Robson Laidler Whistleblowing Update: escalation sent, director replied, logging requested

By The Reasonable Adjustment • September 29, 2025

Context: our first piece is here: Audit Firm Gets Audited: Robson Laidler’s Dismissive Reply Triggers Whistleblower Escalation.

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Since that first article, we moved from public statements to process. On 25 September we sent a formal whistleblowing escalation to Robson Laidler regarding The Recruitment Junction CIO 1191442. Later that day Director Michael Moran replied, citing confidentiality and naming the firm’s Whistleblowing Officer. On 29 September we followed up to request formal logging, a records hold, and a clear governance route.

25 Sept — whistleblowing escalation sent

Page 1 of our 25 September whistleblowing escalation to Robson Laidler setting out policy protections and concerns — Figure 1: Page 1 of the 25 Sept escalation. Policy protections and concerns.

Page 2 of our 25 September whistleblowing escalation requesting acknowledgement within five business days and noting external referral routes — Figure 2: Page 2 of the escalation. Acknowledgement requested within five business days.

25 Sept — director reply to that escalation

Later the same day, Director Michael Moran replied to the escalation. He said the firm cannot communicate about a client except with the client, authorised trustees, regulators, or under a court order, and he identified Nick Wilson as the firm’s Whistleblowing Officer.

Email from Director Michael Moran citing client confidentiality and naming Nick Wilson as Whistleblowing Officer in response to our 25 September escalation — Figure 3: Director reply to the 25 Sept escalation, with policy contact named.

29 Sept — protected disclosure follow up, logging requested

We then asked for three administrative items so the process is preserved and accountable.

Records hold. Confirmation of an internal hold on all TRJ CIO 1191442 material, including working papers, emails, and sign off notes.
Governance route. The designated case handler, the supervising ethics or compliance partner, and the escalation path if we are not satisfied.
Case reference. A written reference so all future correspondence can be tracked.

Our 29 September protected disclosure follow up requesting case logging, records hold, and governance route — Figure 4: 29 Sept follow up. Logging, records hold, and governance route requested.

Why this matters

Independent examiners operate under statutory duties and Charity Commission directions. When questions arise about independence, sign off procedures, or whether filings could mislead in context, the correct route is a calm written process with records preserved. That is what we have requested.

What we still need from Robson Laidler

Written case reference and a named handling officer
Confirmation of a records hold on all TRJ CIO 1191442 material
Identification of the supervising ethics or compliance partner
A single mailbox for all future correspondence on this case

Timeline

24 Sept: Initial one line dismissal cited confidentiality. See the first article linked above.
25 Sept: Formal whistleblowing escalation sent.
25 Sept: Director Michael Moran replied to that escalation, naming the policy contact.
29 Sept: Follow up sent requesting logging, records hold, and governance route.

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