Risk management as a tool for preventing corruption. Conflicts of interest at a glance as a transversal risk

Abstract

The United Nations Convention against Corruption (2003) imposes on the signatory states the duty to establish and promote effective practices to prevent corruption. Without prejudice to this mandate, the fight against corruption and any type of practice that may divert public institutions from their ultimate objective, which is to respond to the public purpose.

The reader will find an explanation of the prevention of corruption of risk management; a proposal from the Anti-Fraud Office of Catalonia for those institutions to guarantee its  integrity and to promote the confidence of  public service. He will also find the explanation of the phases of the integrity risk management methodology, as well as an action proposal on a risk: conflicts of interest.

Keywords:

Anti-corruption, Integrity, Impartiality, Objectiveness, Civic trust, Integrity system, Prevention, Contingency, Risk management, Conflict of interest