When should I contact SFO, NCA?

[qpMWdb]

I have an employment tribunal case running, part of which is whistleblowing, the contents of which relate to bribery of customer representatives to secure work, the intention to hack government portals, and or, customer IT systems, again to secure work, and conspiracy to set up an unofficial consortium, again to secure work with the fixing of prices.
The work relates to both private and governmental sectors the latter includes nuclear environments and the decommissioning of the Nations defence, all whilst having a belief that a middle eastern government is potentially involved.

My solicitor has all this information; however I have been repeatedly advised not to notify either the SFO or the NCA as this might place me at a disadvantage insofar as them trying to receive a settlement from my former employer.

Just recently, my former employer has employed a PI company to follow not only me, but my wife and daughter, scaring the life out of them. Add to that that at the same time these PI’s were working on us, we knew they were there, but they continued with following us, using a practice called rough shadowing.

In the first instance I didn’t know they were following, a car was parked in our small lane, asking the driver if he was lost, needed an address etc, not unusual where we live, he became very aggressive and threatened to drag me out of my car and smash my *ucking face in. It was then I noticed all the cameras, it was only after that we noticed the cars following us.

Following this incident, and at 2am that night, the dogs became aggravated, getting out of bed to investigate I noticed someone leaping over our back fence into the paddock behind.

The police seem to think that there hasn't been any law broken, but my argument is, knowing that my solicitor has told them that the former employer has no reason to appoint such a company, then they can only be there for one thing, witness intimidation, which seems to have worked as my wife is likely to refrain from making any statements in court, such is her fear. Note. She worked for the company too.

Me. It’s only made me more steadfast as I hate billies, even if that costs me more than most would be prepared to put on the line.

Surely this is an attempt to pervert the course of justice. The police are half-heartedly investigating, saying they were going to send a letter to the PI company and point out they need to be careful how they conduct their operations in future.

Any advice?

[qpMWdb]

I should also note. The company in question has purged, sanitised, all their computer systems, and have subsequently refused to provide any information we have requested under GDPR, stating everything has been destroyed, or lost, all whilst pulling out various emails that they plan to use by way of defence, and or, making counter allegations against me. clearly emails exist otherwise they would be able to lay their hands on the ones that they are using out of context, surely this isn't right or legal.

Everything I have said above is, or was, fully verifiable as I wrote many emails covering many of these subjects to my peers, whom were also Directors of said company/Group of company's. It seems my solicitor has had no luck with the other party and in all honesty they seem to be running rings around us, not least because we wont bite back.

[Amethyst]

This relates to your previous thread - https://legalbeagles.info/forums/for...st-of-the-time

It is usually best to keep posting on the single issue on the one thread otherwise things get awfully confusing.

If you have made requests under GDPR and they have refused to provide the data then you should make a complaint to the ICO.

[qpMWdb]

Accepted that this was posted as a previous thread, but the events of the PI and threats are new, and given the advice was somewhat sketchy before I thought I'd write again, adding the new information.

Quite honestly, I get the impression I'm wasting my time with the case, if no one is bothered about this level of criminality then the intent of the whistleblowing legislation is a joke, especially when it seems my own legal representative is saying keep my mouth shut, and for the want of a better term, blackmail them into submission. But what of the reasons why I initially challenged the CEO, he was one of the conspirators, and my dismissal?

In fact all I was wanting n here was some reasonable, constructive advice, maybe some clarification of whether it's normal procedure to notify the above agencies straightaway, which I've been advised against, or after the case, which leaves me, and my family exposed to personal safety risks.

If we can't even get the police to listen, and or anyone else to pay any attention, I'm getting to the stage where I'm likely to say sod it, it's someone else's problem, and let tens of millions go missing from government coffers, and the tech will very likely go to a country that's has a trade embargo placed on it. Suffice to say, the sums I was told that were likely to be made were in excess of 100m, this outside of the "normal business" operations. Clearly something is being sold, I didn't want any part of it, and I for one and not a traitor who is potentially prepared to sell national secrets.

It seems there's too many quislings in this world.

[ULA]

Firstly I cannot help in regard as to how to deal with the PI issue which must very frightening for your family since it is not my area of expertise.

As Amethyst says if requests under GDPR have seen "stonewalled" by way of saying things have been deleted then you can make a complaint to the ICO. Also depending on how far you wanted to go I believe in my post on the previous thread I did raise the question of forensic computer analysis have you yet spoken to your solicitor about this?

Your solicitor obviously has a better understanding of your case and upon which they are advising about the timing of any whistle-blowing to organisations such as SFO and NCA. From your original thread it would appear that the reason for your dismissal is being used as possible "cover" for the issue of you "whistleblowing" in the meeting you had with the CEO. Has your solicitor informed you that since late June 2013 if a case goes to tribunal and the tribunal thinks the disclosure was made in bad faith, it will have the power to reduce any compensation payment by up to 25%. Maybe this is the concern about you contacting SFO/NCA. If you have not already done so it would be worth you asking the question as to the reasons specifically why they do not want you at this stage to contact these organisations, not just that it may put you at a disadvantage to negotiate a settlement but how, why and are there any other consequences of doing so. This may give you a better idea of why they are advising in the way they are.

Plus if there is a

settlement which contains an NDA, if any whistleblowing is about criminal activity this would not be covered and would mean that you could still report to SFO/NCA at a later date.