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2.7.7.2. A fair competitive selection process has been introduced for the purposes of providing assistance to public associations of individuals living with disabilities

Problem solving:

2.7.7. There is a lack of proper accounting and transparency in the spending of funds allocated in the budgets of all levels for social protection for all categories of social aid recipients

Deadlines for all measures within ESR

01.03.2023 - 31.12.2023

Implementation of SACP measures within ESR

Total number of measures – 3
1 1 1
Partially implemented Not implemented Not started

Implementation of SACP measures within the scope of the Problem by main main performers

Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine

33.3%
3

Summarized general information on Measures

Name of the measure The main implementer Co-implementors Performance indicator Monitoring results (latest) Статус
1 2.7.7.2.1 Drafting and submitting to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine a draft law that:
1) defines the term “public association of individuals living with disabilities”;
2) introduces institutional support for public associations of individuals living with disabilities at the national and local levels (if the relevant expenditures are incurred at the local level);
3) establishes the requirement that public associations of individuals living with disabilities shall receive funding out of the state budget or local budgets exclusively based on the outcome of open and transparent competitive selection processes — both for purposes of implementing programs (projects, activities) and as part of institutional support;
4) does not provide for any preferences for all-Ukrainian or other public associations of individuals living with disabilities.
Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine The draft law has been submitted to the Parliament of Ukraine.
The measure has not been implemented
Not implemented
2 2.7.7.2.2 Drafting and submitting to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine a draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on approval of the Procedure for Conducting a Competitive Selection Process for Institutional Support for Public Associations of Individuals Living with Disabilities, which:
1) introduces institutional support for public associations of individuals living with disabilities exclusively on a competitive basis;
2) does not provide for any preferences for specific public associations of individuals living with disabilities;
3) establishes nondiscriminatory criteria for eligibility of public associations of individuals living with disabilities to enter the competitive selection process, specifically requirements with respect to the number of members of the organization (several dozen people at most, but optimally – without requirements pertaining to membership), minimum representation in the regions (in one-fourth of the regions at most), and minimum duration of statutory activities (three years at most);
4) establishes justified, clear, measurable, and attainable criteria of evaluation of competitive process bids and selection of the winning bidders;
5) ensures complete transparency of the competitive selection process for the award of institutional support and publicity of all competitive process documentation, decisions made, and records documenting the implementation of the budget program and monitoring of the spending of institutional support funds;
6) establishes effective, justified, clear, measurable, and attainable key performance indicators (KPIs) of the spending of institutional support funds by public associations of individuals living with disabilities.
Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine The resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has been adopted.
Implementation of the measure has not started
Not started
3 2.7.7.2.3 Drafting and submitting to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine a draft resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine amending the Procedure for Spending State Budget Funds Allocated for Financial Support of Public Associations of Individuals Living with Disabilities, approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated March 3, 2020, No. 166, Procedure for Spending State Budget Funds Allocated for Financial Support of the Ukrainian Association of the Blind and the Ukrainian Society of the Deaf, approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated March 14, 2018, No. 183, and the Procedure for Conducting a Competitive Process to Select Programs (Projects, Activities) Developed by Civil Society Institutions that Receive Financial Support for Their Implementation, approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated October 12, 2011, No. 1049, which:
1) sets forth the requirement that budgetary financial support for implementation of programs (projects, activities) shall be provided to public associations of individuals living with disabilities exclusively on a competitive basis;
2) does not provide for any preferences for specific public associations of individuals living with disabilities;
3) declares to be void the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated March 14, 2018,
No. 183, On Approval of the Procedure for Spending State Budget Funds Allocated for Financial Support of the Ukrainian Association of the Blind and the Ukrainian Society of the Deaf;
4) minimizes opportunities for conducting competitive selection processes without using the software module “Competitive Selection of Projects by Civil Society Institutions” (the electronic system for competitive selection);
5) ensures the publication of all materials of competitive bids, including spending budgets;
6) provides for the possibility of remuneration of competitive selection committee members other than representatives of the Fund for Social Security of Individuals Living with Disabilities, state and municipal officials, while specifying the maximum amount / percentage of such remuneration;
7) establishes additional standards of transparency of the competitive selection process, including the right of representatives of the mass media and the public to attend the meetings of the competitive selection committee, record video and audio, and broadcast the meetings of the competitive selection committee;
8) establishes the requirement that at least depersonalized results of the voting by competitive selection committee members on each issue be made public;
9) establishes the requirement that decisions of the competitive selection committee on the results of evaluation of competitive bids and scores given by each member of the competitive selection committee be made public (in depersonalized form);
10) defines a detailed procedure for appealing the decisions of the competitive selection committee to deny participation in the competitive selection process, access to the results of evaluation of competitive bids, and selection of the winning bidders;
11) stipulates that decisions of the competitive selection committee formed by the Fund for Social Security of Individuals Living with Disabilities shall be appealed in the manner prescribed by the Ministry of Social Policy;
12) stipulates that the winning bidders will receive financial support out of the state budget in accounts opened with state banks (instead of treasury accounts).
Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine The resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has been adopted.
The measure was implemented late and partially
Partially implemented

Indicators of achievement of ESR

Total number of indicators – 3

Indicators fully achieved – 0

Partially achieved indicators – 0

Indicators with a score of 0% – 3

Summarized general information about Achievement Indicators

Indicators Weight (%)
1 A law has taken effect, which:
a) defines the term “public association of individuals living with disabilities” (2 percent);
b) introduces institutional support for public associations of individuals living with disabilities at the national and local levels (if the relevant expenditures are incurred at the local level) (15 percent);
c) establishes the requirement that public associations of individuals living with disabilities shall receive funding out of the state budget or local budgets exclusively based on the outcome of open and transparent competitive selection processes — both for purposes of implementing programs (projects, activities) and as part of institutional support (15 percent);
d) does not provide for any preferences for all-Ukrainian or other public associations of individuals living with disabilities (3 percent).
35%
2 The Procedure for Conducting a Competitive Selection Process for Institutional Support for Public Associations of Individuals Living with Disabilities approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has come into force, which:
a) introduces institutional support for public associations of individuals living with disabilities exclusively on a competitive basis (3 percent);
b) does not provide for any preferences for specific public associations of individuals living with disabilities (5 percent);
c) establishes nondiscriminatory criteria for eligibility of public associations of individuals living with disabilities to enter the competitive selection process, specifically requirements with respect to the number of members of the organization (several dozen people at most, but optimally – without requirements pertaining to membership), minimum representation in the regions (in one-fourth of the regions at most), and minimum duration of statutory activities (three years at most) (9 percent);
d) establishes justified, clear, measurable, and attainable criteria of evaluation of competitive process bids and selection of the winning bidders (7 percent);
e) ensures complete transparency of the competitive selection process for the award of institutional support and publicity of all competitive process documentation, decisions made, and records documenting the implementation of the budget program and monitoring of the spending of institutional support funds (5 percent);
f) establishes effective, justified, clear, measurable, and attainable key performance indicators (KPIs) of the spending of institutional support funds by public associations of individuals living with disabilities (6 percent).
35%
3 A resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has taken effect, amending the Procedure for Spending State Budget Funds Allocated for Financial Support of Public Associations of Individuals Living with Disabilities, approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated March 3, 2020, No. 166, Procedure for Spending State Budget Funds Allocated for Financial Support of the Ukrainian Association of the Blind and the Ukrainian Society of the Deaf, approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated March 14, 2018, No. 183, and the Procedure for Conducting a Competitive Process to Select Programs (Projects, Activities) Developed by Civil Society Institutions that Receive Financial Support for Their Implementation, approved by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated October 12, 2011, No. 1049, which:
a) sets forth the requirement that budgetary financial support for implementation of programs (projects, activities) shall be provided to public associations of individuals living with disabilities exclusively on a competitive basis (5 percent);
b) does not provide for any preferences for specific public associations of individuals living with disabilities (5 percent);
c) declares to be void the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated March 14, 2018, No. 183, On Approval of the Procedure for Spending State Budget Funds Allocated for Financial Support of the Ukrainian Association of the Blind and the Ukrainian Society of the Deaf (2 percent);
d) minimizes opportunities for conducting competitive selection processes without using the software module “Competitive Selection of Projects by Civil Society Institutions” (the electronic system for competitive selection) (2 percent);
e) ensures the publication of all materials of competitive bids, including spending budgets (3 percent);
f) provides for the possibility of remuneration of competitive selection committee members other than representatives of the Fund for Social Security of Individuals Living with Disabilities, state and municipal officials, while specifying the maximum amount / percentage of such remuneration (2 percent);
g) establishes additional standards of transparency of the competitive selection process, including the right of representatives of the mass media and the public to attend the meetings of the competitive selection committee, record video and audio, and broadcast the meetings of the competitive selection committee (3 percent);
h) establishes the requirement that at least depersonalized results of the voting by competitive selection committee members on each issue be made public (2 percent);
i) establishes the requirement that decisions of the competitive selection committee on the results of evaluation of competitive bids and scores given by each member of the competitive selection committee be made public (in depersonalized form) (3 percent);
j) defines a detailed procedure for appealing the decisions of the competitive selection committee to deny participation in the competitive selection process, access to the results of evaluation of competitive bids, and selection of the winning bidders (2 percent);
k) stipulates that decisions of the competitive selection committee formed by the Fund for Social Security of Individuals Living with Disabilities shall be appealed in the manner prescribed by the Ministry of Social Policy (2 percent);
l) stipulates that the winning bidders will receive financial support out of the state budget in accounts opened with state banks (instead of treasury accounts) (1 percent).
30%

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