Receipt, status and replies

1. Regulatory Concept & Core Standards

This video focuses on how to distinguish prosecutor procedural deadlines. Follow the sequence of decisions in the example rather than simply memorising a list. Notice who is involved, what information is needed and the expected result. These points help turn the content into a practice that another person can verify. The Prosecutor’s Office is the competent authority under the Whistleblower Protection Act. Investigation of particular breaches may belong elsewhere. Distinguish formal reporting, advice and an employer’s technical channel.

Prosecutors normally acknowledge within two working days of receipt, subject to article 6 exceptions. Recognition is decided within ten working days of receipt and notified within two working days.

Apply the following rule: Internal receipt is acknowledged within two working days of receipt. Progress or refusal to examine is communicated within ten working days of acknowledgement. After examination, the outcome is communicated within two working days under paragraph 29. The Prosecutor’s Office also acknowledges within two working days, subject to Article 6 exceptions, decides status within ten working days of receipt and communicates that decision within two working days. Its progress and final-response deadlines are set out in Article 6(6).

2. Practical Implementation & Procedure

Record receipt, acknowledgement and decisions separately. Progress is due within ten working days after acknowledgement. Apply article 6(6)’s event and two-working-day limit to final outcomes. 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.

At each step, compare the information available with what is still needed for the decision. Arrange continuity when the designated worker is absent. A substitute receives only the information needed for the task, and their actions must remain verifiable.

Mark an unanswered question as a fact to verify. Identify who could confirm it and what access they actually need. A correct exercise choice alone does not show that the reasoning is understood. If the answer depends on an additional fact, state that condition explicitly.

For the workplace task, name the person who can approve the change and the person who will check that it works. Produce a concrete verifiable action, rather than only a promise to follow rules. Check effects on access rights and user information. Record questions that your organisation still needs to resolve.

3. Case Study & Compliance Action

A person mistakes acknowledgement for recognition. They need to identify which document arrived and its meaning. 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: Do all deadlines begin on the same date? 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. Receipt, acknowledgement and later decisions differ. Identify the correct event and working-day unit for each reply.

One mistake to avoid is: treating acknowledgement as a final status decision.

Now apply the national rule to a second decision. The platform waits seven days to acknowledge and three months to respond. Is that suitable for Lithuania?

No. Acknowledge internal receipt within two working days of receipt and communicate progress or refusal to examine within ten working days of acknowledgement. Record examination completion separately and apply the two-working-day final-response deadline. The Prosecutor’s Office’s status-decision period starts at receipt. Do not replace working days with calendar days or move the starting event to the administrator’s first login.