Expected strategic result 1.6.3.3. Ukrainian legislation is aligned with international standards of protection of whistleblowers; effective mechanisms for implementing legislation on whistleblower protection, including security measures, have been created

a law has taken effect, which has aligned Ukrainian legislation with international standards of protection of whistleblowers and provides for:
a) the adoption of a broad definition of the term “whistleblower” (20 percent);
b) extending the guarantees of protection of the whistleblower to individuals who facilitated the report (15 percent);
c) refining the procedure for reviewing the reports submitted via regular channels, particularly to the National Agency (20 percent);
d) designating the National Agency as the authority responsible for coordinating the activities of agencies authorized to provide protection for whistleblowers (15 percent);
e) ensuring the safety of whistleblowers by expanding the category of individuals entitled to safety measures and implementing new safety measures (20 percent).

the results of the expert survey have demonstrated that:
a) more than 75 percent of experts on the formulation and implementation of the anticorruption policy evaluate the alignment of Ukrainian legislation with international whistleblower protection standards as high or very high (10 percent);
b) more than 50 percent of experts on the formulation and implementation of the anticorruption policy evaluate the alignment of Ukrainian legislation with international whistleblower protection standards as high or very high (7 percent);
c) more than 25 percent of experts on the formulation and implementation of the anticorruption policy evaluate the alignment of Ukrainian legislation with international whistleblower protection standards as high or very high (5 percent).