APPROVED
head of Akim’s office
of Akmola region
_____________ K. Shukunev
September 27, 2017
State institution anti-corruption standard
"Akim's office of Akmola region"
Anti-corruption standard concept
According to Article 10 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated November 18, 2015 "On Combating Corruption", anti-corruption standards are a system of recommendations established for a separate sphere of public relations aimed at preventing corruption.
This standard was developed to prevent corruption in the field of activities of the state institution "Akim's Office of Akmola region" (hereinafter - the Institution).
1.Purpose, main objectives, principles of the anti-corruption standard
The goal is:
Establishment of a system of recommendations aimed at preventing corruption in the field of public audit.
Main goals:
1) the formation of sustainable anti-corruption behavior among persons working in the field of governmental audit;
2) timely detection of corruption manifestations and prevention of their negative consequences.
Principles:
- legality, transparency, ethics;
- observance of the rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities and their protection from corruption;
- avoidance of conflicts of interest.
2.Content of the anti-corruption standard
The anti-corruption standard has been developed for the field of governmental audit.
Anti-corruption standards determine the actions and decisions of persons working in the field of governmental audit, aimed at strict observance of the established rules and prevention of corruption.
The anti-corruption standard is based on direct actions to fulfill official duties from the point of view of preventing manifestations of corruption when:
- implementation of the rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities in the area affected by the anti-corruption standard;
- preparation and adoption of managerial and other decisions within their competence;
- preparation of draft normative legal acts;
- implementation of audit activities.
When exercising the rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities:
- employees are obliged not to use their official position to influence the activities of state bodies, organizations, civil servants and other persons in solving personal issues, etc.
When developing draft legal acts:
- conduct anti-corruption expertise of draft legal acts;
- send drafts of normative legal acts concerning the rights, freedoms and duties of citizens to the Public Council;
- to send drafts of normative legal acts affecting the interests of business entities to accredited associations of private business entities and the Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Akmola region to obtain an expert opinion;
- not allow the development and adoption of regulatory legal acts without their preliminary public discussion, if its content affects the rights and freedoms of citizens;
- not to allow the adoption of legal acts in order to gain benefits for themselves or third parties.
When preparing and making managerial and other decisions
within its competence:
- avoid conflicts of interest, if they arise, take measures to eliminate them in accordance with the law;
In case of other relationships arising depending on the specifics of the sphere of service:
1) When appointing officials and dismissing them from office, applying disciplinary measures to officials in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Civil Service":
- not to allow the reclamation of documents not provided for, as well as to avoid red tape (bureaucracy);
- to prevent the commission of misconduct and other offenses for which the law provides for disciplinary, administrative or criminal liability;
- avoid direct contact with a candidate for public office.
2) When carrying out inspections in relation to government agencies.
- to fully reflect in the acts revealed violations of the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan by the audited entities;
- when determining the time frame for eliminating violations, proceed from the principles of legality, validity and reasonableness.
3) In the field of public services
- take measures on an ongoing basis to improve the quality of public services provided, focusing on the needs of the population as a consumer of public services;
- avoid the facts of red tape when considering applications for receiving public services;
- do not enter into unofficial relations with applicants for receiving government services;
- report to the management on attempts to persuade to commit an offense and (or) crime.
When faced with facts of corruption:
- the necessary measures should be taken to prevent and terminate a corruption offense, including immediately informing the superior leader, authorized state bodies in writing.
For other questions:
- not to use official position to influence the activities of departmental units;
- comply with business etiquette and rules of official conduct;
- to work for the good of society and the state, by their actions to strengthen the authority of state power, to prevent the commission of actions that could discredit the public service;
- not be guided by personal and (or) vested interests in the performance of official duties;
- not to give gifts to colleagues, managers and other officials;
- do not accept gifts in connection with the performance of official powers;
- not to use official and other information that is not subject to dissemination in order to obtain or extract property and non-property benefits and advantages;
- refuse to be appointed to a position if it is associated with direct subordination or control to persons who are in close kinship and family relations (parents, spouses, brothers, sisters, children);
- to be active in combating corruption, in disclosing corruption offenses;
- Immediately report to the management on the known facts of corruption, including the inducement to receive any benefit for expedited consideration of materials or facts of red tape;
- Immediately inform the direct or immediate supervisor in writing about doubts about the legality of the order received for execution;
- contact the higher management if the immediate manager himself is involved in a conflict of interest;
- support and demand from colleagues to observe a high legal anti-corruption culture;
- take measures on an ongoing basis to eliminate the causes and conditions of a possible conflict of interest, corruption offenses and their consequences;
- refrain from assisting anyone in the implementation of entrepreneurial and (or) other activities related to the extraction of income;
- refrain from representing or lobbying the interests of third parties, as well as taking actions on their behalf;
- not to use for non-official purposes the means of material and technical, financial and information support, as well as other state property and official information.
The anti-corruption standard is being developed with public participation.
Public participation is ensured by:
posting on the Internet resource of the Institution of the draft anti-corruption standard and collecting proposals and comments to it, holding public hearings, round table meetings to discuss the draft anti-corruption standard being developed.
The approved anti-corruption standard is subject to publication on the Institution's Internet resource.
The anti-corruption standard is mandatory.
For non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of the anti-corruption standard, by the decision of the head of the Institution, disciplinary or material liability is established.
Control over compliance with the anti-corruption standard is entrusted to the head of the staff, supervising the head of the department and the direct executor of the Institution.
Information on compliance (non-compliance) with the anti-corruption standard is used in the certification and assessment of the performance of employees of the Institution.