Whistleblowing System
DESY Compliance
Whistleblowing System
Internal Reporting Office
The German Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) has been in force since July 2, 2023, and must be observed when providing and receiving information. An internal reporting office has been established at DESY in accordance with HinSchG.
Reports can be submitted in English and German and also anonymously. To remain anonymous, please use a non-official email address that does not reveal your identity, and do not sign your name to text messages. If you would like to submit an anonymous tip over the phone, remember to suppress your number beforehand and not to state your name during the call. If you are contacting the reporting office by post and wish to remain anonymous, please do not include a return address or sign your name. Please note that no queries can be made and no feedback on the procedure can be given with anonymous tips.
If you would like to submit a tip by telephone or email, the following contact details are available:
If you would like to send a tip by post, you can use the internal reporting office's mailboxes provided for this purpose. These are located in Hamburg in Building 2b, in the entrance area. In Zeuthen, the internal reporting office's mailbox is located on the ground floor of the laboratory building, at the exit to the computing center. Of course, you can also contact the reporting office by internal mail or regular mail. If you want to ensure that it is not apparent from the outside that the mail is from you, please do not include a return address on the envelope.
You can also give information in person to the reporting office. For this purpose, please make an appointment in advance by phone or email.
Further information, including details on the protection of whistleblowers, can be found in the relevant DESY works agreement:
→ Works Agreement on the internal reporting office
(only in German)
External Reporting Offices
An external reporting office at the Bundesjustizamt / Federal Office of Justice (external link, only in German) is available for external reports under the Whistleblower Protection Act. In addition, the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht / Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (external link) and the Bundeskartellamt / Federal Cartel Office (external link) have further reporting offices with special responsibilities.
In principle, whistleblowers are free to contact a competent external reporting office.
Further Information
Please consider that anonymous tips can incriminate colleagues or other persons and can initiate investigations. Therefore, please use these information channels responsibly and in compliance with the duty to tell the truth. Please also note, for example, the information for whistleblowers from Transparency International Deutschland e.V. (external link, only in German) before taking next steps.
In addition, please note the following documents:
→ Wording of the law (externer Link)
(only in German)
