The December 13 Coalition has made another attempt to dissolve the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA). According to the draft law published on the website of the Government Legislation Center, the agency would be liquidated on May 1, 2026. Initially, the CBA was supposed to be dissolved on July 1 this year, but the government abandoned those plans after President Duda declared that he would not sign the bill.
A new draft law on the liquidation of the CBA
The government had already adopted a bill on the coordination of anti-corruption activities and the liquidation of the CBA on December 10, 2024. Under that proposal, the CBA was to cease operations on July 1, 2025. However, the document never reached the Sejm, as Andrzej Duda had announced that he would not sign off on the dissolution of the CBA.
In the new draft, apart from the revised closure date of May 1, 2026, additional articles have been introduced to amend several existing laws. The core provisions of the bill, however, remain unchanged. As in the December 2024 version, the responsibilities of the dissolved CBA would be transferred to the police, which would establish a Central Bureau for Combating Corruption, as well as to a strengthened Internal Security Agency (ABW) and the National Revenue Administration (KAS), which would take over the verification of asset declarations. The bill also sets out the principles of coordination for anti-corruption activities and the details for initiating and conducting anti-corruption protection.
The updated version of the draft includes, among other things, amendments related to the planned dissolution of the Bureau in laws concerning civil defense and population protection, Poland’s participation in the European Union’s entry-exit data registration system, the labor market, and electronic delivery systems.
Other minor changes are also planned, such as those regulating the employment of foreign workers, benefits for centenarians, and the removal of flood damage.
Meanwhile, certain outdated provisions have been removed, including those referring to Poland’s presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2025, as well as sections related to countering support for Russian aggression against Ukraine and amendments to the Act on Employment Promotion.
According to the proposal, the new law would take effect on May 1, except for several articles preparing for the CBA’s dissolution, which would come into force on February 1, 2026.
The justification attached to the draft states that the 2026 state budget allocates 334.7 million PLN for the CBA. After its mid-year liquidation, these funds would be redistributed proportionally to the institutions taking over its tasks and personnel – with most of the funds (73%) going to the police, 15.5% to the ABW, and 11.5% to the KAS, according to the regulatory impact assessment.
The CBA currently employs around 1,300 officers and 200 civilian staff. The draft assumes that 950 officers and 200 civilian employees will be transferred to the Central Bureau for Combating Corruption (CBZK) upon the law’s enactment. Approximately 300 officers and civilian workers from other police units will also join the new bureau. Additionally, 150 positions will be transferred to both the KAS and the ABW, while some personnel will take advantage of retirement rights acquired during their CBA service, according to the drafters.
The parties forming the current government included the dissolution of the CBA in their coalition agreement.