CENTRAL ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU (CBA)

CENTRAL
ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU
(CBA)

Paweł Wojtunik
The Head of the CBA

22-24.09.2011
Batumi, Georgia

CENTRAL ANTICORRUPTION BUREAU WWW.CBA.GOV.PL
al. Ujazdowskie 9, 00-583 Warsaw tel. + 48 ( 022) 437 2222

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


The CBA

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 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.


Powers of the CBA
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).


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


Control activities of the CBA
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.

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


The CBA’s profile
on FACEBOOK


Anti-Corruption Guidebook
for Civil Servants
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.

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.

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


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.
21/22

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: bip@cba.gov.pl
www.cba.gov.pl
phone: +48 22 437 22 22

Thank you
for your attention.


CENTRAL ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU (CBA)

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