Information regarding potential corruption-related offenses, violations of the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption," or other misconduct committed by employees of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, can be reported via:
Such information is subject to mandatory review if:
- the information became known to the individual in connection with their employment, professional, business, public, scientific activities, service, or training, or their participation in procedures provided for by law which are mandatory for the commencement of such activities, service, or training, and the individual is convinced that such information is reliable;
- the information contains factual data indicating a possible commitment of a corruption offense or a corruption-related offense, or other violations of the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption," which can be verified.
Information may be reported either anonymously or with attribution of authorship. The confidentiality of information, as well as the protection of the whistleblower's rights and guarantees as defined by the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption," is guaranteed.
Important! In accordance with the requirements of paragraph 20 of part 1 of Article 1 and paragraph 2 of part 2 of Article 53-2 of the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption," a person is considered a whistleblower if the following conditions are collectively met:
the report must be made by an individual (citizen of Ukraine, foreigner, stateless person) who is convinced that the information is reliable;
the information provided in the report must contain factual data that confirms the possible commission of a corruption or corruption-related offense, or other violations of the Law by another person, which can be verified;
the information reported by the person became known to them in connection with their employment, professional, business, public, scientific activities, service, or training, or their participation in procedures provided for by law which are mandatory for the commencement of such activities, service, or training.
The ESBU authorized unit for prevention and detection of corruption:
Sector for Corruption Prevention and Detection
Chief Specialist of the Corruption Prevention and Detection Sector, Oleksandra Sydor
Contacts:
Mailing address: 67 K. Levytskoho St., Lviv, Lviv Oblast, 79017, Ukraine
Phone: +38 (032) 297 36 00
Email: anticor.lviv@esbu.gov.ua
Main tasks of the Sector:
development, organization, and monitoring of the implementation of measures to prevent corruption and corruption-related offenses.
Main functions:
1) organizes work on assessing corruption risks in the activities of the respective body, prepares measures for their elimination, and submits relevant proposals to the head of such body;
2) provides methodological and advisory assistance on matters of compliance with anti-corruption legislation;
3) implements measures to detect conflicts of interest, facilitates their resolution, and informs the head of the respective body and the National Agency about detected conflicts of interest and the measures taken for their resolution;
4) verifies the fact of declaration submission by the subjects of declaration and notifies the National Agency of cases of non-submission or late submission of such declarations in the manner prescribed by this Law;
5) monitors compliance with anti-corruption legislation, including the review of reports on violations of the requirements of this Law, including at subordinate enterprises, institutions, and organizations;
6) ensures the protection of employees who have reported violations of the requirements of this Law from negative measures of influence by the head or employer, in accordance with the legislation on whistleblower protection;
7) informs the head of the respective body, the National Agency, or other specially authorized entities in the field of anti-corruption about facts of violation of legislation in the area of prevention and countering of corruption.