Context
The latest FCA quarterly whistleblowing data shows the number of new whistleblowing reports the FCA received between April and June 2026, and existing reports closed during this period. The data shows how the FCA receives each report, what the report was about, and what level of action the FCA has taken.
Key points to note and next actions
- In this quarter (Q2 2026, April to June), the FCA received 333 new whistleblowing reports. For the same period in 2025 the team received 315 reports. In Q1 2026 (January to March), the FCA received 355 reports.
- Most reports continue to be received via the FCA’s online reporting form (177) or by e-mail (99).
- Whistleblowers were happy to provide the FCA with their contact details in just over two thirds of the reports received.
- The 333 reports contained 886 individual allegations, and the FCA’s web page shows a breakdown of the top ten allegations. The three highest allegations were
- ‘Consumer Duty’ (197)
- ‘Leadership and senior managers: behaviour, conduct and integrity’ (153)
- ‘Systems and controls’ (121)
- The FCA closed 395 whistleblowing reports in the quarter, with significant action taken by the FCA to ‘manage harm’ in 56 of those cases (this may include enforcement action, a section 166 skilled person report, or restricting a firm’s permissions or an individual’s approval).
- Some action was taken in a further 114 cases (which may include writing to or visiting a firm, asking a firm for information, or asking a firm to attest to complying with the FCA’s rules).