{"id":113833,"date":"2020-12-22T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/?p=113833"},"modified":"2026-04-14T08:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:05:44","slug":"culture-of-trust-and-accountability-non-financial-misconduct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/de\/market-insight\/culture-of-trust-and-accountability-non-financial-misconduct\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-financial misconduct:\u00a0the importance of building a culture of\u00a0trust and transparency\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide post-content-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organisations must now align&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/compliance%20hiring\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">compliance hiring<\/a>&nbsp;and leadership practices with the recognition that non-financial misconduct (NFM) is a core regulatory risk.&nbsp;With the FCA confirming that serious bullying,&nbsp;harassment&nbsp;and violence will amount to Conduct Rule breaches across c.37,000 nonbank firms from 1 September 2026 and that substantiated personal misconduct should appear in regulatory references&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;clarity that aligns expectations and enables decisive action.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Against this backdrop, our breakfast roundtable led by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/padda-consulting.co.uk\/our-team\/suneeta-padda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suneeta Padda<\/a>&nbsp;surfaced a&nbsp;single, defining theme: trust. With many staff still favouring external&nbsp;anonymous channels&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fca.org.uk\/data\/prescribed-persons-annual-report-2024-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a pattern consistent with FCA evidence of rising whistleblowing reports<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 how can organisations&nbsp;earn the confidence that makes internal&nbsp;routes&nbsp;the first choice?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-build-a-culture-dashboard-nbsp\"><strong>Build a culture dashboard<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To move beyond opinion and&nbsp;tick&nbsp;box&nbsp;surveys, create a one-page, outcomes-led dashboard that shows where trust is strengthening or fraying.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Speak-up&nbsp;health:<\/strong>&nbsp;Track internal vs external reporting ratio, anonymity rate,&nbsp;time-to-first&nbsp;contact&nbsp;and time-to-closure, plus % of reporters receiving final feedback letters. Benchmark volumes\/channels to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fca.org.uk\/data\/whistleblowing-quarterly-data-2025-q2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FCA&nbsp;data<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>People&nbsp;risk&nbsp;signals:<\/strong>&nbsp;Layer attrition hotspots, exit&nbsp;interview themes and sick&nbsp;leave spikes to spot trust fractures. Use small, independent focus groups (6\u201312 colleagues, mixed levels) to \u201csniff test\u201d any area showing green in surveys&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Conduct governance:<\/strong>&nbsp;Count\/grade&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/handbook.fca.org.uk\/handbook\/COCON\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NFM COCON<\/a>&nbsp;breach notifications,&nbsp;repeat&nbsp;offender&nbsp;flags, case&nbsp;ageing&nbsp;and ensure substantiated personal misconduct feeds regulatory references from go-live&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Thresholds &amp; triggers:<\/strong>&nbsp;Set auto-triggers (e.g., \u22653 NFM allegations in a team over two quarters) for&nbsp;deep&nbsp;dives&nbsp;and escalation to SMF roles; log decisions and remediation timelines&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reporting cadence:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fca.org.uk\/publications\/consultation-papers\/cp25-18-tackling-non-financial-misconduct-financial-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Publish a onepage executive view monthly; provide a Boardlevel quarterly trend report<\/a>&nbsp;(volumes, hotspots, outcomes, retaliation indicators) through the&nbsp;whistleblowing&nbsp;champion&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-strengthen-whistleblowing-governance-nbsp\"><strong>Strengthen whistleblowing governance<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firms should make it easier to raise concerns and harder to ignore them.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fca.org.uk\/data\/whistleblowing-quarterly-data-2025-q2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FCA quarterly data<\/a>&nbsp;shows hundreds of new reports per quarter, with online submissions the dominant channel; annual data reports 1,131 new whistleblowing disclosures (2024\/25) and 908 instances of direct action. The signal is clear: systems must capture themes, escalate&nbsp;patterns&nbsp;and close the loop with reporters.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-connect-policy-to-practice-nbsp\"><strong>Connect policy to practice<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under SMCR,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashurst.com\/en\/insights\/fca-guidance-on-non-financial-misconduct-a-new-headache-for-firms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accountability bites when managers fail to intervene.<\/a>&nbsp;Recent legal analysis highlights that bullying or harassment can breach integrity (IC1) and due skill,&nbsp;care&nbsp;and diligence (IC2), and that managers carry responsibilities too. Roundtable voices challenged leaders to \u201cintervene early, not when it\u2019s too late\u201d and to document decisions consistently.&nbsp;As Suneeta says&nbsp;\u201cYou\u2019ve&nbsp;got to start to challenge senior management\u2026 It cannot be subjective.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-eyebrow\" id=\"h-looking-ahead-nbsp\"><strong>Looking ahead<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trust is earned through evidence, not intent. With NFM explicitly a conduct risk and FCA expectations crystallising by 1 September 2026, organisations that move now&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;building an&nbsp;outcomes-led&nbsp;culture dashboard, strengthening whistleblowing governance to surface and escalate patterns, and converting policy into early, documented intervention under SMCR&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;will set the standard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n\t<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-author\" id=\"block_c8ab0cd03dc373fa1c256a699d2e9961\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow-group\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hd-block-job__title is-style-eyebrow eyebrow-group__title\">Author<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"cards cards--people\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"card card--person post-555 hd_person type-hd_person status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry hd_person_role_type-interim hd_person_role_type-permanent hd_person_sector-banking-and-financial-services hd_person_seniority-director-group-manager hd_person_specialism-compliance hd_person_location-london hd_person_location-uk\" id=\"block_c8ab0cd03dc373fa1c256a699d2e9961-person-555\">\n\n\t<div class=\"card--person__inner\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"card__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/de\/consultants\/louise-nicholls\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Louise.Nicholls-14401-421-burtonphoto.co_.uk_-300x300.jpg\" class=\"card__image test\" alt=\"Louise Nicholls headshot\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 781px) 50vw, (max-width: 1023px) 40vw, (max-width: 1200px) 25vw, 370px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Louise.Nicholls-14401-421-burtonphoto.co_.uk_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Louise.Nicholls-14401-421-burtonphoto.co_.uk_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Louise.Nicholls-14401-421-burtonphoto.co_.uk_-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Louise.Nicholls-14401-421-burtonphoto.co_.uk_.jpg 1000w\" \/><\/a>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__titles\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"card__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/de\/consultants\/louise-nicholls\/\">Louise Nicholls<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card__subtitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/de\/consultants\/louise-nicholls\/\">Director | Risk and Compliance <\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__location\">London, UK<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__email\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card__contact-link card__contact-link--email\" href=\"mailto:louisenicholls@taylorroot.com\">louisenicholls@taylorroot.com<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__tel\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card__contact-link card__contact-link--tel\" href=\"tel:+442073329645\">+44 20 7332 9645<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"card__contact-link card__contact-link--linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/mwlite\/in\/louise-nicholls-41175944\">Connect<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t<div class=\"hd-block hd-block-jobs is-style-reduced alignwide\" id=\"block_ce1277a8d00a858db880256b7fa9f44a\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eyebrow-group\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"hd-block-job__title is-style-eyebrow eyebrow-group__title\">Jobs<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"cards cards--jobs\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"card card--job post-124645 job_listing type-job_listing status-publish hentry\" id=\"block_ce1277a8d00a858db880256b7fa9f44a-job-124645\">\n\n\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/de\/job\/residential-property-senior-associate-5-pqe-124645\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"card__tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__tag card__tag--srgroup_job_industry\">Law firm<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__tag card__tag--srgroup_job_contract\">Permanent<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"card__title\">Residential Property Senior Associate 5+ PQE<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">Senior Associate &#8211; Residential Property (5+ PQE) About the Firm A highly respected boutique firm with an exceptional pedigree in private wealth and real estate matters. 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The biggest challenge facing employers is no longer simply finding legal talent. It is understanding what experienced in-house lawyers want from their next role and adapting hiring strategies accordingly. Across Canada, legal teams are taking on [&hellip;]<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card card--post post-121499 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-in-house category-market-insight tag-new_in-house-hiring-advice tag-new_in-house-market-insights hd_author-teleisha-coulson\" id=\"block_f315896c00b48a2bb71fff286bae6a6f-job-121499\">\n\n\t<a class=\"card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/de\/market-insight\/how-ontarios-pay-transparency-legislation-is-changing-legal-recruitment\/\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card__image-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Detail_Woman-holding-hot-drink-working-at-home_iStock-1477063004-300x225.jpg\" class=\"card__image\" alt=\"Young woman working at home. 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Medium Shot\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, (max-width: 599px) 50vw, (max-width: 1240px) 33vw, 370px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Detail_Group-discussing-ideas-on-laptop_GettyImages-1481369151-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/srgroup.highrise.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Detail_Group-discussing-ideas-on-laptop_GettyImages-1481369151-768x576.jpg 768w\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"card__tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__tag\"><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"card__title\">AI in corporate governance: how UK FTSE boards and company secretarial teams are adopting it<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"meta__list\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__published-date meta__item\"><span class=\"meta__item-label\">Posted<\/span> <span class=\"meta__item-value\">April 28, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">Contents Share Key insights Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually becoming part of the corporate governance landscape in the UK\u2019s largest listed companies. 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