The Anti-Fraud Office handles its investigations with the maximum discretion and confidentiality, in accordance with the law. Whenever it can, and so long as it does not affect personal information that is not published, it notifies the person who submitted the report of the way the case was resolved. When an investigation is closed, the Anti-Fraud Office notifies the person who reported the case so that they can, if they deem it appropriate, pass on the information to another authority.
The Director of the Office, in Instruction 2/2023, of September 13, sets the guidelines and criteria for inadmissibility and filing of reports or communications, the criteria for the resolution of investigation actions and assumptions of preferred action are identified in the cases of verification and inspection carried out at initiative of the Anti-Fraud Office. You can consult the instruction here.
The Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia cannot issue penalties. If its investigations finds indications that a crime has been committed, it must pass on the facts of the case to the Public Prosecutor’s Office or judicial authority and, in the event it is an administrative infraction, propose that disciplinary action is taken. It may also simply make recommendations for improvements to prevent the risk of improper behaviour.