Mar182026

Whistleblower protection authorities meet in compliance with Law 2/2023

Barcelona, 18 March 2026.- The Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Fraud and Corruption of the Valencian Community (AVAF) has participated in the coordination session of the independent whistleblower protection authorities established by Law 2/2023, of 20 February, regulating the protection of people who report regulatory breaches.

 

In addition to the AVAF, the meeting was attended by the state-owned Independent Authority for the Protection of Whistleblowers, the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia, the Office of Good Practices and Anti-Corruption of the Autonomous Community of Navarre, the Andalusian Office against Fraud and Corruption, the Galician Authority for the Protection of Whistleblowers, the Independent Authority on Corruption of Castilla y León,  the Council of Transparency and Good Governance of Castilla-La Mancha and the Council of Transparency and Data Protection of the Community of Madrid.

 

During the meeting, the authorities discussed the status of the processing of the draft of the Organic Law on Public Integrity and the need to establish common criteria for the consistent application of Law 2/2023. Among other issues, the competence model of the different independent authorities, the ways of exercising the sanctioning power, the protection of whistleblowers and the procedures for notifying the people responsible for the internal information systems were discussed.

 

The competent authorities in the field of whistleblower protection have held their biannual cooperation meeting at the headquarters of the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia, in a hybrid format: face-to-face and telematic. This meeting marks the beginning of a stable calendar of periodic meetings that will take place on a rotating basis in different autonomous communities.

 

Article 42.3 of Law 2/2023 establishes that “the presidency of the Independent Authority for the Protection of Whistleblowers, A.A.I. shall convene, on its own initiative or when requested by another authority, the regional authorities for the protection of whistleblowers to contribute to the consistent application of the regulations on the protection of whistleblowers. In any case, semi-annual cooperation meetings will be held”.

 

The article adds that “the presidency of the Independent Authority for the Protection of Whistleblowers, A.A.I. and the regional authorities for the protection of whistleblowers may request and facilitate the mutual exchange of information necessary for the fulfilment of their functions. Likewise, they may constitute working groups to deal with specific matters of common interest and establish common guidelines for action”.

Mar112026

Health procurement in the Valencian Community enhances integrity with an AVAF training day #FormaciónAVAF

Valencia, 11 March 2026.- The Consortium of the General University Hospital of Valencia, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency and the Ministry of Health have joined forces to strengthen public health procurement from a perspective of integrity, prevention of conflicts of interest and continuous improvement of public management.

 

In this edition, the training day has expanded its scope and has been aimed at all public procurement professionals in public hospitals in the Valencian Community.

 

Nearly 100 professionals participated in a conference designed to delve into the main risks of public procurement in the healthcare environment.

 

The session was presented by Santa Pedro García, deputy director general of contracting of the General Directorate of Economic Management, Contracting and Infrastructures of the Ministry of Health and Eduardo Piqueras Sanchiz, economic and financial director of the Consortium of the General University Hospital of Valencia.

 

Mayte López, training technician in the Training, Participation, Communication and Relations with other entities area, presented the institutional integrity system of the Valencian Community and the role of the AVAF in its consolidation.

 

For her part, Pilar Moreno, training technician at the Agency, focused her first intervention on the risks to integrity in public procurement, illustrating them with real cases derived from complaints received by the Agency since 2017.

 

The importance of mandatory internal information systems in accordance with Law 2/2023 and the figure of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency as an external channel for complaints was also present in the training by Moreno García.

 

The day concluded with a participatory workshop on the proper management of conflicts of interest in public procurement, facilitated by the AVAF training team, which allowed attendees to apply the knowledge acquired to real situations in the hospital environment.

 

The Training Area of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency has been especially grateful for the collaboration of the Ministry of Health and the commitment of the Consortium of the General University Hospital of Valencia to promote training initiatives that contribute to strengthening the integrity and quality of health management throughout the Valencian Community.

 

Interested in specialized training in public integrity and risk prevention in management? Contact us at: formación@antifraucv.es

 

*Photographs provided by the Consortium of the General University Hospital of Valencia.

Mar102026

The AVAF presents, for the second time, its experience in a course organized by the University of La Laguna

Valencia, March 10, 2026.- The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency (AVAF) has participated in the “Course on the use of tools to prevent and fight corruption in the public sector”, organized by the General Foundation of the University of La Laguna (ULL) with the support of the Government of the Canary Islands, aimed at professionals from the public sector and the general public in which more than 120 people have participated.

 

The sessions, held entirely online, were attended by Mayte López Ferrer, senior training technician at the AVAF, who gave the presentation entitled “The legal integrity system in the Valencian Community”. During his presentation, the Valencian legal model and the tools for preventing corruption were presented.

 

The main purpose of this collaboration is to strengthen the ethical culture and commitment of public servants in the fight against fraud. Among the highlights of the AVAF’s participation in the course were the functions of the Agency, the recommendations issued to date and the existence of the complaints mailbox, explaining how it can be used by public employees in case of possible irregularities.

 

The Agency’s participation in training activities organised outside the territorial scope of the Valencian Community responds to criteria of institutional courtesy and territorial cooperation, while allowing the sharing of the knowledge and experience accumulated after almost ten years of effective operation in the field of the AVAF’s competences. With these actions, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency reaffirms its commitment to raising awareness, dissemination and learning in the field of public integrity and prevention of corruption beyond its territorial scope.

 

If you wish to have specialized training, you can contact us through formacion@antifraucv.es.