The director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency appears before the Basque Parliament in the processing of the Transparency Law of the Basque Country

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València, 7 February 2024.- The director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, Joan Llinares, has appeared online before the Basque Parliament’s Committee on Institutions, Public Governance and Security to make contributions in relation to the draft Transparency Law of the Basque Country.

The hearing, held at the request of the Basque Parliament, is part of the process of processing the aforementioned law that provides for the creation of the Basque Transparency Authority. An Authority that, beyond its functions and its profile as a guardian of transparency in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, stands out as the highest public authority that culminates in the so-called external channel for the reception of informants or whistleblowers, in compliance with Law 2/2023, of 20 February, regulating the protection of people who report regulatory infringements and the fight against corruption.

The contributions made by the director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, Joan Llinares, have dealt with the need to guarantee the independence of the Authority that is planned to be created and for this they have proposed the law for the creation of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency as a model.

Law 11/2016, of 28 November, of the Generalitat Valenciana, establishes that the Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Fraud and Corruption of the Valencian Community is attached to Les Corts. It is configured as an entity, with its own legal personality and full capacity to act for the fulfillment of its purposes. Therefore, a dependency of the legislative body is established, in contrast to the proposal of the Basque bill that establishes that the dependence of the Basque Transparency Authority will be on the executive body.

In the same vein, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency has proposed the formula of a majority of 3/5 of the Autonomous Parliament for the election of the management of the aforementioned Authority, as established by Valencian legislation, as opposed to the direct election by the Basque Government, which proposes the Basque Transparency Bill.

For his part, Joan Llinares, stressed after his appearance “we are grateful to the Basque Parliament for inviting us to make contributions to a bill that is so relevant for the promotion of integrity and public ethics in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country. It is also an endorsement of the work carried out by the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency since its creation after the approval of Law 11/2016”.

 

 

 

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency integrates an accessibility platform on its website for people with hearing and visual difficulties

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València, January 31, 2024.- The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency has integrated an accessibility platform on its website: www.antifraucv.es. With the implementation of the new accessible version, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency is committed to equal digital access for all citizens and the promotion of a more inclusive society.

This new service, integrated into the corporate website, goes beyond the standards established by the legal framework for web and mobile application accessibility in the public sector, offering a more accessible online experience.

To activate the accessibility platform on the website of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, users only need to click on the warning tab located on the left margin of the screen. Once activated, the tool adapts the interface and navigation of the website to meet the individual needs of users, both visual and auditory, with the aim of obtaining an optimal web experience accessible to all citizens.

With this new platform, the AVAF advances in the process of continuous improvement on its website, with the aim of achieving 100% accessibility. This commitment to digital inclusion includes the continuous improvement of compatibility with screen readers, the optimization of responsive design or the enrichment of alternative content, subtitles and audio descriptions, to facilitate access to content for users with hearing or visual disabilities.

The City Council of La Pobla de Vallbona and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency have signed a protocol to launch the complaint mailboxes

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València, 30 January 2024.- The mayor of La Pobla de Vallbona, Abel Martí, and the director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, Joan Llinares, have signed a collaboration protocol between both institutions for the implementation of both internal and external complaint boxes, thus complying with the requirement of Law 2/2023 regulating the protection of people who report regulatory infringements and the fight against corruption.

The City Council of La Pobla de Vallbona will enable as an external channel for complaints the complaint mailbox of the Valencia Anti-Fraud Agency, which will be visible on the municipal website; A mailbox that guarantees the confidentiality of whistleblowers, as well as allowing the possibility of being able to make complaints anonymously.

It should be recalled that Law 2/2023, published in the Official State Gazette on 21 February, transposes into Spanish law the European Directive 1937/2019 on the protection of persons who report breaches of EU law, better known as the Whistleblowers Directive.

Through this agreement, the City Council of La Pobla de Vallbona incorporates institutional integrity into strategic planning, also enabling a specific internal whistleblowing channel and the connection with the Agency’s external whistleblowing channel.

The collaboration between both institutions will also extend to other actions and activities such as those of a training nature where the staff of the city council will receive training in aspects related to the promotion of ethics and public integrity, as well as the prevention and detection of situations constituting fraud and corruption.