Corruption Prevention and Control

Corruption Prevention and Control

Since 1 August 2001, employees of the State of Lower Saxony have been subject to the Administrative Regulations on Corruption Control in the State Administration.

The administrative regulations contain provisions designed to effectively prevent corruption and to increase the detection, prosecution and punishment of corrupt practices. It serves as a guideline for the conduct of all employees and at the same time provides guidance and assistance for necessary measures to prevent and control corruption.

The scope of duties of the anti-corruption staff includes in particular:

  • Promoting employee awareness by counseling and education 
  • Proposals to the university management on internal investigations, on measures against concealment and on informing the public prosecutor's office in the event of a suspicion of corruption justified by facts
  • Counseling on public relations activities
  • Liaison with the Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony
  • Cooperation with law enforcement agencies on general anti-corruption issues

For TU Braunschweig, the head of Internal Auditing and Organisational Development, Martin Mahnkopf, serves as contact person for anti-corruption issues (Anti-Corruption Officer).

Martin Mahnkopf
☎   +49 531 391-4118
m.mahnkopf(at)tu-braunschweig.de

Other contact persons

In order to intensify the prosecution of corruption, a Zentralstelle “Korruptionsbekämpfung” [Central Office for Corruption Control] has been established at the Landeskriminalamt Niedersachsen [State Criminal Police Office of Lower Saxony] with responsibility for statewide coordination and for investigations in particularly outstanding cases or in proceedings of supra-regional importance. Information on corruption is also accepted anonymously by the State Criminal Police Office of Lower Saxony via a web-based Internet platform (BKMS).

 

In the event of suspected corruption, citizens can also provide information or address questions quickly and unbureaucratically to:

Ansprechstelle Korruptionsbekämpfung des IMA-Korruptionsbekämpfung [Contact Point for Corruption Control of the IMA Anti-Corruption Unit]

Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Inneres und Sport
P.O. Box 221
30002 Hannover

Phone: 0511 – 120-6358
Fax: 0511 – 120-99-6358

or E-Mail to korruptionsbekaempfung(at)mi.niedersachsen.de.