Jun32026

Mutxamel and the AVAF reinforce the integrity training of the selection bodies with the participation of personnel from eight municipalities in Alicante

Mutxamel, June 3, 2026.- More than 50 people actively participated in the training session “Ethical framework of technical selection bodies” focused on integrity training for the members of the technical selection bodies organized by the City Council of Mutxamel and given by the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency (AVAF).

 

The conference given by Pilar Moreno, senior training technician of the Agency, brought together not only public employees of the City Council itself, but also professionals from other municipalities in the province of Alicante, including San Vicente del Raspeig, Crevillent, San Fulgencio, Rojales, Torrevieja, El Campello and Alicante. This broad participation highlighted the growing interest of local authorities in strengthening the guarantees of integrity and objectivity in selection processes.

 

The José Bernabéu Alberola Social Center in the town hosted the session in which the legal framework and guiding principles of access to public employment were addressed, as well as the specific duties of the people who participate in the selection panels.

 

During the training, special attention was paid to the duty of abstention, the identification and management of conflicts of interest, as well as the obligations and responsibilities assumed by the members of the selection boards. Likewise, the attendees reflected on the main risks to integrity that may arise in the management of selection processes and on the preventive measures that contribute to guaranteeing transparency, impartiality and equal opportunities.

 

The internal information system and the work of the AVAF as an external channel of information was exposed as a mechanism for detecting reprehensible conduct, administrative infractions and indications of fraud

 

With this initiative, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency and the City Council of Mutxamel advance in their collaboration in the promotion of institutional integrity.

 

Public administrations interested in having specialized training in integrity and irregularity prevention can contact the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency through the email formacion@antifraucv.es

 

May192026

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency presents its balance of activity from a gender perspective

Valencia, 19 May 2026.– The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency (AVAF) has published the data updated to April 2026 on its activity, highlighting a marked gender difference in the submission of complaints and in the composition of those responsible for the internal information system of the public and private sector in the Valencian Community.

 

Gender gap in reporting and whistleblower protection

Since its creation in 2017, the AVAF has received more than 3,300 complaints, of which 75% are made anonymously. In cases where the whistleblower decides to identify themselves, the 2025 data reveal a notable difference: only 33% of the whistleblowers identified are women, compared to 67% of men.

This disparity is also reproduced in applications for protection. Of the 39 people who currently have the protection status granted by the Agency (out of a total of 91 applications), 72% of the concessions correspond to men, while those granted to women represent 28%.

 

Imbalance in Internal Information Systems

As those in charge of the registration of the Heads of the Internal Information System (RRSII), the AVAF has counted 1,224 managers to date, with a majority presence of men (58%) compared to women (42%).

 

The analysis of the 317 registered collegiate bodies shows that there is no parity in many cases:

  • In 47% of the organs analyzed, men represent more than 60% of the members.
  • In the public sector, 49% of these bodies do not have a parity composition.
  • In the private sector, the imbalance occurs in 46% of the cases.

 

Female predominance in training and internal parity

In contrast to the reporting figures, participation in AVAF training activities shows an inverse trend. With more than 20,000 participants in the last five years, 64% of attendees in 2025 were women. This figure also corresponds to the majority presence of women in Valencian public administrations, where they represent 61% of the staff.

 

Likewise, the AVAF’s career civil servant staff, currently made up of 37 people, has a balanced distribution with 54% women and 46% men.

 

See all the details at the following link:

https://www.antifraucv.es/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2604-Genero-Castellano.pdf

 

May152026

Valencia City Council holds a conference on institutional integrity for its public sector in collaboration with the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency

Valencia, 15 May 2026.– The General Directorate of the local public sector of the Valencia City Council has organised the conference “The institutional integrity system: Regulatory framework, risks and internal information systems”, aimed at public employee staff of public sector entities linked to or dependent on the consistory.

 

The Palau de la Música, Congresos y Orquesta de Valencia hosted the training with the aim of reinforcing the culture of public integrity, the prevention of risks of fraud and corruption and knowledge of internal information systems, which was attended by more than 60 people from MercaValencia, Valencia Sostenible, Las Naves, Consell Agrari,  Municipal Sports Foundation, EMT, AUMSA, OAM Parks and gardens, Visit Valencia, the Palau de la Música, the Palacio de Congresos, Universidad Popular and Junta Central Fallera.

 

The session was inaugurated by Ana María Gil, general director of the public sector and by the general secretary of the Plenary of the Valencia City Council, Hilario Llavador.

 

Mayte López, senior training technician of the Area of Training, Participation, Communication and Relations with other entities of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency addressed the framework presentation on the legal integrity system of the Valencian Community.

 

Subsequently, Pilar Moreno, senior training technician in the same area of the AVAF, offered a reflection on the culture of public integrity, as well as the information channels in Law 2/2023, in which the main legal obligations and whistleblower protection tools contemplated in the current regulations, provided by the AVAF, were addressed.

 

The participatory workshop “The conflict of interest: towards institutional integrity”, facilitated by both teachers, promoted joint socialization and the exchange of experiences among the attendees.

 

With this initiative, Valencia City Council reaffirms its commitment to improving risk prevention and detection mechanisms in the local public sector.