Apr162026

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency recognises the career in public service of Jaime Lamo de Espinosa

Valencia, April 16, 2026.-  The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, through a resolution signed by its director, Eduardo Beut, has granted recognition to the career in public service of Jaime Lamo de Espinosa and Michels de Champourcin, for the promotion of integrity and public ethics.

 

This public recognition will take place on the conference: “Spain today. A vision from integrity and public ethics”, which will take place in the Ausiàs March Room of the Bancaja Foundation Cultural Centre, next Wednesday, April 22 at 12:15 p.m.

 

A conference that will feature the participation of Jordi Sevilla, former Minister of Public Administrations, Rafael Catalá, former Minister of Justice and Development together with Cándido Méndez Rodríguez, Former Secretary General of the UGT, all of them under the moderation of Gregorio Martín, Professor Emeritus of the University of Valencia.

 

The director of the Agency, Eduardo Beut, highlighted “this recognition of Jaime de Lamo, who is a family member of our Community and named Adopted Son of Requena, responds to the great performance of his work in improving the implementation of transparency, effectiveness, efficiency and vocation for public service, as well as for his contributions in this sector.  having developed functions at the highest political and academic level, both national and international.”

 

On the other hand, the Agency wants to publicly recognize “its involvement in the defense of the general interests of the administration, being a fundamental actor in the phase of transition and consolidation of the social and democratic rule of law, as well as for the promotion of objectivity, transparency and ethics in the public sector”.

 

Jaime Lamo de Espinosa y Michels de Champourcin is a Spanish economist, academic and politician with an outstanding career in the public and academic sphere. An agronomist and PhD in Economics, he has been a professor and author of numerous publications focused on agricultural economics, rural development and public policies. His profile combines a solid technical base with extensive experience in institutional management, which has made him a relevant figure in economic and territorial analysis in Spain.

 

During his political career, he held the position of Minister of Agriculture in the Government of Spain between 1978 and 1981, with Adolfo Suárez and later appointed by Calvo Sotelo as deputy minister to the Presidency in 1982, a key period of the democratic transition. From this position, he promoted important reforms in the agricultural sector and contributed to the modernization of agricultural policies. In addition, he has held various responsibilities in national and international organizations, as well as in the academic field, consolidating himself as an authoritative voice on issues of economy, agriculture and sustainable development.

 

 

Mar302026

The AVAF collaborates for the first time with the private sector in an information day on the Register of Heads of the Internal Information System

Valencia, 30 March 2026.- The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency (AVAF) participates for the first time in an Information Day for Heads of the Internal Information System, organised by the Business Confederation of the Valencian Community (CEV).

 

Law 11/2016, on the creation of the Agency, was amended by Law 5/2025, of 30 May, on fiscal measures, administrative and financial management, and organisation of the Generalitat, by which the Agency is constituted as an independent whistleblower protection authority in the Valencian Community and has the scope of application and functions provided for in Law 2/2023,  that is, it includes the private sector in its scope of action.

 

The Information Day for Heads of the Internal Information System is motivated by the regulatory requirement of the notification of the responsible person to the independent authority, both in the Valencian Community and in the State. The objective of the Conference was to publicize the functions of the Agency and the obligations of the private sector derived from Law 2/2023, especially those related to the Internal Information System, as well as the notification and Registration of the Head of the Internal Information System to the AVAF as an independent authority in the Valencian Community.

 

On 30 March, the Information Day was held at the CEV headquarters in Valencia, in which members participated both in person and online, with a total of 66 people, of which 40 were women (61%) and 26 were men (39%).

 

On behalf of the Agency, Marita Oliver, Training Technician of the AVAF, and Elena Lacalle, Head of Prevention and Protection of Whistleblowers, participated. The Conference began with a presentation on the Internal Information System and the person responsible for it, as well as the registration with the AVAF. Subsequently, the different questions and doubts of the attendees were discussed.

 

For more information on specialized training in integrity and corruption prevention, you can write to formacion@antifraucv.es

 

Mar302026

The director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency delivers the 2025 Report to the president of Les Corts

Valencia, 30 March 2026.- The Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Fraud and Corruption of the Valencian Community (AVAF) has presented its 2025 Activity Report, a year in which the anti-fraud control system of the Valencian Community has been strengthened: the entry into force of Law 5/2025, which has consolidated the AVAF as the Independent Authority for the Protection of Whistleblowers (AIPI) of the Valencian Community.

 

Record number of complaints. During 2025, the AVAF registered the highest number of complaints in the Agency’s history: 845 cases; an increase of 49.8% compared to 2024. This figure alone represents a quarter of all complaints received by the Agency in its eight years of existence.

 

Shock Plan. To deal with this volume of complaints and also to deal with the accumulated unresolved files, the AVAF has implemented a Shock Plan aimed at reducing deadlines and optimising the operational load, ensuring a rigorous technical-legal analysis. The Shock Plan has slowed down the increase in complaints to be resolved in previous years, has reduced pending complaints by 40%, has raised the total cases definitively resolved to 81.4% and has reduced the time for analysing new complaints from 16 months to just one.

 

Profile of the investigations and anonymity. The local administration concentrates 56% of the complaints. The most reported matter continues to be human resources management with 264 cases. However, there is an increase in the category of individuals and the private sector according to Law 2/2023 as a result of the entry into force of Law 5/2025, of 30 May: complaints from this group account for 18% of cases (139), almost a fifth of the total.

 

Anonymity is confirmed as the main tool for filing complaints, accounting for 72% of complaints (566 cases). In addition, through the Complaints Mailbox, which guarantees encryption and confidentiality in a reinforced way, 712 of the communications received were channeled.

 

Whistleblower protection. Since its creation, the Agency has recognised the protection status of 37 people (36 natural and 1 legal), of which 30 will remain in force at the end of 2025. The AVAF, in 2025, has intervened in serious cases of institutional harassment, achieving the cessation of reprisals in sectors such as the instrumental public and the university. In addition, the Whistleblower Protection Statute has been strengthened, assuming the defense of the workers’ compensation of whistleblowers against possible retaliation.

 

Prevention and external projection. The paradigm shift, in the preventive field, entails the new capacity to carry out preventive consultations (Art. 5 bis), which allows officials and authorities to consult files in process, before a final resolution is issued, to help deactivate irregularities before they crystallize into administrative or criminal offenses.

 

The AVAF has strengthened its presence in global strategic forums in 2025 to turn integrity into a vector of transformation. These actions include: 1) the development of integrity metrics through the LOCRIiS project with the OECD; 2) the standardization of the fight against corruption through the Hague Declaration 2025 (EPAC/EACN), and 3) the harmonization of whistleblower protection in the NEIWA network.

 

Registry of Heads of the Internal Information System (RSII). The Registry of Heads of the Internal Information System (RSII) has 752 registrations from the private sector and 485 from the public sector.

 

Training and culture of public integrity. 3,190 people, mostly civil servants and university students, have participated in 55 activities of the Agency, during 212 teaching hours. 90% of all AVAF training since its creation has been concentrated in the last five years (2021-2025), consolidating its role as a factor of cultural change in Valencian administrations.

 

Democratic integrity and efficiency. The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, also converted into an Independent Authority for the Protection of Whistleblowers, has reinforced during 2025 the technical and professional foundations of its function of fraud control and prevention in the Valencian Community.

 

You can consult the 2025 Annual Report at the following link:

https://www.antifraucv.es/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Memoria_Avaf_2025_es.pdf