The AVAF participates in two working groups of the Neiwa Network

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On June 10, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency participated in the presentation of the conclusions of the two working groups that the European Network of Integrity Authorities and Alerters (NEIWA) has set up to address both external reporting channels and internal channels.

The AVAF has emphasized in both working groups the importance of anonymous reporting and establishing measures to ensure the confidentiality of the report, the development of the investigation and the identity of the complainant from any “third party”. The figure of the anonymous whistleblower and the confidentiality of the investigation are fully applicable, in the same terms, both in external channels and in internal reporting channels.

These conclusions and the contributions of the participants in the Neiwa Network will form part of the next declaration of this platform for cooperation and exchange of knowledge and experiences in the field of integrity and whistleblowing, which will soon be released.

Finally, remember that the NEIWA Network currently represents 21 member states and was created in May 2019. On the part of Spain, the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency are present at its meetings as full members.

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The TSJ-CV agrees the inadmissibility of the appeal of the Orihuela City Council against the AVAF resolution

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València, June 14, 2021.- The Third Section of the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of the Valencian Community has agreed to the inadmissibility of the appeal filed by the mayor of Orihuela, Emilio Bascuñana, against the resolution dated March 2, 2021 of the Valencian Antifraud Agency in which it assumes the realization of an expert report that had been requested by the Court of Instruction No. 1 of Orihuela in the Preliminary Proceedings that it is instructing.
The TSJ-CV argues in its inadmissibility agreement that the resolution of the Valencia Antifraud Agency is part of a criminal procedure and that it is carried out at the request of an investigating court, so said action is not administrative in nature.
Likewise, the Court reiterates that, even if said act had an administrative nature, it would not be open to challenge either, since it cannot be considered in itself a definitive act or an essential procedure.
The Valencia Antifraud Agency has prepared the expert report requested by the Court of Instruction No. 1 of Orihuela in the actions it is carrying out, in accordance with the provisions of its regulatory regulations. In the context of carrying out criminal investigation proceedings, investigation of cases and holding trials, related to the functions of the Agency and its scope of action, it may collaborate with the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Courts and the Tribunals, when so required. requires, through technical assistance and issuance of expert reports by the civil servant staff at their service, specialized in legal-administrative, economic, accounting and administrative control matters, and with in-depth knowledge of the administrations and their public sector and administrative procedures.

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Anti-fraud agencies and offices demand a State Anti-Corruption Strategy

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València, June 11, 2021.- The Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia, the Office for the Prevention and Fight against Corruption of the Balearic Islands, the Ethics Mailbox of the Barcelona City Council and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency have requested the elaboration of a State Fighting Strategy against Corruption during the course of a webinar held jointly by all the offices.
National anti-corruption strategies is a tool that was already included in the United Nations Convention to Combat Corruption in 2003, which was ratified by Spain in 2006 and, in fact, Spain is one of the few countries that it lacks such a strategy.
The agencies and offices make this request since the Ministry of Justice is currently carrying out the transposition into the Spanish legal system of the European Directive 1937/2019 for the protection of whistleblowers and whistleblowers of corruption.
It is therefore a good opportunity to take advantage of this transposition work to develop a State Strategy to Fight Corruption, for which the agencies and offices offer themselves to the Ministry to contribute their knowledge and experience in this matter.
In the webinar, the channels and mailboxes for internal and external complaints that will be mandatory with the entry into force of the Directive both for companies with more than 50 workers as well as for all administrations and public bodies have been announced.
The webinar was moderated by Manuel Villoria, Professor of Political Science and Administration of the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid, and the Director of the Balearic Office, Jaime Far; the Director of the Catalunya Office, Miguel Ángel Gimeno; the Director of the Barcelona City Council Ethics Mailbox, Rosa María Sánchez and the Director of the Valencian Agency, Joan Llinares.
The recording of the webinar is available on the channels of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency of

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt8GwdQZskc
Ivoox (podcast): https://www.ivoox.com/webinar-sobre-canales-buzones-denuncias-audios-mp3_rf_71266011_1.html

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