Strength of basic accountability mechanisms between ministries and subordinated bodies

Responsibility for monitoring the subordinated body is clearly assigned to the relevant organisational unit of the ministry

Review of laws and government documents specifying the accountability system for five central government bodies subordinated to the three ministries (responsible for finance, economy and social affairs). Subordinated bodies are selected with the highest staff numbers, ensuring that there is at least one body subordinated to each ministry. The responsibility for monitoring the subordinated body is clearly assigned to the relevant organisational unit of the ministry according to regulations.

The ministry has the right to appoint and dismiss the head of the subordinated body

Review of laws and government documents specifying the accountability system for five central government bodies subordinated to the three ministries (responsible for finance, economy and social affairs). Subordinated bodies are selected with the highest staff numbers, ensuring that there is at least one body subordinated to each ministry. The ministry must be awarded the right to appoint and dismiss the head of the subordinated body (or the government makes the decision based on the proposal of the minister).

The ministry has the right to request any documents produced and collected by the subordinated body

Review of laws and government documents specifying the accountability system for five central government bodies subordinated to the three ministries (responsible for finance, economy and social affairs). Subordinated bodies are selected with the highest staff numbers, ensuring that there is at least one body subordinated to each ministry. According to regulations the ministry has the right to request any documents produced and collected by the subordinated body.

A budgetary proposal of the subordinated body is required to be submitted to the parent ministry

Review of laws and government documents specifying the accountability system for five central government bodies subordinated to the three ministries (responsible for finance, economy and social affairs). Subordinated bodies are selected with the highest staff numbers, ensuring that there is at least one body subordinated to each ministry. A budgetary proposal of the subordinated body must be required to be submitted to the parent ministry (i.e., not directly to the ministries or agencies responsible for finance, parliament or similar). For bodies subordinated to the ministry responsible for finance, the budgetary proposal needs to be submitted to or at minimum discussed with the unit inside the ministry that has the responsibility for monitoring the subordinated body (see criterion 1).

Managerial autonomy of heads of subordinated bodies is defined in the regulatory framework

Review of laws and government documents specifying the accountability system for five central government bodies subordinated to the three ministries (responsible for finance, economy and social affairs). Subordinated bodies are selected with the highest staff numbers, ensuring that there is at least one body subordinated to each ministry. Managerial autonomy of heads of subordinated bodies must be defined in the regulatory framework.

Heads of subordinated bodies have financial autonomy

Review of laws and government documents specifying the accountability system for five central government bodies subordinated to the three ministries (responsible for finance, economy and social affairs). Subordinated bodies are selected with the highest staff numbers, ensuring that there is at least one body subordinated to each ministry. The heads of subordinated bodies must have autonomy to manage financial resources within the approved budget.

Heads of subordinated bodies have autonomy for recruitment and dismissal of their staff

Review of laws and government documents specifying the accountability system for five central government bodies subordinated to the three ministries (responsible for finance, economy and social affairs). Subordinated bodies are selected with the highest staff numbers, ensuring that there is at least one body subordinated to each ministry. Recruitment and dismissal decisions regarding the staff of the subordinated body can be made independently by the head of this body (or lower-level managers in that body).

Managers or subordinated bodies have autonomy for procurement procedures and decisions of up to EUR 100 000

Review of laws and government documents specifying the accountability system for five central government bodies subordinated to the three ministries (responsible for finance, economy and social affairs). Subordinated bodies are selected with the highest staff numbers, ensuring that there is at least one body subordinated to each ministry. Procurement procedures and decisions of up to EUR 100 000 can be made and signed by the head of the subordinated body or lower-level managers in that body.