As previously said, the watch structure task is to monitor the adequacy of the organizational Model’s with regard to an entity’s operations and its effectiveness in preventing offences from occurring. An entity’s operations are addressed in a dynamic way since they involve legislative amendments, change of activities, employment of new personnel, transformations etc..

Drawing once more from the text drafted by Confindustria, the main requirements for Watch Structures are:

• Autonomy and independence.
• High professionalism.
• Continuity of action.