Approval of the Statute of the Independent Whistleblower Protection Authority
8 November 2024
On 29 October 2024, the Council of Ministers approved the Statute of the Independent Whistleblower Protection Authority (Autoridad Independiente de Protección del Informante – “AIPI”), the independent administrative authority regulated by Title VIII of Law 2/2023 of 20 February on the protection of persons who report violations of the law and the fight against corruption (“Law 2/2023” or the “Whistleblower Protection Law”). The Statute was approved by Royal Decree 1101/2024 of 24 October, which entered into force on 31 October 2024, but the AIPI will not be operational until the date set by ministerial order.