Supreme Court, Ministry of Education, 50 more at 'high corruption risk' - CIPC
The Independent Commission on Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses (ICPC) has found the Supreme Court and 51 other government institutions to pose a "high risk of corruption".
This is contained in the Ethics and Transparency Index Commission's latest report which lists 52 Ministries and Departments (MDAs) as failing to meet its Ethics Scorecard assessment and of compliance for 2022.
The commission says it is rolling out the Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard (EICS) across federal government MDAs to assess their compliance with existing standards and practices for ethics, compliance, and compliance. integrity, statutes, policies and regulations.
He said the 52 MDAs that do not respond are flagged for further investigation and action. The commission revealed this in a tweet on Friday.
The index says 260 MDAs responded to its Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard (EICS). He added that agencies were ranked according to their level of compliance.
According to the report, the Ministry of Justice was ranked as a responsive MDA with a score of 18.95%, while other justice sector agencies reportedly ignored the Ethics Dashboard survey of the anti-corruption authority.
The Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the National Institute of the Judiciary are among the justice sector institutions that have been identified in the report as presenting a “high risk of corruption” (HCR) in the country.
“The objective of deploying EICS in MDAs is to reduce the risk of corruption, abuse of the system and revive standards of ethics and integrity in government offices while ensuring a good service delivery.
"The tool was rolled out between April and July 2022 in 360 MDAs with a particular focus on the education sector in line with the 4th National Summit on Reducing Corruption in the Public Sector on the theme " Reducing corruption in the education sector,” CIPC said in an infomercial published Tuesday on the Daily Trust.
The anti-corruption agency has said that the EICS is essential to building a good ethical structure in MDAs.
He also urged MDAs to adopt ethics and integrity compliance practices in their systems to reduce corruption in public offices and service delivery.
The EICS project, launched in 2015, was developed as an assessment tool by the Anti-Corruption Authority to score MDAs on key performance indicators (KPIs) to determine their level of compliance with the requirements of ethics and integrity of the institution.
The methodology assesses MDAs based on key ethics and compliance indicators in three broad categories: management culture and structure, financial management systems, and administrative systems, each carrying a total of 100 points, which is represented as a percentage.
According to the ICPC, the assessment exercise complies with section 6(b)-(d) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Act 2000.
ICPC said it will continue its efforts to improve probity, accountability and openness in the public sector.
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The Independent Commission on Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses (ICPC) has found the Supreme Court and 51 other government institutions to pose a "high risk of corruption".
This is contained in the Ethics and Transparency Index Commission's latest report which lists 52 Ministries and Departments (MDAs) as failing to meet its Ethics Scorecard assessment and of compliance for 2022.
The commission says it is rolling out the Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard (EICS) across federal government MDAs to assess their compliance with existing standards and practices for ethics, compliance, and compliance. integrity, statutes, policies and regulations.
He said the 52 MDAs that do not respond are flagged for further investigation and action. The commission revealed this in a tweet on Friday.
The index says 260 MDAs responded to its Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard (EICS). He added that agencies were ranked according to their level of compliance.
According to the report, the Ministry of Justice was ranked as a responsive MDA with a score of 18.95%, while other justice sector agencies reportedly ignored the Ethics Dashboard survey of the anti-corruption authority.
The Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the National Institute of the Judiciary are among the justice sector institutions that have been identified in the report as presenting a “high risk of corruption” (HCR) in the country.
“The objective of deploying EICS in MDAs is to reduce the risk of corruption, abuse of the system and revive standards of ethics and integrity in government offices while ensuring a good service delivery.
"The tool was rolled out between April and July 2022 in 360 MDAs with a particular focus on the education sector in line with the 4th National Summit on Reducing Corruption in the Public Sector on the theme " Reducing corruption in the education sector,” CIPC said in an infomercial published Tuesday on the Daily Trust.
The anti-corruption agency has said that the EICS is essential to building a good ethical structure in MDAs.
He also urged MDAs to adopt ethics and integrity compliance practices in their systems to reduce corruption in public offices and service delivery.
The EICS project, launched in 2015, was developed as an assessment tool by the Anti-Corruption Authority to score MDAs on key performance indicators (KPIs) to determine their level of compliance with the requirements of ethics and integrity of the institution.
The methodology assesses MDAs based on key ethics and compliance indicators in three broad categories: management culture and structure, financial management systems, and administrative systems, each carrying a total of 100 points, which is represented as a percentage.
According to the ICPC, the assessment exercise complies with section 6(b)-(d) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Act 2000.
ICPC said it will continue its efforts to improve probity, accountability and openness in the public sector.
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