The Transport Competence Agency implements the corruption prevention program of management areas assigned to the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Lithuania, approved by the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Lithuania in 2021. July 16 by order no. 3-343 and carries out the 2021-2022 implementation of the corruption prevention program in the management areas assigned to the Minister of Communications of the Republic of Lithuania. measures plan.
The probability of corruption in the institution in the areas of personnel management and coordination of public and private interests is minimal.
Management areas assigned to the Minister of Transport of the Republic of Lithuania in 2021. a plan for eliminating corruption risk factors identified in the reasoned conclusion
The person coordinating the prevention of corruption – Rasa Garlienė tel. +37068679489.
The Agency for Transport Competences, as part of the prevention of corruption, invites you to report any potentially corrupt actions observed in the institution.
You can report corruption violations observed at the Transport Competence Agency by e-mail. by e- mail prevencija@tka.lt , you can also report by filling out the provided electronic form for notification of corruption or by mail to the address Rodūnios kelias 2, Vilnius.
In order to evaluate the information about possible cases of corruption as competently as possible, please describe the violation in as much detail as possible, indicating the place and time of its commission and available information about the offender, the nature of the violation. Anonymity and confidentiality of the information provided is guaranteed.
Every person has the right to submit information anonymously, that is, without specifying his name, surname and/or contact details. However, if you provide your contact details and the fact that you want to be informed, we will have the opportunity to inform you about the results of the analysis of the information you provided and the decisions made.
According to the provisions of the Law on Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Lithuania, bribery, trading in influence, bribery, other criminal acts, if they are committed in the public administration sector or in the provision of public services in order to benefit oneself or other persons, are considered to be criminal acts of a corrupt nature: abuse of official position or exceeding of authority, abuse of official authority , falsification of documents or measuring instruments, fraud, misappropriation or waste of property, disclosure of official secrets, disclosure of commercial secrets, submission of incorrect data on income, profit or property, legalization of money or property obtained through criminal means, interference with the functions of a public servant or public administration activities or other criminal acts,when the commission of such acts aims or requires bribery, bribery or concealment or disguise of bribery or bribery.
You can also provide information on observed cases of corruption to the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania by phone (8 5) 266 3333, e-mail by mail pranesk@stt.lt or leave a message by e-mail way.
We remind you that a person who has provided false information or disclosed a state or official secret or a professional secret is liable in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts.
* The person who submitted the report may not be informed about the actions taken and the decisions made if he does not provide his name, surname and telephone number or e-mail. email address to which a reply can be submitted.
If you :
If you notice violations of the law that threaten or violate the public interest, please report it!
Violation – a criminal act, administrative offense, violation of work duties, as well as gross violation of mandatory norms of professional ethics, attempt to conceal said violation or other violation of the law that threatens or violates the public interest may be prepared, committed or committed in the Agency for Transport Competences, about which information on the person reporting the violation learns from his or her employment or contractual relationship with the Transport Competence Agency or during employment or other pre-contractual relationships.
In order to provide adequate opportunities to report violations of the law and to ensure the prevention and disclosure of such violations, the Whistleblower Protection Law establishes:
You can submit information about the violation in the following ways :
According to this law, information about violations is provided for :
The whistleblower will be treated with confidentiality. The requirement to ensure confidentiality does not apply, only in cases where:
A person does not incur any contractual or tort liability for providing information about a violation, as well as liability for insulting honor and dignity, for defamation, if, when providing information about a violation in accordance with the law, he reasonably believed that he was providing correct information.
A person is liable for damages caused by providing information about a violation only if it is proven that the person could not reasonably have believed that the information he provided was correct.
The submission of known false information, as well as information constituting a state or official secret, does not provide the person who submitted the information about the violation with guarantees according to the law. A person who has provided known false information or disclosed a state or service secret or a professional secret shall be liable in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts.
The procedure for providing information on violations that may be prepared, committed or committed at the Transport Competence Agency, receiving information about violations, its evaluation and decision-making, as well as the applicable whistleblower protection measures, is provided by the description of the procedure for providing information at the Transport Competence Agency in accordance with the Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers of the Republic of Lithuania , approved by the Director of TKA in 2022 . March 31 by order no. 2-37.
In order to effectively implement the provisions of the Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania in 2018 November 14 by resolution no. 1133 “On the Implementation of the Whistleblower Protection Law of the Republic of Lithuania” are approved:
Legal acts regulating the coordination of public and private interests have been approved by TKA
2021 of the Director of the Public Institution Transport Competence Agency January 11 order No. 2-5 “Regarding the approval of the description of the procedure for the coordination of public and private interests in a public institution at the Transport Competence Agency and the list of positions of the Public Institution Transport Competence Agency, the incumbents of which must declare private interests” .
2021 of the Director of the Public Institution Transport Competence Agency December 30 order No. 2-151 “Regarding the Director of the Public Institution Transport Competence Agency in 2021 January 11 of order No. 2-5 “Regarding the approval of the description of the procedure for the coordination of public and private interests in a public institution at the Transport Competence Agency and the list of positions of the Public Institution Transport Competence Agency whose incumbents must declare private interests” .
Compliance Officer
Rasa Garlienė, director of the Administration Department, has been appointed as the compliance officer of the Transport Competence Agency, tel. +37068679489, e-mail rasa.garliene@tka.lt .
On the occasion of Anti-corruption Day – special training for TKA employees on
12/29/2020
On the occasion of Anti-corruption Day, the Chief Advisor of the Transport Competence Agency (TKA), Ruslanas Turskis, invited the employees of the institution to “practice” and examine several different situations that may occur in work activities. He invited written responses on how colleagues would behave in such situations or how they would evaluate the described actions of their colleagues.
Later, special trainings were organized – in which TKA employees reviewed the situations and analyzed the received answers. In this way, the procedure for harmonizing public and private interests applied in the institution was repeated, the aspects of the gift policy, the principles of the corruption prevention policy and their application in practice were discussed.
All TKA employees participated in the training.
Institutions subordinate to the Ministry of Transport strive for the highest standards of behavior
10/20/2020
In order to achieve the highest standards of conduct and transparent operations, the Ministry of Transport, together with the companies, institutions and companies under its regulation, has prepared a set of anti-corruption documents, which includes a Code of Conduct, a Gift Policy, a Code of Conduct for Business Partners and an Anti-Corruption Policy.
These documents oblige us not to put up with unethical behavior, illegal gifts, nepotism, bribery, conflicts of interest and to strive for extremely honest, transparent, responsible and exemplary activities.
The entire set of documents is published on the Internet website of the Transport Competence Agency (TKA) – in the section “Corruption resistance documents of institutions subordinate to the Ministry of Transport”.
TKA employees apply these documents in their activities to the extent that was not foreseen in the corruption prevention legal acts issued by the institution itself.
TKA increases the transparency of its activities – the corruption prevention policy
was presented 09/11/2020
The updated corruption prevention policy was presented to the employees of the Transport Competence Agency (TKA). It provides guidelines that all TKA employees undertake to adhere to – principles that are followed in work activities, what things are not tolerated in the institution, what special attention is given, what plans are implemented, what other institutions are cooperated in the field of corruption prevention, etc.
The updated corruption prevention policy can be found in the TKA corruption prevention policy .
TKA approved zero gift policy
2020-08-31
The Transport Competence Agency (TKA) has approved internal legal acts related to received gifts – the description of the procedure for handling gifts received in accordance with international protocol or traditions and gifts intended for representation, and the description of the procedure for actions upon receipt of illegal remuneration.
They establish a zero gift policy in the institution – that is, employees can only accept those gifts that are provided in accordance with international protocol or traditions or are intended for representation – that is, decorated with the symbols of the company or the state. All gifts are evaluated by the chief advisor and a special commission and, regardless of their value, are registered.
Depending on the value of the gift, it is decided what to do with it next. If the value does not reach 150 euros, the gift can be returned to the original recipient, be exhibited at TKA or used for common needs of employees or donated to charity. If the value of the gift exceeds 150 euros, it becomes the property of the state and can be exhibited at TKA or used for common employee needs.
In the adaptation of TKA newcomers – attention to corruption prevention
07/08/2020
When new people join the Transport Competence Agency (TKA) team, the institution conducts a newcomer adaptation program, where newcomers are introduced to the institution’s main activities so that they can get involved in work faster.
The program pays special attention to TKA’s transparency policy and corruption prevention. Ruslanas Turskis, the chief advisor of TKA responsible for these activities, introduces newcomers to how to properly avoid potential conflicts of interest and how to legally perform assigned duties in a conflict of interest situation. This is especially relevant for those employees who, before coming to TKA, worked in the field of aviation and have a lot of acquaintances in it.
The intricacies of the Law on the Coordination of Public and Private Interests and the need to submit a declaration of private interests and the procedure for filling it out are also discussed with newcomers.
TKA employees learned conflict of interest management
on 06/04/2020
Employees of the Transport Competence Agency (TKA), who are required to declare private interests, attended the first distance training “Combining public and private interests”. They were led by TKA chief advisor Ruslanas Turskis.
In the theoretical part of the training, the concepts of private and public interests and the conflict of interests were introduced, and the main legal acts regulating the area of interest coordination were introduced. The obligation to complete and, if necessary, update declarations of private interests was discussed.
In the practical part of the training, specific situations that may arise in the organization were examined, and how to deal with them was discussed. Cases were also examined when employees need to refrain from making certain decisions, as well as situations when it is possible to work even in the presence of a possible conflict of interest.
This training is the first part of the training for TKA employees provided for in the corruption prevention measures plan.
Legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania
Pursuant to Article 17, Clause 5 of the Law on Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Lithuania, the Transport Competence Agency of the Public Enterprise has approved the list of positions for which a request to provide information to the Special Investigation Service is submitted:
– Director of the Civil Aviation Department;
– Director of the Administration Department;
– Head of the Strategic Planning and Finance Department.
During the anti-corruption assessment, the existing or expected legal regulation is evaluated, if the legal act being prepared is intended to regulate public relations, in order to identify the shortcomings of legal regulation that may create conditions for corruption to manifest, to act dishonestly , unfairly, non-transparently, and objectively, as well as to improve the quality of adopted legal acts.
The assessment is carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the Law on Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Lithuania,the rules of anti-corruption assessment of draft legal acts, approved by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania in 2014. March 12 by resolution no. 243 “On the approval of the rules for anti-corruption evaluation of draft legal acts” .
The special investigations service of the Republic of Lithuania assesses the current legal acts from an anti-corruption point of view.
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