In order to increase the requirements for the moral character, ethos and business qualities of civil servants, the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 153 of 29 December 2015 approved the Code of Ethics of public Servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Rules of Ethics of public servants).
The Code of Ethics of public servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Rules of Ethics of public servants) (hereinafter - the Code of Ethics) consists of 5 chapters: general provisions, general standards of conduct , standards of conduct when off duty, standards of conduct in the service relationship, standards of conduct related to public speaking, including in the media.
The first chapter of the General Provisions reflects that the Code of Ethics is aimed at strengthening public confidence in state bodies, promoting a high culture of relations in the civil service and preventing cases of unethical conduct of civil servants.
There are general standards of conduct in the second chapter, and I will briefly focus on the main requirements:
Civil servants must:
- be honest, fair, modest, comply with generally accepted moral and ethical standards;
- ensure the legality and fairness of their decisions;
- ensure transparency in decision-making affecting the rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities;
- avoid generating false information ;
In total, there are 14 points in the second chapter.
The third chapter describes rules that civil servants should observe when off duty.
The fourth chapter covers the main points of how civil servants are supposed to behave with their colleagues, how managers are supposed to behave with subordinates, and how civil servants at lower cadre posts should behave.
The fifth chapter describes the standards of conduct of civil servants related to public speaking, including in the media.
In accordance with this Code of Ethics, the position of ethics commissioner was introduced in each state body (except law enforcement and special state bodies, as well as the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan).
So, the Ethics Commissioner in the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan is Aidarkhanov Rustam Ramazanovich, phone 8/7172/74-96-98, 8/700/700-18-88, reception days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, from 10 AM to 4 PM
The Ethics Commissioner in the State Revenue Committee is Deputy Chairman Dzhumagulov Kairat Karimovich, phone 8/7172/70-98-22.
The Ethics Commissioner receives civil servants and other citizens on issues related to his functions, at their request, or at least once a month, according to a schedule posted in places for all to see.
If necessary, a meeting with a citizen or a civil servant can be conducted via telephone or using other means of communication ensuring the proper transmission of information.
In order to comply with the requirements of the Code of Ethics, the SRD for East Kazakhstan Region regularly hosts events aimed at compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. So, in total, 568 events(seminars, round tables, interviews for Mass Media) aimed at preventing corruption and compliance with the requirements of the Code of Ethics were held in the SRD for East Kazakhstan Region for 2020 and the 1st quarter of 2021, including:
seminars -meetings – 246;
publication of an article on anticorruption issues – 316;
video clips – 6.
The SRD for East Kazakhstan Region sent 20 review letters to the structural and territorial divisions for compliance with the current legislation.
15 meetings on anti-corruption topics were held in territorial and structural divisions on compliance with the requirements of the Code of Ethics and the requirements of the anti-corruption legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The SRD for East Kazakhstan region has a hotline for illegal actions of officials of the SRD for the East Kazakhstan region (tax, customs bay, workers of export control): 70-10-48.
Any citizen can contact the Anti-Corruption Service helpline: 1424 in the case of an illegal action of state employees of the State Department of Internal Affairs in the East Kazakhstan region (tax, customs bay, export control workers)
If there are some questions regarding the violation of ethics by officials of the state revenue bodies in the East Kazakhstan region, you will be able to contact Tatubaev Yerik Mukhamedkanapiyanovich, the Ethics Commissioner of the SRD in the East Kazakhstan Region, who receives civil servants and other citizens on the last Friday of each month from 3 AM to 6 PM, at the address: Permitin st. 27, Ust-Kamenogorsk, or via telephone 8/7232/24-04-12 in working hours.
Deputy Head of State Revenue Department
for the East Kazakhstan region-
Ethics Commissioner of SRD for the EKR
Tatubaev Е.М.