CENTRAL ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU (CBA)

CENTRAL ANTICORRUPTION BUREAU WWW.CBA.GOV.PL

al. Ujazdowskie 9, 00-583 Warsaw tel. + 48 ( 022) 437 2222

CENTRAL

ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU

(CBA)

Paweł Wojtunik The Head of the CBA

22-24.09.2011

Batumi, Georgia



The CBA was established

by the Act of 9 June 2006

on the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau

which entered into

force on 24 July 2006.

Staff ca

850 officers and civil servants



is a special service which combats corruption in

the public and private sector, especially in the

state and local government agencies, as well as

fights against any activity which may endanger

the State’s economic interests.

(Art. 1 of the Act on the CBA)

The CBA is a central government administration

body.

The CBA



The position

of the Head of the CBA

• The Head of the CBA is a central public

administration body supervised by the Prime

Minister.

• The Head of the CBA shall be appointed and

recalled by the Prime Minister, with the consent

of the President of the Republic of Poland,

the Committee for Special Services

and the Parliamentary Special Services

Committee, for a term of 4 years, which may

be prolonged only once.



Goals and tasks of the CBA

Under article 2 of the Act on the CBA,

the main goal of the CBA is combating

corruption where the public sector meets the

private one.



The CBA is a special service with pre-trial

police powers, entitled to conduct:

- operational activities,

- investigational activities,

- control activities,

- analytical and informative activities

(i.a. by corruption prevention and information

on anti-corruption).

Powers of the CBA



In criminal investigation, the CBA officers

are entitled to use police powers

which may be supported by special measures,

such as:

- operational control, e.g. wiretapping,

- undercover operations,

- technical surveillance.



Statistics on conducted operational cases

and pre-trial proceedings

Years Number of operational cases

2006 33

2007 177

2008 392

2009 625

2010 586

Years Number of pre-trial proceedings

2006 13

2007 107

2008 278

2009 398

2010 374



The control activities provided by the CBA are

focused on:

- detecting and combating acts of breaching the

law, e.g. within the scope of the decisions issued

by administrative agencies or conducting

business activities by public officials,

- verifying the correctness and genuineness

of public officials’ asset declarations

or declarations on the conduct of business

activities.

Control activities of the CBA



Statistics on control proceedings

Years Number of control proceedings

2006 4

2007 38

2008 117

2009 102

2010 97



Corruption prevention

and information on anti-corruption

The CBA exercises tasks resulting from corruption

prevention, interpreted as a reaction to any

corruptive behavior or practice, still not having the

features of a crime, as well as information on anti-

corruption of educational character, aimed

at the society (e.g. the creation of the anti-corruption

educational site www.antykorupcja.edu.pl).



The web portal on Anti-Corruption

Education

http://antykorupcja.edu.pl/



The CBA’s profile

on FACEBOOK



Anti-Corruption Guidebook

for Civil Servants

Aimed at people working for government and local

government administration. It presents basic definitions

relating to corruption and indicates the differences

between a public official and a person performing

a public function. It explains the notion of a material

advantage and personal advantage.

11,000 copies published and distributed

to the central and local government

institutions;

10 000 civil servants have been trained

who are employed, among others, in 11

ministries.



The Corruption Map

The data achieved from special services concerning

the areas endangered by corruption and the mechanisms

of perpatrating corruption crimes as well as statistics

presenting the recorded corruption crimes and social

perception of corruption.



Anti-Corruption Recommendations on

Public Procurement Procedures

The Central Anti-Corruption Bureau indicates

the irregularities which are likely to appear while

spending public funds in the course of purchasing

services or supplies as well as investment procedures.



Anti-Corruption Institutions

in Selected States of the World

A collection of information on institutional and

structural solutions in other countries.



Conference

follow-up materials

Contain speeches made during the First International

Anti-Corruption Conference (9 December 2010).



The Central Anti-Corruption Guidebook

Available both in Polish and in English



Flier



21/22

The Anti-Corruption Guidebook

for Entrepreneurs

The Guidebook is dedicated to entrepreneurs. It presents the laws and algorithms of behavior in corruption

situations.

It is scheduled for translation into English.



The Anti-Corruption Bulletin • A popular scientific magazine issued

periodically from June 2011.

• Aim: to raise anti-corruption

awareness and knowledge of the

citizens.

• Scholars invited to cooperate with

the CBA represent government and

local government institutions, NGOs

and research centers.



Model lessons

„What is corruption

and how we participate in it”

•Model lessons for young students

•Aim: raising awareness of respecting social norms

•The first lesson organized while the celebration of the

International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December

2010.



The Advisory Council

to the Head of the CBA

• established on 10 February 2011,

• consists of recognized scholars,

• consultative body to the Head of the CBA.

• aim:

- to intensify cooperation with colleges and

universities, scientific and training centers,

- to find new and effective anti-corruption

solutions.



The CBA informs

• the Prime Minister, the President of the Republic

of Poland and the Parliament about corruption-related

matters and any activities which may endanger

the State’s economic interests.

• A special obligation of the CBA is to provide

the Parliament with the information on the results

of the activities conducted by the CBA as well as to

provide the performance report to the Prime

Minister and the Parliamentary Special Services

Committee until 31 March of each year at the latest.



Central Anti-Corruption

Bureau

Al. Ujazdowskie 9

00-583 Warszawa

e-mail: [email protected]

www.cba.gov.pl

phone: +48 22 437 22 22



Thank you

for your attention.

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