Alicante Provincial Council and Anti-Fraud sign an agreement to prevent corruption and defend public integrity

This Alicante Provincial Council and Valencia Community Agency for the Prevention and Fight Against Fraud and Corruption (AVAF) signed the first cooperation protocol, with which the development of joint projects began. The document was signed at noon this Tuesday by Julia Parra, the region’s first vice president and vice president, and AVAF director Joan Llinares.

Julia Parra said that with this agreement, “the before and after is marked, and the start of and the beginning of a phase where the two institutions will work hand in hand, to promote activities that affect the prevention of fraud and corruption.” advocacy of integrity and public ethicsIt is an important step towards transparency and good governance, which is the central and strategic axis of our actions.”

Joan Llinares, “the signing of this agreement protocol With Diputación de Alicante it represents the beginning of a collaboration between both institutions to work on the fight and prevention of fraud and corruption. We want from the agency to assist Valencian public institutions in establishing ethical frameworks and public integrity so that they comply with the requirements arising from the entry into force of the 1937/2019 European Directive on the protection of persons who report corruption”.

The first action to be taken as a result of this protocol will be to set up an external complaints mailbox that can be operational within two months. from the electronic center of Diputación and also Transparency Portal.

The head of transparency explained that, for practical purposes, “this means that those involved in the Diputación de Alicante will have at their disposal a channel to allow them. securityThey directly notify AVAF of any action they consider to be against the law in matters pertaining to the management carried out by the institution”.

The agency’s director pointed out that “The agency also has a Protective Statute, which allows it to protect against potential risks for those who report corruption. retaliationas well as legal advice.

This tool is mainly aimed at strategic areas such as contracts, subsidies and access to public function, with different profiles such as contractors, applicants for public assistance or process participants. Staff selection. The channel complies with the new regulations in force and allows employees of any third party or institution to file complaints with all warranties and with anonymity so that an impartial body can resolve their claims.

At a later stage, Diputación’s transparency area Internal complaints channel, where cooperation with AVAF will be sought, will be implemented. This second initiative, which will come into effect next year, is aimed at the employees of the Provincial Assembly in order to implement mechanisms that will guarantee the integrity of the people.

Similarly, after strengthening the relationship with AVAF, Diputación’s recommendations for other projects, such as developing a code of ethics, will be presented. “Our aim is to build a company like AVAF. university institutionbeing aware of internal complaints received, apart from evaluating the implementation of ethical rules; therefore the importance of signing this protocol, which will have positive consequences for the citizens and the development of this institution”, elaborated Julia Parra.

Balance

Julia Parra highlighted that since July 2019, “many of the challenges posed have been overcome with great effort, the first of which was to give greater visibility to the transparency space. means It’s enough to get the necessary autonomy and develop powerful tools to publicize what we’re doing from Diputación”.

In recent years, tools have been implemented to improve transparency and accountability, with mechanisms that make all publicly available information available to citizens and organisations. through digital platform and from a direct and easy-to-access application, any interested person can view the budget implementation status in two clicks from the payment set managed by the Provincial Assembly. Significant progress has also been made in allowing for citizen participation and collecting opinions and suggestions.

The biggest success for municipalities was the launch of the first one. hotline to implement transparency and participation plans in municipalities. In two years, in 2021 and 20221, 850,000 euros will be invested in grants.

Source: Informacion

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