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Non-corrupt and professional public administration — #80 Obligation of the state to ensure protection of whistleblowers

Should the ombudsman and police find whistleblower’s announcement of corruption legitimate, the state shall take over the responsibility for assuring whistleblower’s physical and media protection.

Justification and sources

Update history

date	reason	effectiveness	progression
06/2017 current	Since the Government proposal, which is in the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, does not deal with the question of ensuring anonymity to the whistleblower, it does not either deal with the possible liability of the public administration for the breach of its obligation to ensure anonymity to the whistleblower. The parallel MP proposal does not expressly regulate the question of liability of law enforcement bodies for the breaches of their obligations owed to whistleblowers, however, this liability could probably be derived from the wording of obligations imposed on these public authorities.	Effectiveness 50%	Progression 60%	More
05/2017	Since the Government proposal, which is in the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, does not deal with the question of ensuring anonymity to the whistleblower, it does not either deal with the possible liability of the public administration for the breach of its obligation to ensure anonymity to the whistleblower. The parallel MP proposal does not expressly regulate the question of liability of law enforcement bodies for the breaches of their obligations owed to whistleblowers, however, this liability could probably be derived from the wording of obligations imposed on these public authorities.	Effectiveness 50%	Progression 60%	More
04/2017	Since the Government proposal, which is in the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, does not deal with the question of ensuring anonymity to the whistleblower, it does not either deal with the possible liability of the public administration for the breach of its obligation to ensure anonymity to the whistleblower. The parallel MP proposal does not expressly regulate the question of liability of law enforcement bodies for the breaches of their obligations owed to whistleblowers, however, this liability could probably be derived from the wording of obligations imposed on these public authorities.	Effectiveness 50%	Progression 60%	More
03/2017	Since the Government proposal, which is in the Lower Chamber of the Parliament, does not deal with the question of ensuring anonymity to the whistleblower, it does not either deal with the possible liability of the public administration for the breach of its obligation to ensure anonymity to the whistleblower. The parallel MP proposal does not expressly regulate the question of liability of law enforcement bodies for the breaches of their obligations owed to whistleblowers, however, this liability could probably be derived from the wording of obligations imposed on these public authorities.	Effectiveness 50%	Progression 60%	More
02/2017	Since the legislative intention does not deal with the question of ensuring anonymity to the whistleblower, it does not either deal with the possible liability of the public administration for the breach of its obligation to ensure anonymity to the whistleblower. The parallel proposal of the ministry of finance does not expressly regulate the question of liability of law enforcement bodies for the breaches of their obligations owed to whistleblowers, however, this liability could probably be derived from the wording of obligations imposed on these public authorities.	Effectiveness 50%	Progression 50%	More
04/2016	Since the legislative intention does not deal with the question of ensuring anonymity to the whistleblower, it does not either deal with the possible liability of the public administration for the breach of its obligation to ensure anonymity to the whistleblower. The parallel proposal of the ministry of finance does not expressly regulate the question of liability of law enforcement bodies for the breaches of their obligations owed to whistleblowers, however, this liability could probably be derived from the wording of obligations imposed on these public authorities.	Effectiveness 50%	Progression 40%	More
08/2015	The submission of a legislative regulation of whistleblowing and the protection of whistleblowers is foreseen in the governmental Action plan and Conception for fighting corruption.	Effectiveness 0%	Progression 30%	More