• Prevention of corruption-related offenses and combating corruption within the Institute;
• Ensuring the implementation of measures aimed at introducing the “Corruption-Free Sector” project at the Institute level;
• Identifying areas with high corruption risks in the Institute, as well as the causes and conditions that lead to corruption-related offenses;
• Ensuring the implementation of programs aimed at eliminating the causes and conditions of corruption-related offenses and increasing the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures in the Institute;
• Coordinating public oversight aimed at combating corruption in the Institute, as well as conducting anti-corruption monitoring based on modern methods and information and communication technologies;
• Studying internationally recognized standards and positive foreign experience in the field of anti-corruption and public oversight, and developing proposals for implementing advanced practices;
• Organizing sociological, scientific and other studies on the state, trends and causes of corruption in the Institute, as well as on the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures, and developing proposals based on them. |
• Organizing the implementation of the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decrees and orders of the President, and decisions of the Oliy Majlis and the Cabinet of Ministers in the field of education and personnel training;
• Ensuring the training of highly qualified specialists with higher education who possess high moral and ethical qualities, independent thinking skills, and the ability to organize work in market conditions;
• Control structures are responsible for taking measures within their organizations to detect corruption cases early, prevent them, eliminate their causes and conditions, avoid conflicts of interest, and develop an uncompromising attitude toward corruption.
• The main goal of control structures is to introduce and develop in the organization, as well as in its territorial and structural subdivisions (hereinafter referred to as the organization system), a comprehensive system that meets the requirements of the international anti-corruption standard ISO37001:2016, in particular the anti-corruption management system; to detect corruption situations at an early stage, eliminate their causes and conditions, prevent corruption offenses, increase the legal awareness and culture of employees in order to form an uncompromising attitude toward corruption, organize preventive anti-corruption measures, and ensure the implementation of documents in the field of anti-corruption. The main tasks of the control structures include:
• improving the organization’s activities in the field of combating corruption;
• preventing and combating corruption-related offenses in the organization;
ensuring and monitoring the effective functioning of the anti-corruption system in the organization;
• maintaining cooperation with other state bodies and organizations that implement and participate in anti-corruption activities.
In accordance with the tasks assigned to them, control structures perform the following functions:
a) in the field of improving the organization’s anti-corruption activities:
• develops draft internal departmental documents aimed at implementing anti-corruption measures in the organization system;
• develops anti-corruption measures of the organization and submits them to the head of the organization for approval;
• develops proposals to eliminate corruption-related norms identified in regulatory legal acts and internal departmental documents related to the organization’s activities;
• evaluates draft anti-corruption measures developed by the organization from the point of view of their compliance with the organization’s anti-corruption policy, feasibility and relevance, and provides conclusions;
• submits specific proposals to the Agency aimed at further improving the effectiveness of anti-corruption activities in the organization.
b) in the field of preventing and combating corruption-related offenses in the organization:
• assesses corruption risks in the organization, develops action plans to reduce identified risks based on the results, and creates a list of positions with high corruption risk in the organization;
• collects information on cases and trends of corruption offenses in other public authorities in order to assess the likelihood of similar offenses occurring in the organization;
• analyzes appeals received through special communication channels from employees of the organization regarding corruption risks and offenses and ensures their consideration in accordance with the established procedure;
• monitors the correct and complete reflection of information on official investigations related to corruption facts in the register of official investigations conducted in the organization or other relevant document registering such investigations;
• participates in analyzing conflicts of interest in public procurement and in verifying the reliability of any legal entities or individuals entering into contractual relations with the organization (except labor relations);
• provides explanations and recommendations to employees of the organization on anti-corruption issues;
• analyzes the results of special communication channels designed for reporting corruption cases and communicates analytical materials to the employees of the organization;
conducts surveys among employees and the public in order to identify corruption situations and risks in the organization’s activities;
• monitors the proportionality and adequacy of disciplinary sanctions imposed on persons for violations of anti-corruption requirements and norms;
• analyzes the results of official investigations conducted on corruption cases in the organization in order to further improve the anti-corruption system;
• on a quarterly basis and upon request of the head of the organization provides information to the first head of the organization on the work carried out in combating corruption and corruption situations identified in the organization;
v) in the field of ensuring and monitoring the effective functioning of the anti-corruption system in the organization:
• monitors and supervises the implementation of tasks assigned to the organization within state anti-corruption programs;
• ensures compliance of the anti-corruption system in the organization with the requirements of the ISO37001:2016 international anti-corruption standard;
• participates in developing the anti-corruption component of training plans for improving the qualifications of the organization’s employees;
• develops training materials on corruption prevention for employees of the organization, including those holding positions with high corruption risk;
• monitors the organization of anti-corruption trainings for all employees of the organization in accordance with the training plan and the participation of employees in them;
• participates in awareness and advocacy activities on combating corruption among employees of the organization system and citizens;
• ensures regular updating of information posted on the “Anti-Corruption” section of the organization’s official website and its social media pages;
• monitors and supervises compliance by employees of the organization system with the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan and internal documents of the organization related to corruption prevention and combating corruption;
• initiates and participates in official investigations regarding corruption actions within the organization system;
• verifies the objectivity and reasonableness of decisions adopted by ethics commissions regarding the regulation of conflicts of interest;
• develops recommendations for improving the anti-corruption system based on the results of monitoring, official investigations and control activities;
• organizes conferences, meetings, seminars, competitions and other events aimed at improving legal literacy of employees and strengthening anti-corruption work in cooperation with structures responsible for combating corruption in the organization system;
• conducts inspections to ensure that the organization’s activities comply with its internal anti-corruption documents and international standards;
g) in the field of cooperation with other state bodies and organizations involved in anti-corruption activities:
• participates in the development of measures aimed at raising legal awareness and legal culture among the population and forming an uncompromising attitude toward corruption in society;
• sends requests to competent authorities of foreign states for necessary information in accordance with anti-corruption tasks assigned to the organization by legislation and participates in responding to their requests;
• develops proposals on involving foreign specialists to improve the organization’s anti-corruption measures;
• cooperates with law enforcement agencies in implementing measures aimed at eliminating corruption actions or investigating corruption crimes.
The control structure also performs other functions in accordance with the legislation.
It is not permitted to assign functions to control structures and their employees that are not предусмотрены данным Положением и другими законодательными актами. |
