10. F33[A disclosure is made in the manner specified in this section if—

(a) it is made otherwise than in the manner specified in sections 6 to 9,

(b) the worker reasonably believes that the information disclosed in the report, and any allegation contained in it, are substantially true, and

(c) the worker—

(i) has previously made a disclosure of substantially the same information in the manner specified in section 6, 7 or 8, as the case may be, but no appropriate action was taken in response to the report within the period specified in section 6A(1)(e), 7A(1)(c), 10C(7)(b), 10D(7)(b) or 10E(1)(c), F34[as the case may be,]

F35[(ia) has previously made a disclosure of substantially the same information in the manner specified in section 7B, or]

(ii) reasonably believes that—

(I) the relevant wrongdoing concerned may constitute an imminent or manifest danger to the public interest, such as where there is an emergency situation or a risk of irreversible damage, or

(II) if he or she were to make a report in the manner specified in section 7 F35[, 7B] or 8, as the case may be—

(A) there is a risk of penalisation, or

(B) there is a low prospect of the relevant wrongdoing being effectively addressed, due to the particular circumstances of the case, such as those where evidence may be concealed or destroyed or where a prescribed person may be in collusion with the perpetrator of the wrongdoing or involved in the wrongdoing.]