Ethical standards play a crucial role in the implementation of any type of professional activity, but there are professions where the role of ethical standards is especially great. Work in the public service imposes certain obligations on a person.
All employees of the state apparatus of the Republic of Kazakhstan must meet the expectations of society, because their main task is to serve the interests of citizens. When choosing a job in the public service, a person assumes a special responsibility and obligations to society. Since the performance of public service is an expression of special trust on the part of society, it places high demands on the official ethics of people working in the public service.
For this reason, the institution of an ethics commissioner in government agencies has been operating in our country since January 2016. In the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, this position has been occupied by Kamshat Arystanbekova since February 19, 2025. The duties of the ethics commissioner include ensuring compliance with the norms of official ethics and preventing violations of the law on public service, and combating corruption.
Thus, the Commissioner Ethics in the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan provides civil servants with advice on compliance with the requirements of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the fields of civil service, anti-corruption. Also, the ethics commissioner considers appeals on the facts of violation of official ethics; promotes a high culture of relationships. In cases of violation of the rights and legitimate interests of civil servants, take measures aimed at their protection and restoration. In addition, the ethics commissioner monitors and controls compliance with the norms of official ethics by civil servants, and on an ongoing basis conducts explanatory work.
For example, in the 4th quarter of 2024, the Ethics Commissioner of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan provided individual advice to over 400 individuals and legal entities, including 318 civil servants. In total, 5 appeals were considered on the facts of violation of the norms of official ethics by civil servants. As a result, the materials were sent to competent officials. Based on the results of the consideration, the violators were brought to disciplinary responsibility.
In 2024, 751 lectures and seminars were held on compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the areas of public service, anti-corruption and the Code of Ethics. 99 videos and radio materials were also posted, 762 articles were published in print and online media.
At the suggestion of the Commissioner for Ethics, 392 civil servants were encouraged, who made a significant contribution to the formation of a positive image of a state body and a positive climate in the team.
In addition, an anonymous survey was conducted to monitor compliance with the norms of official ethics and the state of the moral and psychological climate in the team among 5878 civil servants.
This year, the work plan of the ethics commissioners includes the provision of advisory assistance to civil servants, preventive work aimed at observing business etiquette and the rules of official behavior, monitoring, control and analysis of compliance with the norms of official ethics, measures to form a culture of relationships in the team.
"The service ethics of employees of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan is aimed at ensuring high standards of professional behavior that contribute to the effective and honest performance of their duties. All mechanisms of regulation and support of official ethics have been introduced in the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The correct attitude of civil servants to the individual, society and work, allows to form a positive opinion about the culture of behavior and the professional level of civil servants, strengthens public confidence in the state apparatus, and ultimately strengthens the unity of the people of Kazakhstan, "said Kamshat Arystanbekova, Ethics Commissioner in the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.