Tim Holburt, who worked as a civil servant in the Home Office in the 1980s, was on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning and he said similar to what he said in the following article to ITV News in July.
"He is unclear how he found out - he claims he was both tipped off and saw paperwork relating to a grant for PIE - but says he is absolutely certain he had a meeting about it in the office of his line manager.
Both Mr Hulbert and his superior, Clifford Hindley, worked in the Voluntary Services Unit of the Home Office which approved grants to various organisations.
Mr Hindley, however, ordered that the grant be paid.
Tim Hulbert says his superior told him to back off because renewal grants didn't require ministerial approval (suggesting it had been paid before).
In an interview at his home today, Mr Hulbert also says he was told that the payment was made on the orders of the Metropolitan Police's Special Branch.
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A statement from the Metropolitan Police to ITV News said:
"The Metropolitan Police Service will fully co-operate with the Home Office inquiry led by Peter Wanless, and provide detail of relevant information.
"Whilst this is ongoing it would be inappropriate to comment further."
Mr Hulbert's recollections suggest that payments to PIE were being made by both the Labour government of James Callaghan and the Conservative administration of Margaret Thatcher.
He wasn't told why Special Branch wanted the payment to PIE to continue.
It was made clear to Mr Hulbert, however, that he should not take the matter any further.
The whistleblower has given a statement to police investigating historic allegations of abuse - but Mr Hulbert has never before given an interview to a reporter."
www.itv.com/news/2014-07-09/westminster-pie-grant-home-office-whistleblower-tim-hulbert/