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Efficient and effective environmental administration in Thuringia: Situation analysis and recommendations with a focus on future requirements
Against the backdrop of an escalating workload for the Thuringian environmental administration, driven by European, federal and state legislation, the Thuringia State Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Nature Conservation (Thüringer Ministerium für Umwelt, Energie und Naturschutz - TMUEN) commissioned a study to develop a situational analysis of the current performance by the Thuringian environmental administration in the fields of environmental, nature and climate protection as well as the energy sector. In addition, the study aimed to provide a critical assessment of the performance by the existing working and implementation structures. The primary aim of the project was to compare the staffing situation in the Thuringian environmental administration with that of other comparable German states. Secondly, an analysis of the current working, organisational and structural situation was undertaken. Thirdly, an evidence-based assessment of the medium-term staffing needs was carried out, taking into account current challenges and future tasks. Recommendations were made on how best to deploy existing staff to improve the performance of the Thuringian environmental administration. Strategies for supporting local authorities with environmental responsibilities and for improving the dissemination of information in the context of local self-government were also identified. As a result, recommendations were formulated to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Thuringian environmental administration.
Equality check: Research project on organisational design and institutional anchoring
In 2021, the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend - BMFSFJ) published a guidance document on the implementation of a gender-sensitive impact assessment of legislation. The guide offers direction throughout the legislative process as to whether and what gender equality-specific effects are to be expected, as well as how the gender equality impact of a regulation can be enhanced when the Federal Government is engaged in drafting a regulation. The objective of the study was twofold: firstly, to examine the prerequisites for incorporating an assessment requirement in government regulatory projects and secondly, to identify the conditions that must be met for the gender perspective to become a permanent feature of the Federal Government's decision-making process in the future.
Evaluation of the Thuringian Transparency Act
According to Section 22 of the Thuringian Transparency Act (ThürTG), the state government is obliged to submit a report to the state parliament on the experience gained with the ThürTG and the associated Administrative Costs Ordinance (Verwaltungskostenverordnung - VKV) four years after the Act comes into force. In particular, the report must consider the impact of legal developments and experience, as well as the results of the local authorities' use of the transparency portal in relation to the question of extending the transparency obligation. The National Institute for Public Administration Germany was commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior and Municipal Affairs of the State of Thuringia (TMIK) to carry out the evaluation.
The Transformation of the public sector in Europe
The aim of the project is to produce a handbook on civil service law in Europe. This will be achieved by conducting a rigorous legal analysis and integrating findings from empirical sciences, in particular public administration, political science and sociology. This analysis will be carried out in collaboration with the scientific community from different EU countries. The handbook will be structured in such a way that the first part will examine the impact and significance of the changes on selected national European public sector laws, while the second part will assess the effectiveness and impact of the changes on public sector law in Europe. The first part will consist of country-specific reports, which will form the core, while also covering EU public sector law. The second part will focus on the establishment of common European standards for specific areas of public sector law, based on comparative analyses. Finally, the third part will draw conclusions by examining the transformation and Europeanisation of the civil service, in particular in terms of changes in the relationship between state and society, a revised conceptualisation of public administration and increased integration into the European multi-level system. It will also identify future challenges and propose practical recommendations.
Preparation of two expert reports on the evaluation of the Schleswig-Holstein Freedom of Information Act (IZG-SH)
In Schleswig-Holstein, the Freedom of Information Act (Informationszugangsgesetz - IZG-SH) requires public authorities to make certain information available to the public, such as directives, circulars, contracts, expert opinions and statistics. In its current form, the Act also provides for the establishment by the state of a central electronic information register and central information register offices. Since the beginning of 2020, it has been possible for public authorities to publish the information to be provided on the Schleswig-Holstein Transparency Portal. Section 16 of the IZG-SH provides for a review of the application and effects of the amendments to the Act. The state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein is to be informed of the results of the evaluation in two reports (2022 and 2025). The National Institute for Public Administration Germany was commissioned in February 2022 to prepare parts of this evaluation. The commissioning party is the Ministry of the Interior, Rural Areas, Integration and Equal Opportunities of the State of Schleswig-Holstein.
Implementation of the youth-check in Thuringia (Phase 3)
The youth-check is a regulatory impact assessment tool that analyses the impact of legislation on young people. To raise awareness of young people's concerns early in the legislative process, the youth-check is applied to proposed legislation at the draft law stage. Its purpose is to identify and present the intended and unintended consequences of a draft law on young people. In this way, the perspectives of young people in the legislative process are strengthened and makes policymakers and administrators more aware of the independent life phase of youth.
Support for the implementation of the Act to Strengthen Children and Youth (KJSG)
The project forms part of the reforms initiated by the Act to Strengthen Children and Youth (Kinder- und Jugendstärkungsgesetz - KJSG), which was passed in 2021. It serves to provide support to local authorities that need to restructure their administrative structures in this context. On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ), the National Institute for Public Administration Germany is supporting a pilot test of new administrative structures in the field of integration support for children and young people with disabilities in up to five model communities until December 2025. The project comprises the development of a pilot test concept, scientific support for the model local authority areas and the creation of transfer services based on the findings. These will take the form of roadmaps and guidelines, which will be made available to all local authorities. This will facilitate the nationwide restructuring of the relevant administrative structures in the local authority areas from 2028 onwards.
Updating the guidance document on regulatory impact assessment
The Joint Rules of Procedure of the Federal Ministries (GGO) lay down strict formal and substantive criteria for draft regulations of the Federal Government. These requirements include the obligation to set out the main regulatory consequences in the explanatory memorandum, as set out in Section 44 of the Joint Rules of Procedure of the Federal Ministries. In 2009, the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) published its guidance document on regulatory impact assessment. This guidance contains recommendations for the structured development of content in the early stages of a regulatory procedure and for the identification of regulatory impacts. Since then, the field of regulatory impact assessment has undergone significant thematic development and further guidance has been published by various departments. In order to take into account current developments in the field of better regulation and electronic legislation, the National Institute for Public Administration Germany has now prepared a draft revision of the existing guidance document on behalf of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community.
Evaluation of the Planning Assurance Act (PlanSiG)
With the Planning Assurance Act (PlanSiG), the legislator provides a legal framework for the rapid and lawful implementation of planning and approval procedures, taking into account the need for infection control measures during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Where appropriate, procedural steps such as document inspection or consultation meetings could be conducted in digital formats, allowing those entitled to participate to exercise their rights without the need for physical presence. The main provisions of the PlanSiG expired on 31 December 2022. Against this background, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) commissioned the National Institute for Public Administration Germany to evaluate the PlanSiG.
Consolidation and digitisation of guidance documents, guidance and manuals for the legislative process (project phase 2)
The 'Federal Government's electronic legislative process' project comprises part of the effort to consolidate Federal Government services and aims to put the legislative process on new IT footing. The project aims to eliminate existing media breaks and redundancies in the process within and between the Federal Government, the German Bundestag, the German Bundesrat, the Mediation Committee and the Office of the Federal President, and to implement an end-to-end electronic legislative process. From August 2021, the work of the predecessor project was continued on behalf of ]init[ AG. The aim of the project was to develop or complete the digitisation concepts for the remaining guidance documents. In addition, the National Institute for Public Administration Germany supported ]init[ AG in implementing the digitisation concepts in modules that make up part of the E-legislation application, as well as in evaluating and implementing change requests or new guidance documents (content).
