In the US our workforce can also contact our independent US office of the ombudsman. This office is headed by former US District Court Judge Stanley Sporkin, who was appointed in 2006 following concerns raised over safety and integrity issues in Alaska, US. He serves as an adviser whom employees and contractors can contact in confidence to report any suspected breach of the code of conduct. In 2013, there were 48 cases raised with Judge Sporkin, with the most common related to the people section of the code.