1
A law has taken effect, which:
a) defines in the Law of Ukraine On the Central Executive Authorities the role of the head of the central executive authority as the person responsible for shaping and implementing the agency-specific anticorruption policy, and has removed the provision to the effect that the minister has a deputy minister tasked with the issues of combating corruption (7 percent);
b) provides for the formation of the authorized unit (appointment of the authorized officer) in matters of prevention and detection of corruption at municipal enterprises, commercial entities, business entities that are managed (or whose corporates rights are managed) by state commercial association, state holding companies, or other state-owned commercial organizations; as well as for the possibility of appointment/designation of the authorized officer by courts of general jurisdiction, village or town councils (7 percent);
c) unifies the principles of organization of the activities of authorized anticorruption officers of government agencies, local self-government bodies, legal entities under public law, as well as legal entities under private law (7 percent);
d) includes heads of authorized anticorruption units of regional state administrations, regional councils, state enterprises, and commercial entities in the list of heads of authorized anticorruption units, whose dismissal at the initiative of the head of the agency or business entity requires the consent of the National Agency (7 percent);
e) expands the list of reasons for which the National Agency grants consent to the dismissal of the head of the authorized anticorruption unit (authorized anticorruption officer) (7 percent);
f) defines the powers of the National Agency to establish the recommended requirements for the minimum staff headcount of the authorized anticorruption unit at local self-government bodies (7 percent);
g) obligates the head of the government agency to adhere to the requirements with respect to the minimum staff headcount of the authorized anticorruption unit at government agencies (7 percent);
h) sets forth the obligation to coordinate with the National Agency any changes in the structure and staff of the organization indicated in Part 1 of Article 19 of the Law, where such changes result in the reorganization of the authorized anticorruption unit, the relocation or dismissal of its head or employees, as well as to obtain the approval of the National Agency for this structure and staff list where the authorized anticorruption unit gets formed (authorized anticorruption officer gets appointed) for the first time (7 percent);
i) obligates the head of the organization to sign a declaration of independence with the head of the authorized anticorruption unit (authorized anticorruption officer) using the model form approved by the National Agency and ensure adherence to this declaration, which would make it possible to specify more concretely the guarantees of independence of the authorized anticorruption unit (authorized anticorruption officer) from undue influence or interference with its activities (7 percent);
j) provides for the approval of the appointment (designation) and dismissal of heads of authorized anticorruption units (authorized anticorruption officers) at regional offices of government agencies whose jurisdiction covers the entire territory of Ukraine, at enterprises, institutions, and organizations managed by government agencies by the heads of the authorized anticorruption units (authorized anticorruption officers) of the relevant government agencies, and for the approval of the appointment and dismissal of heads of the authorized anticorruption units (authorized anticorruption officers) of municipal enterprises by heads of the authorized anticorruption units (authorized anticorruption officers) at the relevant local self-government bodies (7 percent).
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A training system has been developed and implemented for heads of ministries, other central executive authorities, state administrations, heads of regional councils, city, town, and village mayors, managers of enterprises, institutions and organizations, and more specifically:
a) an online course focusing on the role of the manager in promoting an environment of integrity in the organization for managers at all levels has been completed by at least 300 managers (17 percent);
b) a general short-term professional development program for Category “A” civil servants on the role of the manager in fostering an environment of integrity in an organization has been completed by at least 100 managers (13 percent).