Integrity Policy,
Flemish government authorities
OECD, Paris, 26th March 2015
Corruption in investment at the sub-national level:
mitigating the risks
My region & my organization:
Flanders: Dutch-speaking northern part of Belgium. Selfgoverning region with own parliament and government.
Flemish government authorities:
27,547 employees (2014, scope integrity)
13 policy domains (to be reduced to 11)
72 entities
158 locations Belgium + 73 abroad (49 countries)
Integrity:
broad concept, broad approach
proper use of means
+ proper behaviour towards people
-> integrity + well-being at work, diversity, equal
opportunities, social services, internal audit…
Founded on 3 pillars:
Prevention
Detection/Control
Reaction/Sanction
-> balance in 3 pillars
Diversity
Ombuds
service
Multidisciplinary approach
Rules &
Regulations
HR
(virtual) integrity office (since 15 March 2012)
Main goals:
Gathering central integrity
integrity – 3 pillars:
key players :
prevention, detection,
Internal audit
reaction /sanction
Well-being
Standard activities (core
Social services
Diversity & equal opportunities activities):
Policy advice
Training & support (made to
measure)
Developing integrity tools
Measuring and evaluation of
policy results
Centre of integrity expertise
Communications
Central point of contact: report
wrong doings integrity & well-being
Spreekbuis: for all members of staff
Facts & Figures 2014: 274 contacts (183 email + 91 telephone)
87 cases, 3 main categories:
Well-being at work: 84.6% (top 3: bullying, conflicts,
performance appraisals)
integrity: 12.8 % (improper use of means: 7.7%,
improper behaviour towards people: 5,1%)
issues private life: 2.6%
1700: for general public
(2014: 175 questions and reports
related to integrity and well-being,
of which 15 on situations integrity
Flemish government authorities)
Parallel workflow from
report to case management
Integrity network
At least 1 integrity contact person in each
entity (today 133 members)
Interaction: policy entire
organisation and implementation
and integrity practice in entities
Bringing multidisciplinary group
of entity key players together
Integrity event 10th April 2014 (210 attendants),
two network gatherings a year
Developments/ investment measures
Specific measures integrity
& investment?
Since 2014: internal audit
Integrity Risk analysis
performs audits in more than
(incl. financial process)
800 local governments (308
Decree good governance
cities & municipalities, 308
(independent board
public social welfare centres,
200 independent organisations
members)
and 5 provinces Flanders) ->
Code of conduct MP’s,
local governments seek advice
cabinet staff (and members
integrity policy & action plans
of government)
2014: renewal whistleblower
Public procurement
protection decree
Advice on sponsorship (in
Uniform registration cases
keeping with rules
(online application) (under
government
construction)
communications)
New developments
Contact
[email protected]
www.bestuurszaken.be/integriteit
http://governance-flanders.be/integrity-0
[email protected]
Tel + 32 499 77 20 88
Twitter: @javamoka
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