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answer clarifications honestly and communicate securely
1. Regulatory Concept & Core Standards
In this video we will consolidate a skill: answer clarifications honestly and communicate securely. Use the case to test what you would do in a similar situation. We will explain the proposed response step by step so that you can understand each choice and recognise when more information would be needed. The reporter need not conclusively establish a breach. Describe work-related facts honestly and choose an appropriate route. Examples cover preparation, secure submission and follow-up. Protection depends on Latvian statutory conditions.
Follow-up can clarify time, material and events. A person may honestly say they do not know. Progress information may omit others’ investigation details because confidentiality also applies while work continues.
Apply the following rule: Section 7(2) requires acknowledgement and a preliminary recognition decision promptly and no later than seven days after receipt. Notify the decision within three days after making it. Provide progress information within two months after recognition as a whistleblower report and outcome information after examination. Private entities apply section 7 paragraphs 2,5,7 and 8; public-body exceptions must not automatically be imported.
2. Practical Implementation & Procedure
Use designated communication and protect credentials. Answer within your knowledge and identify new sources. For suspected adverse consequences, record events and seek the appropriate assistance or reporting route. 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
Asked for a payment date, the person remembers the week rather than the day and says so. A later document permits correction without hiding previous uncertainty. 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: Should an unknown date be invented? 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. An honest approximation is better than unsupported certainty. State what is known and add lawfully available new information.
One mistake to avoid is: inventing facts to satisfy clarification.
Now apply the national rule to a second decision. The platform counts 90 days from opening. Does this meet Latvian requirements?
No. Separately record receipt, recognition decision and notification. Acknowledgement and initial decision are due within seven days after receipt; notify the decision within three days after making it. Progress information is due within two months after recognition. Apply section 7(1)’s distinction between public and private organisations.