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use the appropriate advice or reporting route
1. Regulatory Concept & Core Standards
This video focuses on how to use the appropriate advice or reporting route. 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 code helps apply principles to situations. It does not replace Latvian law or restrict lawful reporting. Public-official duties have particular rules. Examples support clear reasoned decisions.
Advice before a decision differs from reporting an event. Seeking interpretation is not an established breach. Preserve statutory routes, including competent authorities. The code cannot subject them to unjustified manager permission.
Apply the following rule: Reports can go to competent authorities or through the contact point and specified organisations. Since 1 March 2026 KNAB is the contact point. It advises, refers, supervises compliance and examines cases where no competent institution can be determined. It does not replace every sector authority’s powers. Internal reporting is encouraged only under section 5(4); public disclosure has separate section 4 conditions.
2. Practical Implementation & Procedure
Determine whether interpretation or reporting is needed. Use competent secure contacts and independent routes for conflicts. Avoid circulating suspicions and reassess the procedure when facts change. 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
Someone seeks advice before an invitation. Another reports an offer possibly already influencing a decision. Procedure follows substance. 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 seeking advice mean the person breached a rule? 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. Early advice can prevent wrongdoing. Assess actual events and duties separately.
One mistake to avoid is: punishing or shaming advice requests.
Now apply the national rule to a second decision. The team treats KNAB as the only investigator for every sector. What needs clarification?
KNAB has performed contact-point functions since March 2026, but the competent institution examines the particular breach. The contact point helps identify it and also examines statutory cases where competence cannot be determined. Check the current official route. A private software provider does not become a competent public authority.