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define the investigation question and permitted plan
1. Regulatory Concept & Core Standards
In this video we will work through a concrete decision: define the investigation question and permitted plan. The aim is to explain the criterion used and apply it to a workplace situation. We will start with the concept, move to the procedure and finish with a case to solve. Internal-investigation techniques are recommended methods. They confer no police powers and do not displace employment or privacy law. The aim is impartial fact-finding, a reasoned evidential basis and appropriate corrections.
An investigation plan connects allegations to verifiable questions. It requires competence, impartiality and authority. Excessive scope may collect irrelevant data while narrow scope can miss a material link. New information may justify documented extension.
Apply the following rule: TÕRTKS section 2 covers work-related information about EU-law breaches in listed fields, including procurement, EU financial interests, data protection and EU restrictive measures. It does not automatically cover every employment dispute or corruption concern. KVS section 6 contains separate corruption-reporting protection that must be assessed on its own conditions.
2. Practical Implementation & Procedure
Define questions, sources, owners and checkpoints. Check conflicts and collection grounds. Distinguish organisational work from public-authority proceedings. Record limits and escalation needs. Before moving on, turn this procedure into a sequence you could explain to a colleague. Identify the first check, the action that depends on its outcome and the record that allows the decision to be reconstructed. Follow the sequence on screen and identify the point where an error would change the result.
3. Case Study & Compliance Action
A report concerns one procurement, but the proposed plan requests every employee mailbox. The team limits requests to relevant decisions and periods. Now read the case carefully. Separate established facts from information you would still need to confirm. Do not add motives or events that have not been described. This distinction matters when choosing a response proportionate to the information available.
The exercise is as follows: Does the investigation purpose justify unlimited scope? Choose an answer and write one sentence explaining it. During the pause, compare your choice with the criteria we have just considered. Also think about the material you would retain to explain the decision later.
No. Scope must be necessary and proportionate. Extension needs reasons and authority, not merely a general wish to know everything.
One mistake to avoid is: replacing an investigation question with complete data collection.
Now apply the national rule to a second decision. A report is automatically called protected because it contains the word corruption. What check is missing?
Check the work-related connection, facts and TÕRTKS sections 2,3 and 13. Assess KVS section 6 separately where relevant. A form label does not confer every right. Identify an appropriate alternative route and limit disclosure if another procedure applies.