99813448|access-date=2020-06-22}}</ref> Chubb has frequently stated her opposition to the proposed Office for the Whistleblower which has been recommended by ] and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Whistleblowing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 August 2018|title=Byline Festival debate on whistleblowing|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoY6FEEeTNI|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 June 2020|website=]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=APPG Whistleblowing {{!}} Home|url=https://www.appgwhistleblowing.co.uk/|access-date=2020-06-24|website=APPG Whistleblowing|language=en}}</ref>
'''Eileen Chubb''' (born 1959) is a British ] and campaigner. She has an interest in all sectors but the ] sector in particular. She campaigns for new legislation to replace the ] to improve whistleblowing rights in the United Kingdom.


==Career==
Chubb is critical of the ability of the ] to effectively inspect care homes.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Paul|last1=Bentley|first2=Ben|last2=Wilkinson|work=]|location=London|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2926027/Revealed-victims-care-home-bunglers-Residents-aged-85-91-died-panic-evacuations-finally-named-officials-refused-month.html|title=Families of elderly care home residents who died in panic evacuations on freezing cold night criticise health watchdog for rushed closures|date=30 January 2015|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref> She has visited over 300 care homes in the UK undercover.<ref>{{cite news|work=]|date=7 February 2012|url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-16924473|title=Chronic neglect' at Stoke care homes|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref>
⚫ Chubb left school aged sixteen and worked as a manager at a bakery chain.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/nov/22/there-were-hundreds-of-us-crying-out-for-help-afterlife-of-whistleblower |title='There were hundreds of us crying out for help': the afterlife of the whistleblower |first=Andrew |last=Smith |work=The Guardian |date=22 November 2014 |accessdate=9 January 2016}}</ref> In her forties, she took a career change to begin working as a carer. In 1999, after working as a care worker for three years in Isard House care home run by ] in ], she was one of seven who claimed they were forced to quit after reporting suspected abuse of elderly residents.<ref>{{cite news|work=]|location=London|date=14 July 2000|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jul/14/2|title=Whistleblowers forced to quit|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=]|location=London|date=14 September 2012|first=Carola|last=Hoyos|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9e7b9f5e-fd34-11e1-a4f2-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3UUiOeL8N |title=The whistleblowers club|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref>


==Campaigning==
⚫ In 1999, as a care worker herself, she had her initial experience of abuse and whistleblowing as one of the "BUPA 7"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thewhistler.org/tag/bupa-7 |title=Eileen Chubb|work=The Whistler|date=27 May 2014|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref> in Isard House care home run by ] in ].<ref>{{cite news|work=]|location=London|date=14 July 2000|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jul/14/2|title=Whistleblowers forced to quit|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=]|location=London|date=14 September 2012|first=Carola|last=Hoyos|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9e7b9f5e-fd34-11e1-a4f2-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3UUiOeL8N |title=The whistleblowers club|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref>
Chubb has been critical of the ability of the ] to inspect care homes effectively. As a member of the public, she has visited over 300 care homes in the UK undercover.<ref>{{cite news|work=]|date=7 February 2012|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-16924473|title=Chronic neglect' at Stoke care homes|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref> Chubb has alleged that the CQC disclosed the identity of 47 Whistle-blowers to their employers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The HUNT for Justice and Accountability {{!}} Compassion in Care|url=https://compassionincare.com/hunt-justice-and-accountability|access-date=2020-06-23|website=compassionincare.com|archive-date=2020-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626085842/https://compassionincare.com/hunt-justice-and-accountability|url-status=dead}}</ref> She has reported on the CQC practice of allowing homes to re-register under new names after a poor inspection report, with the reports then being archived under the homes' previous names. Chubb claims this misleads the public.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CQC AN ONGOING CONCERN {{!}} Compassion in Care|url=https://compassionincare.com/cqc-ongoing-concern|access-date=2020-06-27|website=compassionincare.com}}</ref>


In 2003 she founded the registered charity Compassion in Care.<ref>{{Cite web|title=COMPASSION IN CARE - Overview (free company information from Companies House)|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04868020|access-date=2020-06-22|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Charity Details|url=https://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1102282&subid=0|access-date=2020-06-21|website=beta.charitycommission.gov.uk}}</ref> ], ] and Auriol Waters are patrons of the charity.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Chubb reply to Andrea Sutcliffe CQC re 47 whistleblowers|url=https://compassionincare.com/sites/default/files/breakingsilence/My%20Letter%20to%20sutcliffe%20doc.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627134216/https://compassionincare.com/sites/default/files/breakingsilence/My%20Letter%20to%20sutcliffe%20doc.pdf|archive-date=27 June 2020|access-date=25 June 2020|website=Compassion In Care|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2001 she founded Compassion in Care.<ref>{{cite news|first=Barbara |last=Davies |work=]|location=London|date=25 July 2011|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2014129/A-humble-crusader-One-womans-journey-dark-heart-Britains-care-system.html|title=A very humble crusader: One woman's journey into the dark heart of Britain's care system|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref> It was set up as a charity with herself as director in 2003.


In 2008 she released the book Beyond the Facade which described her experiences. In 2008 she published the book Beyond the Facade which described her experiences at Isard House and the BUPA Seven legal case.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chubb, Eileen.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/271890359|title=Beyond the façade|date=2008|publisher=Chipmunkapublishing|isbn=978-1-84747-633-3|location=Essex|oclc=271890359}}</ref>


In 2012 she co-founded Whistleblowers UK, also known as WBUK, with ] and Ian Foxley.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=WHISTLEBLOWERS UK - Filing history (free information from Companies House)|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08112953/filing-history|access-date=2020-06-22|website=beta.companieshouse.gov.uk|language=en}}</ref>
From 2012 to 2013 she was charity director at Whistleblowers UK.


In 2013 Chubb resigned from Whistleblowers UK, followed by MacFadyen in 2014 and the company was dissolved in 2015.<ref name=":0" />
In 2014 she co-founded The Whistler, a fellowship alliance between Compassion in Care and the ] (CIJ).


In 2014 Chubb and Gavin MacFadyen co-founded The Whistler, a fellowship alliance between Compassion in Care and the ] (CIJ).<ref>{{Citation|last=Media|first=Insofar|title=The Whistler: International Launch|date=2014-02-21|url=https://vimeo.com/87257667|access-date=2020-06-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=http://thewhistler.org/about-us.html|access-date=2020-06-27|website=The Whistler|language=en}}</ref>
⚫ In February 2015, she gave an initial response to the ] report into NHS whistleblowing, produced by ], describing it as "a complete betrayal of whistleblowers”.<ref>{{cite news|work=Strength in Numbers|date=13 February 2015|url=http://strength-in-numbers.co.uk/2015/02/13/e-4/ |title=Eileen Chubb – Compassion in Care gives an initial response to Robert Francis QC review of whistle-blowing. “It is a complete betrayal of whistle-blowers"|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref>


⚫ In February 2015, she gave an initial response to the ] report into NHS whistleblowing, produced by ], describing it as "a complete betrayal of whistleblowers”.<ref>{{cite news|work=Strength in Numbers|date=13 February 2015|url=http://strength-in-numbers.co.uk/2015/02/13/e-4/ |title=Eileen Chubb – Compassion in Care gives an initial response to Robert Francis QC review of whistle-blowing. "It is a complete betrayal of whistle-blowers"|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref>
==Edna's Law==

Edna's Law is Chubb's view of the required replacement legislation, named after a care home resident Edna who died after cruel abuse:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.change.org/p/protect-the-protectors-with-edna-s-law-need-one-law-for-all-whistleblowers|title=Call for Edna's Law and a public inquiry into whistle-blowing]|work=]|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thewhistler.org/petitioning-sir-robert-francis-call-for-ednas-law-and-a-public-inquiry-into-whistleblowing|title=Petitioning Sir Robert Francis: Call for Edna’s Law and a public inquiry into whistleblowing|work=The Whistler|date=7 October 2014|accessdate=16 March 2015}}</ref>
In 2015 Chubb was a speaker at the Stand Up For Truth tour with ], ], ], Norman Solomon, ] and Justin Schlosberg.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stand Up For Truth video -- University of London, Birkbeck {{!}} Stand Up For Truth|url=https://standupfortruth.org/article/stand-truth-video-university-london-birkbeck|access-date=2020-06-24|website=standupfortruth.org}}</ref>

In 2017, following MacFadyen's death in 2016, Chubb announced an annual Gavin MacFadyen Award to be awarded to a journalist or publisher who had helped a whistleblower. Only whistleblowers can nominate, and Chubb presented the inaugural award to ], hosted by the Frontline Club at ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gavin MacFadyen Award|url=http://thewhistler.org/gavin-macfadyen-award.html|access-date=2020-06-27|website=The Whistler|language=en}}</ref>

In 2019 Chubb became one of five finalists for the Inspirational Women Award.<ref>{{Cite web|last=swarovskigroup.com|first=Swarovski Group-|title=Inspirational Women Awards - Swarovski Group|url=https://www.swarovskigroup.com/S/news/Inspirational_Women_Awards.en.html|access-date=2020-06-23|website=www.swarovskigroup.com|language=en}}</ref>

In 2020 she published the book There Is No ME In Whistle-blower to set out her case for Edna's Law for whistleblower protection and how it would work.<ref>{{Cite book|last=CHUBB, EILEEN.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1142870243|title=There is no me in whistleblower edition two.|date=2020|publisher=CHIPMUNKA Publishing|isbn=978-1-78382-515-8|location=|oclc=1142870243}}</ref>

In October 2020 Chubb was one of six nominees shortlisted for the GUE/NGL Award for ‘Journalists, Whistleblowers and Defenders of the Right to Information' <ref>{{Cite web|title=Chelsea Manning, Correctiv & Novartis whistleblowers win GUE/NGL award|url=https://www.guengl.eu/chelsea-manning-correctiv-novartis-whistleblowers-win-gue-ngl-award/|access-date=2020-10-16|website=GUE/NGL|date=14 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

==Petitioning==
In 2004 ] called Chubb and her six co-workers the BUPA Seven when he presented their petition to Parliament for a public inquiry.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BUPA Seven (Hansard, 15 July 2004)|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/2004/jul/15/bupa-seven|access-date=2020-06-21|website=api.parliament.uk}}</ref>

In 2013 ] presented a further petition from Chubb to Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=26 November 2013|title=Charlotte Leslie presents petition to Parliament|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiXsMgqQvi8&feature=youtu.be|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=24 June 2020|website=YouTube}}</ref>

Chubb has petitioned for her view of legislation changes, naming these ''Edna's Law'', in honour of a care home resident Edna who died after cruel abuse:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thewhistler.org/petitioning-sir-robert-francis-call-for-ednas-law-and-a-public-inquiry-into-whistleblowing |title=Petitioning Sir Robert Francis: Call for Edna's Law and a public inquiry into whistleblowing |work=The Whistler |date=7 October 2014 |accessdate=16 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402200732/http://www.thewhistler.org/petitioning-sir-robert-francis-call-for-ednas-law-and-a-public-inquiry-into-whistleblowing/ |archivedate=2 April 2015 }}</ref>
* Criminal offence not to act on the genuine concerns of a whistleblower * Criminal offence not to act on the genuine concerns of a whistleblower
* Deterrent because of strong case law precedents. * Deterrent because of strong case law precedents.
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* Compensate for loss of trust and loss of employment. * Compensate for loss of trust and loss of employment.
* Criminal offence to harm a genuine whistleblower. * Criminal offence to harm a genuine whistleblower.
* Wrong-doing is public and is acted on. * Wrongdoing is public and is acted on.
* State would prosecute and uphold the public interest. * State would prosecute and uphold the public interest.
* Bad companies held to account which results in culture change. * Bad companies held to account which results in culture change.
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==Whistleblowing reports by Chubb== ==Whistleblowing reports by Chubb==
Chubb has published reports on many aspects of the care industry, on whistleblowing legislation for all sectors and on related topics.
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* * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202052739/http://www.compassionincare.com/sites/default/files/breakingsilence/W-B.pdf |date=2017-12-02 }}
* * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081301/http://www.compassionincare.com/sites/default/files/breakingsilence/W-B2.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}
* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075337/http://www.compassionincare.com/sites/default/files/breakingsilence/W-B3.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}
*https://compassionincare.com/public-interest-enemy-no-1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623082038/https://compassionincare.com/public-interest-enemy-no-1 |date=2020-06-23 }}
* https://compassionincare.com/hunt-justice-and-accountability {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626085842/https://compassionincare.com/hunt-justice-and-accountability |date=2020-06-26 }}
* https://compassionincare.com/should-we-abolish-accountability
* https://compassionincare.com/reality-cctv-check-0 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626160830/https://compassionincare.com/reality-cctv-check-0 |date=2020-06-26 }}


==See also== ==See also==
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* The Times M Bowers and J Sherman 6 Aug 2011 * The Times M Bowers and J Sherman 6 Aug 2011


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British former care assistant

Eileen Chubb (born 1959) is a former care assistant in the UK who became a whistleblower and then a campaigner. She has shown a particular interest in the care home sector. She has led a campaign for new legislation named Edna's Law to replace the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) to improve legal protection for whistleblowers in the United Kingdom and for an inquiry into historic whistleblowing cases. She and other whistleblowers claim that PIDA has failed. Chubb has frequently stated her opposition to the proposed Office for the Whistleblower which has been recommended by Baroness Kramer and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Whistleblowing.

Career

Chubb left school aged sixteen and worked as a manager at a bakery chain. In her forties, she took a career change to begin working as a carer. In 1999, after working as a care worker for three years in Isard House care home run by BUPA in Bromley, she was one of seven who claimed they were forced to quit after reporting suspected abuse of elderly residents.

Campaigning

Chubb has been critical of the ability of the Care Quality Commission to inspect care homes effectively. As a member of the public, she has visited over 300 care homes in the UK undercover. Chubb has alleged that the CQC disclosed the identity of 47 Whistle-blowers to their employers. She has reported on the CQC practice of allowing homes to re-register under new names after a poor inspection report, with the reports then being archived under the homes' previous names. Chubb claims this misleads the public.

In 2003 she founded the registered charity Compassion in Care. Erin Pizzey, Roger Graef and Auriol Waters are patrons of the charity.

In 2008 she published the book Beyond the Facade which described her experiences at Isard House and the BUPA Seven legal case.

In 2012 she co-founded Whistleblowers UK, also known as WBUK, with Gavin MacFadyen and Ian Foxley.

In 2013 Chubb resigned from Whistleblowers UK, followed by MacFadyen in 2014 and the company was dissolved in 2015.

In 2014 Chubb and Gavin MacFadyen co-founded The Whistler, a fellowship alliance between Compassion in Care and the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ).

In February 2015, she gave an initial response to the Freedom to Speak Up Review report into NHS whistleblowing, produced by Sir Robert Francis, describing it as "a complete betrayal of whistleblowers”.

In 2015 Chubb was a speaker at the Stand Up For Truth tour with Daniel Ellsberg, Jesselyn Radack, Thomas A Drake, Norman Solomon, Coleen Rowley and Justin Schlosberg.

In 2017, following MacFadyen's death in 2016, Chubb announced an annual Gavin MacFadyen Award to be awarded to a journalist or publisher who had helped a whistleblower. Only whistleblowers can nominate, and Chubb presented the inaugural award to Private Eye, hosted by the Frontline Club at Byline Festival.

In 2019 Chubb became one of five finalists for the Inspirational Women Award.

In 2020 she published the book There Is No ME In Whistle-blower to set out her case for Edna's Law for whistleblower protection and how it would work.

In October 2020 Chubb was one of six nominees shortlisted for the GUE/NGL Award for ‘Journalists, Whistleblowers and Defenders of the Right to Information'

Petitioning

In 2004 John Horam called Chubb and her six co-workers the BUPA Seven when he presented their petition to Parliament for a public inquiry.

In 2013 Charlotte Leslie presented a further petition from Chubb to Parliament.

Chubb has petitioned for her view of legislation changes, naming these Edna's Law, in honour of a care home resident Edna who died after cruel abuse:

  • Criminal offence not to act on the genuine concerns of a whistleblower
  • Deterrent because of strong case law precedents.
  • Whistleblower would be protected witness.
  • Compensate for loss of trust and loss of employment.
  • Criminal offence to harm a genuine whistleblower.
  • Wrongdoing is public and is acted on.
  • State would prosecute and uphold the public interest.
  • Bad companies held to account which results in culture change.
  • Put victims of silence first and protect protectors.

Whistleblowing reports by Chubb

Chubb has published reports on many aspects of the care industry, on whistleblowing legislation for all sectors and on related topics.

See also

References

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  2. Media, Insofar (2014-07-03), The Whistler: The Failures of PIDA (the Public Interest Disclosure Act), retrieved 2020-06-22
  3. "Byline Festival debate on whistleblowing". YouTube. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. "APPG Whistleblowing | Home". APPG Whistleblowing. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  5. Smith, Andrew (22 November 2014). "'There were hundreds of us crying out for help': the afterlife of the whistleblower". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  6. "Whistleblowers forced to quit". The Guardian. London. 14 July 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  7. Hoyos, Carola (14 September 2012). "The whistleblowers club". FT Magazine. London. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  8. "Chronic neglect' at Stoke care homes". BBC News. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  9. "The HUNT for Justice and Accountability | Compassion in Care". compassionincare.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  10. "CQC AN ONGOING CONCERN | Compassion in Care". compassionincare.com. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  11. "COMPASSION IN CARE - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  12. "Charity Details". beta.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  13. "Chubb reply to Andrea Sutcliffe CQC re 47 whistleblowers" (PDF). Compassion In Care. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  14. Chubb, Eileen. (2008). Beyond the façade. Essex: Chipmunkapublishing. ISBN 978-1-84747-633-3. OCLC 271890359.
  15. ^ "WHISTLEBLOWERS UK - Filing history (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  16. Media, Insofar (2014-02-21), The Whistler: International Launch, retrieved 2020-06-23
  17. "About Us". The Whistler. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  18. "Eileen Chubb – Compassion in Care gives an initial response to Robert Francis QC review of whistle-blowing. "It is a complete betrayal of whistle-blowers"". Strength in Numbers. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  19. "Stand Up For Truth video -- University of London, Birkbeck | Stand Up For Truth". standupfortruth.org. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  20. "Gavin MacFadyen Award". The Whistler. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  21. swarovskigroup.com, Swarovski Group-. "Inspirational Women Awards - Swarovski Group". www.swarovskigroup.com. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  22. CHUBB, EILEEN. (2020). There is no me in whistleblower edition two. : CHIPMUNKA Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78382-515-8. OCLC 1142870243.
  23. "Chelsea Manning, Correctiv & Novartis whistleblowers win GUE/NGL award". GUE/NGL. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  24. "BUPA Seven (Hansard, 15 July 2004)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-21.
  25. "Charlotte Leslie presents petition to Parliament". YouTube. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  26. "Petitioning Sir Robert Francis: Call for Edna's Law and a public inquiry into whistleblowing". The Whistler. 7 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

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