Apr202023

Carcaixent City Council and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency celebrate the conference “Integrity, public ethics and fraud prevention in local administration”

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Carcaixent.- April 19, 2023

The training of the personnel at the service of the Carcaixent City Council has been the starting point of the collaboration between the corporation and the Agency for the Prevention and Fight against Fraud and Corruption of the Valencian Community (AVAF)

The town of the Ribera Alta region has hosted the first training day held in the province of Valencia, dedicated to promoting ethics and public integrity, as well as the prevention and detection of fraud and corruption risks carried out by the Agency.

The recently approved plan of anti-fraud measures of the city council contemplates training as one of its preventive measures, specifically naming the AVAF as a participating institution in this fraud and corruption prevention tool.

The seminar was presented by Begoña Calvo, a lawyer from the Carcaixent City Council, and was given by the AVAF technical staff who had come to the town.

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, during the four hours of training, in which 40 people (public employees and elected officials) were present, had the opportunity to share the Valencian regulatory and institutional framework in the fight against corruption, as well as the news and obligations entailed by the new state regulations on the protection of whistleblowers of regulatory violations, Law 2/2023.

Marita Oliver, a technician from the Training Service of the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, presented the public policies for the prevention of fraud and corruption, as well as the reason for being and functions of the AVAF. In turn, he focused his second intervention of the day on the basic aspects of the cycle of fight against corruption.

The culture of public integrity promoted by the AVAF and the prevention of risks in decision-making in the local administration was the subject addressed by Pilar Moreno, a technician from the Agency’s Training service, making use of gamification tools to give participation to attendees.

The workshop on “Conflict of interest and public integrity” directed by Pilar Moreno, focused the end of the day on the situation that can occur in the public administration. Noting that inadequate management of it can be the prelude to corruption.

The lack of planning has been the risk noticed by the participants that must be taken into account the most in decision-making.

With this new activity, the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency continues to focus on the training of personnel at the service of the Valencian public administrations.

If you wish to have specialized training in integrity and corruption prevention in your public administration, do not hesitate to write to
training@antifraucv.es

Apr202023

#DocuforumAVAF is back at High School Joan Fuster de Sueca

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Sueca. – April 20, 2023.

The Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency once again visits the capital of the Ribera Baja, Sueca, and the IES Joan Fuster, thanks to the #DocuforumAVAF activity.

On this occasion, the learning experience has been carried out with the students of the optional subject “Legal and Democratic Culture” in the first year of high school, with the collaboration of Professor Valentina Inglada.

The #DocuforumAVAF activity consists of two parts, in the first one, the students watch in the classroom, together with the teacher, the documentary “Corruption: harmful organism” on Pandora Box TV. In this way, they approach the testimonies of informants of corruption in the public sector and the reprisals they suffered for this reason.

On Thursday, April 20, Pilar Moreno, a training technician, and Jesús Chinchilla, head of the research team, personnel at the service of the AVAF, visited the IES Joan Fuster to share with the students of the 1st year of high school, the objectives and functions of the AVAF and resolve the doubts and questions of those present.

Pilar Moreno explained to the students the Valencian institutional system for promoting integrity and fighting corruption and the Valencian Anti-Fraud Agency, created by “Les Corts” in response to the UN mandate through the United Nations Convention against Corruption of 2003, ratified by Spain in 2006.

For his part, Jesús Chinchilla shared the tool of the AVAF reporting channel, through which it is possible to present information anonymously.

The difficulties in reporting a case of corruption and how to stop it have been some of the questions asked by the students participating in the training activity.

The Valencian Antifraud Agency through #DocuforumAVAF has the opportunity to show in the classrooms of schools, institutes and universities throughout the Valencian Community the work of promoting integrity and public ethics, as well as the protection of informants of corruption of the AVAF.

If you are a university, high school or 4th ESO teacher in the Valencian Community and you are interested in having the training activity “Docuforum: Corruption, harmful organism” carried out in your classroom, do not hesitate to contact the training service of the Valencian Antifraud Agency through training@antifraucv.es

Apr192023

The State Network of Anti-Fraud Offices and Agencies meets in Seville to analyze the application of the new Law 2/2023 on the protection of people reporting corruption

Seville, April 18,   202 3.- The XII Meeting of the Network of Anti-Fraud Offices and Agencies held on April 17 and 18 in the Parliament of Andalusia has aimed to analyze the common challenges posed by the application of Law 2/2023,  of February 20, on the protection of people who report on regulatory infractions and the fight against corruption,  after its entry into force on March 13.

The authorities present at the meeting have addressed different aspects of the aforementioned law ranging from the scope of application of the norm and its fit with the current regional regulations, to the sphere of rights of the complainant, through the functions of the future Independent Authority for the Protection of the Informant (AAI).

As a result of the joint analysis carried out during the two days of work, it  has been verified the need to establish coordination mechanisms to avoid that the application of the new law supposes a reduction in the level of protection of the informant in the territories where it was already guaranteed by the current regional and local regulations in the fight against corruption.

This firm commitment to promote active cooperation between all the competent institutions in the fieldwill serve to clarify issues related to the adaptation of regional regulations to the  Law, so as to guarantee a homogeneous application of the same and contribute to a greater effectiveness of the measures planned for the protection of citizens,  as well as to optimize the use of public resources.

Another aspect under discussion has been the configuration and functions of the new Independent Authority for the Protection of Informants (AAI), a state-wide body whose new creation should not limit the capacity of action of the rest of regional and local authorities.

In this sense, the Network considers it essential to join forces towards a real coordination of competences in order to ensure a coordinated and effective response at all levels of administration regardless of their field of competence.

This meeting, organized by the Andalusian Office against Fraud and Corruption (OAAF), was attended by representatives of the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia (OAC); the ValencianAntifrau Agency (AVAF); the Office of Good Practices and Anti-Corruption of Navarra; the Office for the Prevention and Fight against Corruption  in the Balearic Islands (OAIB); the Directorate of Analysis Services, the managing body of the Ethics and Good Governance Mailbox of Barcelona City Council; the Municipal Office against Fraud and Corruption of the Madrid City Council; the National Anti-Fraud Coordination Service (SNCA); the Independent Office of Regulation and  Supervision of Contracting; the National Commission of Markets and Competition and the Consello de Contas de Galicia (Observer).