Urgent Concern Form Revised August 2019, Requirement for First-Hand Knowledge Eliminated
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27 September 2019
ICIC CPD - ICWPA Disclosure Form
DISCLOSURE OF URGENT CONCERN FORM
https://www.dni.gov/files/ICIG/Documents/Hotline/Urgent%20Concern%20Disclosure%20Form.pdf
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It appears that, few days ago, the form was changed to delete the requirement to have direct and personal knowledge of reported matter. The ICIG will now accept a report even if one "heard about it from others."
See Twitter thread of Stephen McIntyre:
https://twitter.com/ClimateAudit/status/1177580473566093312
The form of 24 May 2018 stated:
ICIG-ICWSP
Urgent Concern Disclosure Form
Page iii FIRST-HAND INFORMATION REQUIRED
In order to find an urgent concern “credible," the ICIG must be in possession of reliable, first-hand information. The IC IG cannot transmit information via the ICWPA based on an employee's second-hand knowledge of wrongdoing. This includes information received from another person, such as when a fellow employee informs you that he/she witnessed some type of wrongdoing. (Anyone with first-hand knowledge of the allegations may file a disclosure in writing directly with IC IG.) Similarly, speculation about the existence of wrongdoing does not provide sufficient legal basis to meet the statutory requirements of the ICWPA. If you think that wrongdoing took place, but can provide nothing more than second-hand or unsubstantiated assertions, IC IG will not be able to process the complaint or information for submission as an ICWPA.
The form "Rev: August 2019", with a precise date unprovided, now states on page 2:
3. I know about the information I am disclosing here and: [ ] I have direct and personal knowledge
[ ] I heard about it from others.
