Oct42023

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency provides training on the impact of Law 2/2023 to the Valencia Bar Association (ICAV)

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Valencia, October 3, 2023.-

The protection of people who report regulatory violations, contained in Law 2/2023, has been the central axis of the training given by the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency at the Illustrious Valencia Bar Association, on October 3.

The course, lasting 4 hours, took place at the ICAV headquarters, located at Plaza de Tetuán, 16 in the capital of Turia and could also be followed in the “online” mode.

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency made the AVAF “Integrity Code of the Valencian Community” available to all attendees, in person and online, around 170 people. 

The director of the AVAF, Joan Llinares, presented the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, an entity attached to Les Corts, its origin, mission and operation. Throughout his presentation, he highlighted with special emphasis the AVAF as a collaborative body with the justice system and the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Teresa Clemente, deputy director and legal affairs of the AVAF, detailed the impact in the Valencian Community of Law 2/2023, of February 20, on the protection of people who report violations of the legal system and the fight against corruption . In the presentation given, he detailed the whistleblower protection procedure developed by the Agency, as well as the protection authority at the national level.

The third session of the day was led by Gustavo Segura, director of analysis and research, who focused on the internal and external information systems detailed in Law 2/2023. The new figure of those responsible for the systems, as well as the rules of operation and organization of the public and private sector channels, were also protagonists of the session taught, along with the technology applied by the AVAF.

The head of the Prevention Service of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, Irene Bravo, outlined the importance of anti-fraud and integrity plans, together with risk studies in the public sphere and its business sector and the prevention of corruption risks.

This first training at ICAV is the result of the meeting held on June 7, 2023, which served to exchange experiences between both entities and is manifested as one of the avenues of collaboration initiated by both institutions.

Find out more information about the meeting on June 7 by clicking here 

Oct22023

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency shows its work at the VIII International Congress of Transparency and Open Government in Alcalá de Henares

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Alcalá de Henares, September 29, 2023. –

The AVAF has been present at the VIII International Congress on Transparency and Open Government held at the Faculty of Law of the University of Alcalá de Henares from September 27 to 29, 2023.

Teresa Clemente, deputy director of the Legal Affairs Directorate of the AVAF, presented the oral presentation “The impact of Law 2/2023 in the Valencian Community”. In it, he explained the effect of Law 2/2023, of February 20, regulating the protection of people who report regulatory infractions and the fight against corruption in autonomous communities with prior existence of competent authorities.

In particular, he detailed the protection of whistleblowers in the Valencian Community. The application of state law and what is established in the specific Valencian regulations is a core part of the exhibition, as well as the non-regression clause and the maintenance of the most favorable provisions for the rights of the person who reports.

The presentation presented was well received among the public specialized in the subject participating in the working group and generated an intense and very interesting debate.

Juan Vega Felgueroso, lawyer from the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, presented a paper with an oral presentation on “Evolution of transparency in the financing of parliamentary groups.”

The lawyer from the Legal Affairs Directorate of the AVAF analyzed the impact, in terms of transparency, of the agreement of the Corts Valencianes, regulator of the accounting and control of subsidies of parliamentary groups, based on the fact that said agreement created, ex novo, a control regime over the transfer of public funds from parliamentary groups to political parties.

The presentation presented by the AVAF lawyer caught the attention of the expert audience of the GT23-17 working group. Political parties, electoral participation and transparency, coordinated by María Salvador Martínez.

Pilar Moreno García, technician of the AVAF Training Service, participated in the working group 23-03 “Ethics and public integrity” with the paper with oral presentation “Training in integrity, the key to the vault of the institutional system. Contributions from the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency.” Pilar Moreno explained that the priorities and training strategy of the Training Service of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency are the promotion of integrity, ethics and public values, through training as a tool for the transformation of public administration.

Prioritizing training in ethics and civic culture of Valencian citizens necessarily implies helping in the development of a critical, participatory, responsible spirit, which is the basis for strengthening institutional and democratic quality.

The protagonists of the integrity training developed by the AVAF are the public employees of all administrations, with special attention to those of the local administrations and the Generalitat Valenciana, together with Valencian university students, children and adolescents.

The International Congress of Transparency and Good Government held in Alcalá de Henares has hosted various meetings of organizations dedicated to improving open government such as the “Network of local entities for transparency and citizen participation of the FEMP”, the “Academic Network of Government Open” or the meeting of the Chairs of Transparency and Good Government.

Oct22023

The AVAF participates in the II Valencia Public Procurement Congress “Smart public procurement”

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Valencia.- September 29, 2023

The director of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, Joan Llinares, participated in the II Public Procurement Congress, held at the ADEIT, on September 28 and 29, 2023.

“Technology applied to the detection of fraud, corruption and conflict of interest in public procurement” was the round table in which the AVAF presented its work and was moderated by Beatriz Montes Sebastián, a career civil servant lawyer. María del Mar Rodríguez Polack and Miguel Calvo Aníbarro, audit team leader and supervisory national investigative analyst, respectively, both belonging to the National Anti-Fraud Coordination Service, participated in the table on the detection of fraud and corruption on Friday, September 29. , of the General Intervention of the State Administration, belonging to the Ministry of Finance and Public Function.

Also part of the round table were the speakers Álvaro Casillas Pérez, head of the Specialized Advice Unit on Conflicts of Interest of the General Intervention of the State Administration of the Ministry of Finance and Public Function, and Carmen Longares Penadés, coordinating inspector of the AEAT Valencia Special Delegation of the State Tax Administration Agency.

The congress was promoted by the Department of Finance and Economic Model of the Generalitat Valencia and the University of Valencia, with the collaboration of the Association of Women in the Public Sector.

The intervention of the director of the AVAF, Joan Llinares, focused on explaining the prevention and investigation work of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, paying special attention to the risks of contracting and the need to establish effective alarm and prevention systems.

*Photo: ADEIT