2. Public Administration in the Czech Republic
Daniela Podesvova
Ministry of the Interior
of the Czech Republic

3. Definition
Public administration is an intentional activity performed in the public interest.
Public administration is an intentional activity performed in the public interest made up by the state administration and territorial self-government. It is a part of executive power.

4. Separation of Powers Legislative Power Executive Power Judicial Power
Government
Ministries
System of Courts
Parliament
In this picture you can see a hierarchical systém of the state administration in the Czech Republic

5. Municipality with designated municipality authority - II
State Administration (according to the scope of provided state services)
Legislation, coordination, conception, complex performance, methodics, supervision
Ministry
delegation by special legislation
Legislation, complex performance, methodics, supervision
Region
Municipality with
extended powers - III
complex performance, methodics,
within the range of special legislation
Municipality with designated
municipality authority - II
In the Czech Republic we have so-called joint model that means that a part of the state power is delegated to municipalities and regions. These municipalities and regions have their own competence together with delegated competence.
Municipality I
within the range of special legislation

6. Territorial Self-government
Region
Act on Establishment of Regions
Municipality
Act on Establishment of Municipalities
In the Czech Republic we have so-called joint model that means that a part of the state power is delegated to municipalities and regions. These municipalities and regions have their own competence together with delegated competence.

7. Government Main tasks: partake in home and foreign policy
- political leading of the public administration and organization of its activities
The Government is the supreme body of executive power. It consists of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers. The Government is accountable to the Chamber of Deputies.

8. Ministries and Other Central Administrative Authorities
govern the performance of the state administration in relevant field
headed by a minister or a chairman (president, director…) of the authority
minister is appointed by the president of the Czech Republic
chairman of the authority is appointed by the Government
field of activity set by legislation
may pass a public notice if they are authorized by the legislation

9. Special Authorities in the system
Parliament
Supreme Audit Office
Public Defender of Rights (Ombudsman)
I would like to stress three more authorities that are very important for the public administration.

10. Parliament, consists of two chambers:
The upper
Senate
The lower
Chamber of Deputies
200 Deputies Senators
elected for a term of 4 years - elected for a term of 6 years
- one third of the Senators are elected every two years
Except for its role as a representative of legislative power, Parliamentary supervision is very important for the public administration. The most important means of inspection of the Parliament are:
state budget passing (in the form of an act)
closing state account reading
commissions of enquiry establishing
the right of the Deputies (not the Senators) to interpellate the Government or its members relative to their competence
Parliamentary supervision is very important for the public administration.

11. Supreme Audit Office independent body, audits
- management of state property,
- financial resources collected under the law,
- implementation of the State Budget,
- municipalities and regions (state coffers).
It is an independent body that controls the management of state property and financial resources collected under the law, implementation of the State Budget, closing state account etc. It doesn’t audit only the state administration authorities but also the municipalities and regions in terms of management with the state coffers.

12. Public Defender of Rights (Ombudsman)
Works upon an improvement the quality of public administration functions, its availability and legal protection of citizens.
The task of the institution is to work upon an improvement the quality of public administration functions, its availability and legal protection of citizens (together with executive authorities).

13. Joint model of territorial administration in regions and municipalities
Own competences of regions and municipalities
Matters in the interest of the municipality/region and citizens
Competence of municipality (regional) council, municipality (regional) board, the Mayor (the Marshall)
Delegated competences of regions and municipalities
Matters that are determined by the legislation
State administration performance

14. Territorial Self-government
2 types
Fundamental self-governing territorial units (Municipalities)
Superior self-governing territorial units (Regions)
It is not a hierarchical structure
Territorial self-governing community of citizens
Public corporations having their own property
Municipality is a part of superior self-governing territorial unit

15. Regions in the Czech Republic Part I

16. Regions in the Czech Republic Part II
14 regions (superior self-governing territorial units)
City of Prague as a region as well as a municipality (Act No. 131/2000 Coll. on the capital city of Prague, as amended
Their own and some of delegated competences, specified by Act No. 129/2000 Coll. on Regions (Establishment of Regions), as amended
More delegated competences are set in special legislation

17. Municipalities in the Czech Republic Part I

18. Territory of a Region Municipality III Municipality III
obec I.
Municipality I
Municipality I

19. Municipalities in the Czech Republic Part II
Fundamental self-governing territorial units
Their own and some of delegated competences specified by Act No. 128/2000 Coll. on Municipalities (Establishment of Municipalities), as amended
6 249 municipalities in the Czech Republic (6 244 municipalities + 5 military domains)
Delegated powers in matters which are stipulated by special legislation are (according to the degree of state administration performance):
Municipality I, basic extent entrusted to the municipality, 5 652
Municipality II, extent of a designated municipality authority, 387
Municipality III, municipality with extended powers, 205
23 statutory cities
Apart from the regions there are…..when talking about delegated competences, not all the municipalities have the same powers, as you can see, we distinguish….

20. Supervision of municipalities and regions
Own competences of municipalities and regions are supervised by the Ministry of the Interior (Ministry of the Interior as a coordinating body of the public administration).
Delegated competences:
Municipality
Appropriate Region
Appropriate Ministry
Hierarchical system…….unsubstitutable role of the Ministry of the Interior
Region
Appropriate Ministry

21. Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic

22. Mission of the Ministry of the Interior
Supreme office for:
the realms of public administration,
internal security,
border protection,
eGovernment. 

23. Scope of Competencies of the Ministry of the Interior Part I
The Ministry of the Interior is a central governmental authority for home affairs, in particular for:
public order (including supervision of road traffic safety),
fire protection,
the right of association,
public collections;
state, economic and service secrets,
maintaining archives,
territorial structure of the state,
travel documents, granting residence to foreign nationals and granting refugee status,
the national border, surveying of the national border,
national symbols;
Registers of Vital Records; identity documents, reporting residence, the register of inhabitants,
firearms and ammunition.

24. Scope of Competencies of the Ministry of the Interior Part II
telecommunication network of the Police of the Czech Republic, relating to encoding services
Cooperates with Interpol
Coordinating body of the public administration
The scope of competencies of the Ministry of the Interior is defined by Section 12 of the Competency Act No. 2/1969 Coll. on Establishing Ministries and Other Institutions of Central Government of the Czech Republic, as amended.

25. Thank you for your attention.