By "who gets to decide," within the context of:

it doesn't need to be publicly released in order for their to be a safe means of raising the matter of concern without prejudice or persecution.

Layer upon layer of safeguards and representative members seem to breed bloated bureaucracies. Trimming the fat could still provide the safe means you speak of, however I doubt the chances of that happening.

Simply put, who watches the watchers.

I agree, critical thought (which your post certainly requires!) and discussion need to happen. These are difficult topics and in my estimation missing between the general public and those chosen to undertake the task.