Source: OSIG, Rapport d’activites 2024; public-sector guidelines
Luxembourg adopts and circulates guidelines on internal reporting channels in the state public service
Key Highlights
- The Council of Government adopted guidelines on internal reporting channels in the state public service on 15 April 2024.
- The Minister for the Civil Service circulated the guidelines to ministries, administrations and state services on 23 May 2024.
- The guidance confirms that public-sector legal entities with 50 or more workers and municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants must establish internal reporting channels and procedures.
- OSIG (Luxembourg’s Whistleblowing Office) then supported practical implementation through sessions on 12 June 2024 for ministries and administrations, 20 June 2024 for municipalities and public bodies under communal supervision, 25 September 2024 for reporting delegates, and 16 December 2024 for the network of public-sector reporting delegates.
Expert Commentary
This is a key Luxembourg-specific implementation step that is not captured by a simple reference to the Law of 16 May 2023. It shows that the public sector moved from legal obligation to operational guidance and training during 2024.
This development is relevant to the Accountability, Regular Evaluation and Public Education criteria of the EU Whistleblowing Directive. It also provides practical evidence that Luxembourg is building an internal-channel infrastructure rather than relying only on external competent authorities.
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