Transparency Program of the HIJ

• Organizational structure / Organizational chart
• Salary Structure
• HIJ Functions and Tasks
• CVs and salaries of employees who are subject to declaration by law, including members of the cabinet of the HIJ, description of the selection procedure, their competencies and duties
• Procedures of decision making by senior HIJ officials
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• Procedures and mechanisms to submit requests and complaints related to HIJ actions or omissions (including postal mail / e-mail address for filing requests and complaints - Deadlines and responses manners)

• International Legislation
• National Legislation
  Constitution
  Legislation on the organization and functioning of the justice system
• Sub-legal Acts
  • High Inspector of Justice orders
• Regulations
• Code of Conduct
• Acts Containing rules, norms or restrictions on the individual fundamental rights and freedoms*
• The High Inspector of Justice Office does not approve rules, norms or restrictions on the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals.
• Strategies
  • Cross-sector Justice Strategy 2021-2023
  • Cross-sector Anti-corruption Strategies 2015-2020
• Annual Report
• Manuals / Policy Documents related to the functions of the HIJ concerning the public
  • Guidelines
  • Commentary

• Coordinator
  • Amanta Jasa
• E-mail
  • amanta.jasa@ild.al
• Telephone
  • 04 221 7217
• Address
  • Njësia Administrative nr. 2, Bulevardi “Dëshmorët e Kombit", Ndërtesa nr. 13, Kodi Postar 1010
• Office Hours
  • Monday – Thursday: 08:00 – 16:30
    Friday: 08:00 – 14:00
• Standard Forms / Explanation (Steps to follow to make a request for information)
• Complaint Forms / Explanation (Complaint Procedure before the HIJ)

• Resolution of the Assembly of Albania
• Strategic Work Plans
• Monitoring / Audit reports (e.g. SSA)
• Other documents containing HIJ performance indicators
  • The HIJ financial monitoring reports (by years)

• Budget, expenditure plan for the following financial year and previous years (by years)
• Annual report on budget implementation and annexes (by years)
• Donations, sponsorships (by years)
• Documents reflecting the status of payment of obligations by licensed entities*
• The Office of the High Inspector of Justice does not charge for its services.

Note: In cases when the public authority is self-financed by the licensing fees or any other form of direct financing by the entities regulated by it, the documents that reflect the status of payment of obligations by licensed entities are made public.

• List of concluded contracts (including contracted amount, contracting parties and description of services)
  • Register of expenditures and donations (by years)
• Register of public procurement forecasts
• Register of public procurement expenditures
• Information on the implementation and monitoring of contracts, as well as various guidelines and policies

List of Services * provided by HIJ, including (fees, application form, time limit, complaint procedure, service quality standards):
• The Office of the High Inspector of Justice does not provide services of: Issuance of documentation / Permits / Licenses / Authorization

Note:

• Notification and public consultation
• Comments / Recommendations / Groups of interest Opinions / Groups of interest*
• Review comments and recommendations*
• Annual reports on transparency in the decision-making process*
• Procedures / mechanisms for providing opinions regarding the drafting of public policies or the exercise of HIJ functions*
• Name Surname of the coordinator for public consultation, postal / electronic address

Note: The office of the HIJ does not initiate the proposal of legal acts.

• List of documents administered by the HIJ, and timelines for document retention
• Form of documents / information (electronic, physical copy, audio, video and photo)

• Register of requests and replies updated (according to the Model of the Register approved by HIJ)
• Requests and Replies (linked to HIJ that have not installed the Ask the State portal / Ask the State portal updated with the requests and replies)

• Social assistance / subsidies provided by HIJ*
• Categories and forms of social assistance / subsidies*
• Procedure for receiving social assistance / subsidies and relevant application documentation*
• Complaint procedure*

Note: The HIJ does not offer this service.

• Various notifications
• Notification on recruitment / admission procedures in the civil service
• Reports
• Publications
• Statistics
  • Publications
• Projects
• Collaborations etc.

Note: The HIJ evaluates the publication considering the requests it receives most often.

Pursuant to article 7, Law no. 119/2014 “On the right to information” (hereinafter “LDI”), the Public Authority (the High Inspector of Justice Office, hereinafter “HIJ”) publishes the Transparency Program (hereinafter “PT”) approved by the High Inspector of Justice. The HIJ publishes information according to its functional activity, and will review and update the PT in any case of change of institutional activity, legal regulatory framework or any other element related to proactive transparency.

The categories of mandatory information to be made public are specified in the PT of HIJ. Public information without request must be: complete, accurate, up-to-date, simple to consult, understandable, easily accessible and compatible with the original documents in HIJ possession. Also, HIJ assesses whether there are any legal restrictions on publication before publishing the information.

Acts which contain rules, norms or restrictions on the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, as well as having a direct impact on them, are made public by putting them up or posting them on the official website, within 48 hours after being adopted by HIJ.

The PT specifies the categories of mandatory information to be made public, the manner of publication, as well as the legal provisions from which the obligation to publish arises. HIJ takes into account the public interest, as well as enabling easy access to public information while publishing it.