The Inspectorate-General of Finance (IGF) conducted an audit of 38 entities in the areas of Finance, Economy and Presidency of the Council of Ministers to assess compliance with corruption prevention rules during 2024. The audit analyzed the compliance programs, information published on the entities' websites, reporting obligations and internal control mechanisms.
The report concludes that, although there was a "generalized adoption" of prevention instruments, significant failures were identified. Of the 38 entities, 37 had a Corruption Risk Prevention Plan, but 13 did not identify the risks associated with the exercise of senior management functions. Regarding codes of conduct, two entities did not include applicable sanctions in case of non-compliance. Regarding reporting channels, one entity did not have an internal channel and five did not have an external channel, while 13 of the 33 that had an external channel did not prepare the annual complaints report.
The audit also revealed problems in administrative transparency. Twelve entities did not disclose information about the compliance officer, nine did not publish the activity reports and accounts for 2023/2024 and four did not make activity plans available. In the internal control system, 20 of the 38 entities had not implemented staff rotation mechanisms, three did not have adequate internal control mechanisms and five did not have computer applications for cross-referencing information.
Given these failures, the IGF recommended that the 38 entities review or complete their respective prevention plans and remaining compliance instruments, ensure the publication of mandatory documents and strengthen internal control systems. All audited entities accepted the recommendations and the respective implementation deadlines.
