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describe a risk by event, cause and consequence
1. Regulatory Concept & Core Standards
Today we will learn to describe a risk by event, cause and consequence. Throughout the video, consider the difference between knowing a rule and applying it to a decision. We will work through an example, identify a possible failure and develop a response that can be used at work. The matrix connects process, possible breach, control and owner. A number is not an official legal decision. Regulation 630 addressees have a risk-assessment duty, while the illustrated table is a recommended method to adapt to actual work.
A risk identifies potential event, cause and consequence. Corruption alone does not specify control. Conflicts or undocumented exceptions may increase exposure without establishing a crime. Identify the actual restriction for public officials.
Apply the following rule: The law covers work-related information about breaches that may harm the public interest. It is not limited to the Directive’s listed EU-law fields. Purely personal grievances and knowingly false information are excluded; sections 2–3 also contain specific limits.
2. Practical Implementation & Procedure
Describe who could create an improper advantage through which decision. Identify weakness and harm. Distinguish an incident from future risk. Link legal prohibitions to sources and conditions. 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 vague poor-procurement-culture entry becomes biased requirements drafted and checked by one person, potentially harming competition. 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: Why is a specific description more useful? 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.
It supports control selection and checking whether the cause is addressed. A general judgment identifies neither action nor owner.
One mistake to avoid is: defining risk only as a general value judgment.
Now apply the national rule to a second decision. A report is automatically recognised as protected because it contains the word corruption. What check is missing?
Check work context, possible public-interest harm, belief in truth and statutory conditions. A category does not replace sections 1–3 assessment. A personal complaint may also contain a public-interest breach; assess facts rather than title. Record reasons and necessary clarification.