In 2020, discriminatory measures adopted by the administration or the authority were the most common irregularities exposed by whistleblowers within the Italian public administration. In fact, ANAC, the National Anti-Corruption Authority, reported that such complaints accounted for 23.5 percent of the total. Furthermore, corruption, maladministration, and misuse of power accounted for 19.5 percent of whistleblowing cases, the second most denounced incorrect behavior. In 2023, 786 whistleblowing complaints were made in Italy.
Distribution of whistleblowing complaints made in Italy in 2020, by type
Characteristic
Distribution of cases
Discriminatory measures adopted by the administration or the authority
23.47%
Corruption, maladministration and misuse of power
19.45%
Illegal direct award of contracts
17.36%
Unlawful public competitions
14.15%
Illegal assignment or nomination, also with violations of the Legislative Decree 39/2013
3.54%
Lack of implementation of the policy against corruption
4.98%
Maladministration of public resources and damage to revenue
4.34%
Lack of implementation of the policy against corruption (transparency)
4.18%
Conflict of interest
2.09%
Missing proceedings to forward the report and management of the report or adoption of procedures not in line with paragraph 5 of article 1 of law number 179/2017
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Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione. (June 18, 2021). Distribution of whistleblowing complaints made in Italy in 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060222/distribution-of-whistleblowing-cases-by-type-in-italy-2019/
Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione. "Distribution of whistleblowing complaints made in Italy in 2020, by type." Chart. June 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060222/distribution-of-whistleblowing-cases-by-type-in-italy-2019/
Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione. (2021). Distribution of whistleblowing complaints made in Italy in 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060222/distribution-of-whistleblowing-cases-by-type-in-italy-2019/
Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione. "Distribution of Whistleblowing Complaints Made in Italy in 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060222/distribution-of-whistleblowing-cases-by-type-in-italy-2019/
Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione, Distribution of whistleblowing complaints made in Italy in 2020, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060222/distribution-of-whistleblowing-cases-by-type-in-italy-2019/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Distribution of whistleblowing complaints made in Italy in 2020, by type [Graph], Autorità Nazionale Anticorruzione, June 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1060222/distribution-of-whistleblowing-cases-by-type-in-italy-2019/
