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title: "Internal reporting channel"
description: "A confidential route for staff and contractors to raise concerns about AI systems outside the chain of command, with statutory clocks encoded (under the EU Whistleblower Directive, acknowledgment…"
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/internal-reporting-channel
author: "Jorge García Aibar"
license: "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)"
doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197
version: "0.5.0"
updated: 2026-09-25
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# Internal reporting channel

A confidential route for staff and contractors to raise concerns about AI systems outside the chain of command, with statutory clocks encoded (under the EU Whistleblower Directive, acknowledgment within seven days and feedback within three months) and protection against retaliation [1].

- Developed in: [ch. 12, A channel for raising concerns](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/governance-program#a-channel-for-raising-concerns)
- Chapters: [ch. 12, Governance Program](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/governance-program)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-internal-reporting-channel

## Sources

[1] Directive (EU) 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law (Art. 8 internal channels for private entities with 50 or more workers; Art. 9 acknowledgment within seven days and feedback within three months; Art. 19 no retaliation). Publications Office of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2019-10-23. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/1937/oj/eng (verified: primary)