The AVAF participates in the IVAM Training Plan with a conference on public integrity and prevention

Courses

Valencia, February 16, 2026.- The Institut Valencià d’Art Modern (IVAM) has had the collaboration of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency (AVAF) in its Training Plan. The conference “The public integrity system: from the regulatory framework to practical management”, given by the AVAF at the Museum’s facilities aimed at all IVAM staff.

 

The IVAM was born in 1986 with the approval of its law of creation as a public law entity by the Valencian Parliament. Its objective is the development of the cultural policy of the Generalitat Valenciana with regard to the knowledge, protection, promotion and dissemination of modern and contemporary art due to its international and avant-garde character.

 

Throughout the day, the attendees were able to learn about the institutional framework of state integrity, as well as the institutional system for the fight against corruption from the perspective of the Valencian Community, from the national and international context. A part of the Conference was also dedicated to reflecting on the culture of integrity from the cultural field, taking as a reference the ICOM code of ethics, as well as the IVAM’s own code of ethics.

 

The training continued with the main novelties and obligations of Law 2/2023 in terms of internal information systems and external reporting channels. The day concluded with a workshop on conflict of interest.

 

The conference, in which 38 people participated, was given by Anselm Bodoque, head of cabinet and studies; and by Marita Oliver, training technician of the AVAF.

 

The Agency thanks the IVAM for its interest in promoting the prevention of fraud in public management through the Training Area.

 

Those public administrations interested in promoting specialized training in integrity, fraud prevention and public ethics can contact the Training Area through the email: formacion@antifraucv.es

 

The AVAF presents a catalogue with 100 risks of corruption in urban management in the Valencian Community

Press release

Valencia, 2 February 2026.- The Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Fraud and Corruption of the Valencian Community (AVAF) has published its new “Catalogue of risks against integrity in urban planning”, a technical document that identifies a hundred situations of vulnerability in the management of the territory. This work, issued in compliance with the Agency’s risk analysis functions, arises as a response to the historical problem of urban corruption in Spain and, specifically, after receiving fifty complaints about urban action in the 2024 financial year alone.

 

A vulnerable sector with an impact on local farms.

Urban planning has been for decades a focus of practices contrary to integrity, especially during the so-called “real estate boom”, where the legal system was distorted in favor of speculation. The AVAF catalogue warns that the abusive use of urban planning as a source of municipal financing has generated “economic asphyxiation” and budgetary tensions in local administrations, as the maintenance and service costs associated with new developments are not correctly assessed.

 

Main risks detected

The document systematizes 100 specific risks and proposes mitigating measures for each of them. Among the areas of greatest danger identified by the AVAF are:

  • Personnel and resource management: The lack of qualified civil servants and the excessive outsourcing of public functions to external technical services or commercial companies.
  • Conflicts of interest: The difficulty of detecting who is behind corporate networks in urban planning files and the lack of abstention from public office when it is mandatory.
  • Urban discipline and inactivity: The “urban indiscipline” derived from administrative inaction, which has allowed the proliferation of illegal constructions and degraded areas without basic services.
  • Poor asset management: The absence of an updated Inventory of Assets and Rights in many municipalities, which prevents an effective defence of public heritage and generates lack of control over endowment land.

 

Proposals for ethical and sustainable management

The AVAF stresses that sustainability in development is not a duty, but a necessity to avoid “devastating consequences” on the territory and public finances. To this end, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency urges institutions to implement public integrity frameworks that include prevention plans, codes of ethics, internal reporting channels and continuous training of staff.

In addition, a call is made to strengthen real transparency in decision-making processes, guaranteeing the right of citizens to access information on territorial planning and urban planning agreements.

 

The complete catalogue and its mitigating measures are available for public consultation at:

https://www.antifraucv.es/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Catalogo_AVAF_Urbanismo.pdf