Measures against corruption The experience of the SAI of Croatia
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Measures against corruptionThe experience of the SAI of Croatia
Budapest Seminar for SAIs, 2011
Content
• Elements of the fight against fraud and corruption
• The Anti-Corruption Strategy
• The role of the SAI
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Elements of the fight against fraud and corruption
• two conventions of the Council of Europe
• the UN Convention against Corruption
• the institutional and administrative capacity to prevention, detection and prosecution of corruption
• institutional and legislative framework
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The Anti-Corruption Strategy
• is brought in 2008
• strengthening the legal and institutional framework, prevention, prosecution and sanctioning of corruption
• inter-agency and international cooperation and raising public awareness about the necessity of its prevention
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Priority areas
• to prevent a conflict of interest
• financing political parties
• access to information
• strengthening the integrity of public administration
• public procurement regulation
• protection of the victim and the person who in good faith reports corruption
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The role of the SAI
• enhancing the overall transparency and accountability
• supporting an environment which restricts opportunities for corruption
• creating an atmosphere of sound administration
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• critical segments in public structures
• guidelines on how to act in cases when fraud and corruption are suspected
• to consider their possible impact on financial information
• to inform the auditor general
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• Co-operation with other state institutions.
• the submission of audit reports and other documents to investigative bodies.
• In 2010 documents and reports for more than 100 cases were submitted
• The annual reports are accessible on the Office’s website
• Good relations with the media
In the future
• Anti-Corruption Program of companies in state ownership from 2010 to 2012
• The main objectives: – Strengthening of integrity, accountability and
transparency in the work– creation of preconditions for preventing
corruption at all levels – affirmation of access to "zero tolerance" on
corruption
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