International Seminar of the services ascertaining conflicts of interest of the Danube region states

at June the 28th – 29th, 2012

in Sofia

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program

1. facts and figures to corruption situation

2. legal situation according corruption crimes

3. corruption prevention in the Federal Police

a) overview of the Federal Police

b) strategy and selected actions

facts and figures to corruption situation in Germany

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Corruption situation in Germany

yearly report of corruption situation in Germany by Federal Criminal Police Office (=Bundeskriminalamt – BKA)

considered the corruption situation in every state and every part of public administration

report only reflects on the known facts of corruption crime

(„dark field problem“/ control-crime / no direct victim similar to crime involving narcotic drugs)

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Corruption situation in Germany

1.649

211

1.609

184

1.599

255

1.808

213

1.904

254

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Numbers / Trend of preliminary proceedings 2005 - 2009

total number thereoff situationally corruption

source: Federal Criminal Police Office; Corruption Report 2009

14.689

1.643

6.895

1.776

9.563

1.478

8.569

2.529

6.354

1.385

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Trend of corruption crimes 2005 - 2009

corruption crimes so connected crimes

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Corruption situation in Germany

source: Federal Criminal Police Office; Corruption Report 2009

1%2%

5%

15%

46%

37%

48%46%

policy

law enforment / justiceauthority

economy

general public administration

Priorities of corruption

2009 2008

legal situation according corruption crimes in Germany

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prescriptions

German criminal code

for example §§ 331 – 335 StGB

Federal Government Directive Concerning the Prevention of Corruption in the Federal Administration (see below)

Recommendations for Corruption Prevention in Federal Administration (see below)

authority specific prescriptions

general

specific

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basic standards for federal administration

Federal Government Directive Concerning the Prevention of Corruption in the Federal Administration

• basic standards for measures of corruption prevention in

the Federal Administration

• areas of activity especially vulnerable to corruption

• transparency and the principle of greater scrutiny

• contact person for corruption prevention

• staff awareness and education

• basic and advanced training

• Conscientious administrative and task-related supervision

• notification and action in case of suspected corruption

• Guidelines for awarding contracts

• Anti-corruption clause

• sponsoring

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basic standards for federal administration

Recommendations for Corruption Prevention in Federal Administration

• recommendations are a help for execution of the directive and the elaboration of the anti corruption measures

• the Ministry of Interior decreed: The recommendations are mandatory for Federal Police. Federal Police has to put the recommendations into practice.

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next to authority specific prescriptionsalso thematic specific prescriptions

Code to the Convention on combating

bribery of foreign public officials in

international business transactions

IntBestG

EU – Bribery ActEU-BestG

Law of federal executivesBBG

Administrative procedural law

VwVfG

Income Tax ActEStG

Regulation of taxation

AO

General terms an conditions of the government purchasing authority of the Federal Ministry of the InteriorAGB des BeschA BMI

corruption prevention in the Federal Police

a) overview of the Federal Policeb) strategy and selected actions

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a) overview of the Federal Police special polices with specific tasks

16 federal states (Bundesländer) every state has its own Police

the federation has only special polices with specific tasks• Federal Police• Federal Crime Police Office• Costume Crime Police Office

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NW

BW

NIBE

HE

SNRP

BB HH ST SH THMV

SL HB BKA ZKA

BPOLBY

5.000

10.000

15.000

20.000

25.000

30.000

35.000

40.000

45.000

50.000

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a) overview of the Federal PoliceFederal State Police and Federal Police

BPOL = 13,5% of all polices

police officer

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a) overview of the Federal Police history and tasks

March the 16th, 1951 Founding as Federal Border Guard July the 1st, 2005 renaming in Federal Police tasks according to legal basis Bundespolizeigesetz

§ 10 Support of

Federal Office for the protection of the constitution

§ 10 Support of

Federal Office for the protection of the constitution

§ 11Support of afederal state

§ 11Support of afederal state

§ 12 Prosecution of

crime

§ 12 Prosecution of

crime

§ 13 Prosecution ofadministrative

offence

§ 13 Prosecution ofadministrative

offence

§ 7 Case of crisis and defense

§ 7 Case of crisis and defense

§ 6 Naval Tasks

§ 6 Naval Tasks

§ 5 Protection of

Federal Constitutional Bodys

§ 5 Protection of

Federal Constitutional Bodys

§§ 4, 4a Aviation Security

§§ 4, 4a Aviation Security

§ 3 Railway Police

§ 3 Railway Police

§ 8 Commitment in

foreign countries

§ 8 Commitment in

foreign countries

§ 9 Support of otheradministrations

§ 9 Support of otheradministrations

§ 2 Border Police

§ 2 Border Police

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a) overview of the Federal Police equipment

Vehicles 6405 Helicopters 72 Ships / Naves 18 K 9 (dogs) 560 Chargers (horses) 40

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b) strategy and selected actionsWhen think about anticorruption…

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b) strategy and selected actions workflow conditions & two-man-rule

Transparency and the principle of greater scrutiny

no officer concludes an initiated process of his own, especially measures of procurement, budgeting etc.

mutual control of several officers involved

arrangements for co-signing

using of IT-workflows, which allow each of the processing steps only after the fulfillment of defined conditions

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b) strategy and selected actionsworkplace analyses

for every workplace in Federal Police checked and noticed, if the tasks at this workplace are vulnerable, not vulnerable or especially vulnerable to corruption

analysis of the positions which are especially vulnerable to corruption and evaluation, if anti-corruption measures are sufficient

if necessary, initiation of further measures or even rotation of workplaces or tasks

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b) strategy and selected actions rewards and gifts

§ 71 Law of Federal Executives

principally it is forbidden to accept rewards, gifts or benefits for exercising duties• for one selves or thirds• to accept or demand

exception: approved gifts• approval must be made in advance• responsibility for approval clearly established• gifts with little substantive value (about 25 €) are approved, but

must be indicated

acceptance of cash is strictly forbidden

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b) strategy and selected actions sponsoring

sponsoring is possible for public relations, but not for enforcement tasks (this is the legal order)

even in public relations restrictive handling• approval only by the Ministry of the Interior• uniform procedure of application and approval (for example by

specimen of a sponsoring contract)

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b) strategy and selected actions difference rewards and gifts to sponsoring

recipient of rewards and gifts are individual employees

recipient of sponsoring is the authority itself

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b) strategy and selected actions staff awareness and education

corruption prevention is part of basic training

implementation of project days

specific advanced training-courses for• employees with positions which are especially vulnerable to

corruption• for executives• for contact persons• internal auditors

advanced training as part of the regular staff awareness for every employee

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b) strategy and selected actions staff awareness and education

•Korruption schadet allen.

•Korruption beschädigt das Ansehen des Staates und seiner Beschäftigten.

•Korruption ist kein Kavaliersdelikt; sie führt in die Strafbarkeit.

•Korruption fängt schon bei kleinen Gefälligkeiten an.

•Korruption macht abhängig.

•Korruption macht arbeitslos.

Korruptionsprävention

S T O P

•Ablehnende Haltung verdeutlichen und Vorbild sein.

•Korruptionsversuche sofort abwehren und Vorgesetzten / Ansprechperson (vertraulich) informieren.

•Auf Überprüfbarkeit der eigenen Arbeit achten und in heiklen Situationen Zeugen hinzuziehen.

•Dienst- und Privatleben trennen, um eine Kollision von privaten Interessen mit Dienstpflichten zu vermeiden.

•Korruptionsaufklärung und Antikorruptionsmaßnahmen unterstützen.

•Regelungen für Belohnungen & Geschenke beachten und immer bei der Ansprechperson anzeigen.

•Entsprechend fortbilden lassen.

Ihre örtliche Ansprechperson für Korruptionsprävention: Vorname + NachnameVorwahl + Durchwahl

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b) strategy and selected actions yearly report

yearly report to the Federal Ministry of the Interior about• suspicion cases• actions of staff awareness and education• the result from the workplace analyses• actions as consequence of the result from the workplace

analyses• “Whistleblowing” cases

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b) strategy and selected actions local contact persons for corruption prevention

tasks according to Nr. 5 of the Federal Government Directive Concerning the Prevention of Corruption in the Federal Administration

Federal Police Headquarter acquired a conception for contact persons to consider the framework conditions of Federal Police (= specific implementation)

contact persons for all Federal Police Inspections / authorities

specification of tasks

cooperation with executive departments for internal auditing

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b) strategy and selected actions local contact persons for corruption prevention

promotion example: integration in rewards and gifts

International Seminar of the services ascertaining conflicts of interest of the Danube region states

Thank you for your attention!