Article 22 Permanent secretariat of the Panel

where the Panel is directly informed of a case by a staff member, ensure that the file is sent to the appointing authority and shall notify this to the staff member who transmitted the information, as specified in Article 23(2);

where a case is referred to the Panel, verify the capacity of the referring authority and of its designated representatives;

identify, in agreement with the Chair, the three additional members of the Panel and the observers and verify their capacity;

verify that the files are complete and contain all the necessary documents and information, in particular the information sheet, a description of the facts and the alleged irregularity, and the supporting documents, including the investigation reports;

verify that the staff member concerned has been properly heard by the appointing authority or the authorising officer responsible, as appropriate;

draw up the draft opinions to be submitted for examination by the Panel for a decision and send them to the Chair, to the other members and to the observers who have been called upon to participate in settling a case;

send the recommendations referred to in Article 93(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 to the authorising officer responsible and the internal audit service responsible;

where the Panel considers that the case is a matter for OLAF, transmit the file to the appointing authority without delay and inform OLAF.