Whistleblower portal
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Our whistleblower portal is used to submit confidential information about improper behaviour by Bocholt city council or municipal companies.
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Good governance and compliance
The city administration of Bocholt bases all of its actions on applicable law. This applies to all employees of the city administration. Against this background, the topics of "Good Governance" and "Compliance" play a central role in the actions of the Bocholt city administration.
Both systems combined should serve and work towards ensuring that municipal companies and holdings as well as the administration itself behave and act in a perceptibly correct and appropriate manner.
This requires a systematic approach in order to meet the increasingly stringent external requirements placed on and in the organisational structure.
In this context, the European Union has set requirements and standards for effective whistleblower protection with the "Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law" (the so-called "Whistleblower Directive").
Citizens who suspect improper behaviour on the part of the Bocholt city administration or municipal companies should be able to report these suspicions confidentially and securely. The European Union also wants to enable employees of municipal companies and holdings as well as the administration itself to do the same.
Due to the great importance, complexity and overlap of the topics, the city administration of Bocholt has appointed a central contact person for "Good Governance and Compliance". As the anti-corruption officer, he is also responsible for the prevention and prosecution of corruption.
Employees, but also citizens and companies, can contact the central contact person confidentially and discreetly if they have any questions.
Provide information confidentially
It is also possible to report information anonymously and confidentially using an online form. The KAAW (Kommunale ADV-Anwendergemeinschaft) provides a secure form for the city administration of Bocholt as an independent body. With the help of a PIN number, which you assign yourself, you can view the status of the process after the notification has been sent.
What do the terms "Good Governance" and "Compliance" mean?
The terms "good governance" and "compliance" are often confused. One of the reasons for this is that there is no standardised definition or legal definition for either term.
- Good governance means something like "administrative constitution"
- Compliance, on the other hand, roughly means "observance and adherence", i.e. compliance with rules, laws and regulations as well as internal guidelines and standards.
The difference lies in the perspective: "Good Governance" is based on the external perspective; it is primarily about trust and transparency in the external impact. In contrast, "Compliance" focuses on the internal perspective of the administration and municipal companies. This is primarily focussed on the self-protection of employees and associated bodies.