By-law of the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau

Issued pursuant to
Section 16, Paragraph one
of the State Administration Structure Law

1. The Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (hereinafter - the Bureau) is an institution of direct administration under the supervision of the Prime Minister.

2. The Bureau shall fulfil the functions specified in the Law on Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau.

3. The Bureau shall observe in its activities the rights and obligations specified in the Law on Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau and other laws and regulations.

4. The work of the Bureau shall be managed by the Head of the Bureau. The Head of the Bureau shall fulfil the functions of the Head of the Bureau specified in the Law on Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau and functions of the head of an institution of direct administration specified in the State Administration Structure Law.

5. The Head of the Bureau shall issue rules of procedure of the Bureau upon coordination thereof with the Prime Minister, as well as approve rules of procedure of structural units of the Bureau.

6. The Head of the Bureau shall have deputies (Deputy for Corruption Combating Issues and Deputy for Corruption Prevention Issues).

[12 June 2007; 18 March 2014]

6.¹ During temporary incapacity or other unplanned absence of the Head of the Bureau the duties of the Head of the Bureau shall be performed by the Deputy Head for Corruption Prevention Issues. In the absence of the Deputy Head for Corruption Prevention Issues the abovementioned duties shall be performed by the Deputy Head for Corruption Combating Issues.

[12 June 2007]

6.² It shall be within the competence of the Deputy Head for Corruption Combating Issues to:

6.² 1. coordinate and manage the work of subordinate departments;

6.² 2. administratively organise investigative and operational activities;

6.² 3. plan the work of corruption combating and organise implementation of the work plan;

6.² 4. organise cooperation with State security authorities, as well as other investigative authorities and bodies performing operational activities in Latvia and abroad;

6.² 5. on the basis of authorisation of the Head of the Bureau, represent the Bureau in corruption combating issues before the Saeima, the Cabinet, other State administration institutions or foreign and international institutions;

6.² 6. inform the Head of the Bureau of the progress of criminal cases and investigatory records cases entered in the records of the Bureau.

[18 March 2014; 3 October 2017]

6.³ It shall be within the competence of the Deputy Head for Corruption Prevention Issues to:

6.³ 1. coordinate and manage the work of subordinate departments;

6.³ 1.¹ plan the work of corruption prevention and organise implementation of the work plan;

6.³ 2. [3 October 2017]

6.³ 3. organise control over prevention of the conflict of interest of public officials, and compliance with the rules for financing of political organisations and associations thereof and pre-election campaign, action of public officials with State and local government financial resources and property;

6.³ 4. [3 October 2017]

6.³ 5. [3 October 2017]

6.³ 6. [3 October 2017]

6.³ 7. coordinate activities of employees of the Bureau regarding examination of administrative violations and administrative matters;

6.³ 8. coordinate activities of employees of the Bureau regarding the performance of rules for financing of political organisations (parties) and associations thereof and pre-election campaign, and Bureau control functions specified in the Law;

6.³ 9. on the basis of authorisation of the Head of the Bureau, represent the Bureau in corruption prevention issues before the Saeima, the Cabinet, other State administration institutions or foreign and international institutions.

[18 March 2014; 3 October 2017]

6.⁴ The Head of the Bureau may have subordinate structural units.

[3 October 2017]

7. The Head of the Bureau may have assistants and advisors.

8. Staff of the central headquarters and territorial branches shall consist of heads of branches, deputy heads of branches, senior specialists, specialists, and persons responsible for inquiry. Staff shall fulfil the duties determined in the relevant job description.

9. The Head of the Bureau shall ensure the rule of law in the activities of the Bureau. The Head of the Bureau shall determine the main directions of operational activities of the Bureau, type, content, scope, and intensity thereof, control the progress of criminal proceedings and implementation of operational activities in the cases determined in law, as well as be responsible for the establishment and operation of a system for inspection of administrative decisions.

[18 March 2014]

10. The Head of the Bureau has the right to withdraw decisions and internal regulatory enactments adopted by the Bureau officials, as well as provide instructions for implementation of investigative directions, investigative and operational activities in the cases and in accordance with the procedures determined in laws and regulations.

[18 March 2014]

11. Administrative acts issued by the Bureau officials or actual action of the Bureau official or employee may be contested by submitting a relevant submission to the Head of the Bureau in accordance with the procedures determined in the laws and regulations governing administrative proceedings, unless external laws and regulations provide otherwise.

12. Administrative acts issued by the Head of the Bureau and actual action thereof may be appealed to a court, unless the external laws and regulations provide otherwise.

13. [11 April 2017]

Acting for the Prime Minister -
Minister for Children and Family Affairs A. Baštiks

Minister for Justice S. Āboltiņa

Translation © 2018 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre)