January 20, 2020 a meeting on the fight against corruption was held in the central office

27 января 2020

Head of the Legal Department Ibraev Zh.O. during the meeting, it was told about the law on amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on public service and the fight against corruption, signed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kasym-Zhomart Tokaev, on November 28, 2019. The amendments are aimed at increasing personal discipline, responsibility of the first leaders in the commission of corruption crimes by their subordinates. So, they include the norm on the establishment of personal responsibility of leaders - political civil servants - ministers, heads of structures and akims of the regions. A new stage in the fight against corruption has begun in the country. For the first time in the history of independent Kazakhstan, the responsibility of managers for their subordinates has been fixed at the legislative level.

The immediate subordinates are:

1. for the minister - his deputies, executive secretary or chief of staff, heads of regional divisions;

2. for the akim of the region, the city of republican significance, the capital - his deputies, chief of staff, akim of the district (city of regional significance);

3. for the Vice-Minister - the head of the department supervised by him or an independent structural unit;

4. for deputies of the oblast akim - heads of executive bodies supervised by him, financed from the local budget;

5. for the district akim - his deputies, chiefs of staff, heads of supervised regional executive bodies, akims of villages, towns, rural districts.

It is worth noting that in general the bill is aimed at regulating public relations related to the entry, passage and termination of public service.

The document reveals the basic concepts, defines the principles of the civil service of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the legal status and status of civil servants, the conditions for admission and the procedure for performing public service.

The competence of the authorized body for civil service affairs is also established.

So, state bodies, by decision of the authorized commission, can recruit foreign workers who have undergone a special inspection of the national security bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, having issued labor relations with them in accordance with the labor legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The law also regulates the procedure for admission and passage of civil service on the principle of career, as well as a competent and competitive approach. It consists of 71 articles.

So, the first time entering the civil service will be carried out in a grassroots position on the basis of a three-stage competitive selection. At the first stage, candidates will be tested for knowledge of the law and competencies. At the second, the commission will assess its commitment to the values of civil service. At the third, the state agency will evaluate the profile knowledge and skills of candidates through an interview. For a successful competition process, a trial period of 3 to 6 months is established with the mentors secured.

If the test fails, the employee is subject to dismissal in agreement with the agency. Career advancement in civil service will be carried out only on a competitive basis. Moreover, in addition to competence, work experience in subordinate positions is required.

In particular, article 8 is supplemented by a new paragraph, according to which persons applying for a public position with a high risk of corruption offenses, commit themselves to the possibility of applying a special check for compliance with anti-corruption legislation. The list of posts and the verification mechanism will be determined by the government.

During the meeting, it was also said that corruption is a serious barrier to the healthy development of society, a social evil that requires intervention and elimination. But an effective fight against this negative phenomenon is impossible without a sufficiently complete and accurate knowledge of its essence, specific conditions of occurrence and consequences. The formation of a negative public perception of this phenomenon and anti-corruption education of the population should be an integral part of moral and civic education, legal culture, awareness of their rights and obligations to society.

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