National Anti-Corruption Plan

National Anti-Corruption PlanIs a state program document aimed at the comprehensive implementation of measures on the strategy of the state national security policy of the Russian Federation and the implementation of measures to prevent and combat corruption in Russia. The plan was approved by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 147 of April 1, 2016 "On the National Plan for Combating Corruption for 2016 - 2017" (fifth version).

A bit of history

This document was first approved by Medvedev D. A. in 2008 - July 31, about the need to develop which he said during his visit to Nizhny Novgorod (February 2008). The very first plan was developed by the Anti-Corruption Council under the President of the Russian Federation and was submitted for consideration to the President of the Russian Federation on July 25, 2008.

The plan is approved by the President of the Russian Federation for a period of 2 years. Thus, it is issued for the 5th time: 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016. The National Anti-Corruption Plan for 2016 - 2017 is now in force.

It is clear that most of the document is the main provisions of the previous versions of subparagraphs and the list of recommendations for ensuring a correct legal basis - the basis for implementing this plan.

In a country that is free of corruption, interpersonal relations, upbringing, culture, economics and many other things - everything will be on a completely different positive level.

The development objectives and activities of the National Plan

The main goal of the plan is to coordinate actions to implement measures and measures to counter corruption in Russia in the form of introducing local anti-corruption plans in all departments. The executors of the National Plan appoint all branches of the federal and regional authorities, public organizations and the media - the media. Specific tasks of counteracting corruption are reflected in the list of national policy measures proposed by the current National Plan.

Measures to protect applicants

The General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation is instructed to strengthen supervision over compliance with the RF legislation on the protection of persons reporting corruption facts from prosecution and infringement of their rights and legitimate interests. The Government and the Bureau of the Anti-Corruption Council are tasked with developing a draft law to protect applicants about corruption from possible illegal actions against them. The document provides for interdisciplinary research in the field of organizing the strategy and tactics of protecting individuals reporting corruption.

Measures to resolve conflicts of interest

These activities are one of the key areas. The Government of the Russian Federation is instructed to take measures to prevent conflicts of interest among employees and employees of state corporations (companies) and organizations established to support the activities of federal state bodies. And plenipotentiary representatives of the President of the Russian Federation in the federal districts are obliged to ensure that state and municipal officials comply with restrictions and prohibitions, requirements to prevent or regulate conflicts of interest.

Measures to increase transparency

1. It provides for the creation of a single database of declarations on incomes, expenditures and property of officials (computer programs for monitoring and automated analysis of civil servants' declarations on the basis of special software "Help BK" and "Information of the HS"). In addition, the document contains instructions to organize monitoring of the message by certain categories of officials about receiving a gift, handing it over, assessing and crediting the proceeds from its sale to the revenue of the corresponding budget.
2. Representatives of the media and other professions that are involved in securing public interest in the Plan are advised to develop procedures for publicizing the information on incomes and expenditures of members of these associations whose activities are of public interest and post this information on websites.
3. The plan prescribes the development by the Government of the Russian Federation jointly with the Central Bank of the mechanism for obtaining information about the availability of cash accounts and (or) other assets from Russian officials in foreign banks in foreign credit and financial institutions. According to the National Plan, to implement this, it is expected to conclude agreements on the exchange of information with the competent authorities of foreign countries. Together with the Central Bank and the State Duma's profile committees, the Government should make proposals on ways to remove the uncertainty of the concepts "foreign financial instruments" and "trust management of property that provides for investment in foreign financial instruments."

Measures for anti-corruption education

The plan currently in effect contains extensive measures for anti-corruption education of the population. It is planned to hold specialized seminars for teachers of general education institutions and organizations implementing the implementation of educational programs on anti-corruption policy - bachelors in the specialty "State and municipal management" (the training cycle "Anti-Corruption").

Our Government of the Russian Federation and the Presidium of the Presidential Council on Combating Corruption will also need to ensure, in a centralized manner, the upgrading of the skills of federal civil servants whose duties include participation in countering corruption.

Political parties and public organizations were recommended to continue their activities to create an intolerant attitude towards corruption in our society.

The Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the All-Russian Public Organization "Delovaya Rossiya" and "Opora Rossii", the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation are charged with the development and implementation of a set of measures in the implementation of international commercial transactions, as well as the implementation of the tasks of introducing anti-corruption measures in these institutions and conducting training sessions on the topic of anti-corruption with managers and employees.

Measures to improve the effectiveness of anti-corruption

On the topic of combating corruption appointed official research instituteInstitute of Legislation and Comparative Jurisprudence under the Government of the Russian Federation. On its basis, scientific interdisciplinary studies of theoretical aspects of corruption offenses are conducted on the basis of the RF legislation and practice of its application.

Measures to develop legislation on lobbying

One of the key points of the Plan is lobbyism. The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation put forward a proposal to the Presidium of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation on Combating Corruption to create an institution of lobbying in Russia.

In the National Plan, the Government of the Russian Federation is entrusted with:

"To make proposals on the establishment of a normative legal basis for the activities of citizens and organizations to promote the interests of a social group or individual in state and municipal bodies in order to adopt the most favorable solution for this particular social group or individual (lobbyism), including the preparation of proposals for the normative fixing for the relevant federal executive body of the function of developing and implementing measures to consistently introduce the practice of lobbying and the corresponding enhancing personnel present in this direction of operation. "

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 1, 2016 No. 147

"On the National Anti-Corruption Plan for 2016 - 2017"

In accordance with paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Article 5 of the Federal Law of December 25, 2008 N 273-FZ "On Counteracting Corruption" I decree:

1. Approve the attached National Anti-Corruption Plan for 2016 - 2017.
2. Heads of federal state bodies, guided by the National Anti-Corruption Strategy, approved by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 13, 2010. N 460, and the National Plan for Combating Corruption for 2016 - 2017, approved by this Decree, to ensure the entry before May 15, 2016. in the plans to combat corruption of federal state bodies of changes aimed at achieving concrete results in the work to prevent corruption, minimize and (or) eliminate the consequences of corruption offenses, and monitor the implementation of activities provided for by these plans.
3. Heads of federal state bodies, with the exception of heads of federal state bodies, whose activities are managed by the Government of the Russian Federation, by June 10, 2016. submit a report on the results of the implementation of paragraph 2 of this Decree to the Presidium of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Combating Corruption.
4. Heads of federal state bodies, whose activities are managed by the Government of the Russian Federation, until May 20, 2016. submit a report on the results of the execution of paragraph 2 of this Decree to the federal government agency authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation for the preparation of the draft consolidated report.
5. To the Government of the Russian Federation by June 10, 2016. submit a consolidated report to the Presidium of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for Combating Corruption.
6. Recommend to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation:

a) prepare and approve:

review of judicial practice in cases related to the resolution of disputes on the application of paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Article 31 of the Federal Law of April 5, 2013 N 44-FZ "On contract system in the sphere of procurement of goods, works, services for provision of state and municipal needs" - until November 1, 2016;

review of judicial practice in cases involving bringing to administrative responsibility, provided for in Article 19.29 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, until December 1, 2016;

a review of the court practice in cases involving the resolution of disputes on the transfer of property to the state in respect of which there is no evidence of acquisition for legal income - until July 1, 2017;

b) ensure the publication in due course of the reviews of judicial practice specified in subparagraph "a" of this paragraph;

c) together with the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation:

to finalize, taking into account law enforcement practice, Methodological recommendations for filling out certificates of incomes, expenditures, property and liabilities of property nature, as well as certificates of income, expenditure, property and liabilities of property nature of their spouse and minor children, by judges and employees of court apparatus;

to ensure the use, starting from 2017, of the special software "Help BK" posted on the official website of the President of the Russian Federation, when the judges and applicants for the position of a judge fill out the certificates of their income, expenditure, property and liabilities of property nature, as well as certificates on incomes, expenses, property and liabilities of property nature of their spouse and minor children.

The report on the results of the execution of subparagraph "c" of this item should be submitted by March 1, 2017.

1. To recommend the Supreme Qualification Board of Judges of the Russian Federation to analyze the practice of applying qualification collegia of judges of the subjects of the Russian Federation to disciplinary sanctions against judges for violating the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation on combating corruption and to prepare appropriate methodological recommendations.

The report on the results of the implementation of this item should be submitted by February 1, 2017.

1. To recommend to the Council of Judges of the Russian Federation to analyze the practice of conducting in the courts of the Russian Federation inspections of compliance by judges and persons applying for the position of a judge with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation on combating corruption and, if necessary, prepare proposals aimed at improving the procedure for conducting such inspections.

The report on the results of the implementation of this item should be submitted by February 1, 2017.

1. It is recommended that the Chamber of Accounts of the Russian Federation be advised to reflect in the information on the results of monitoring and expert-analytical activities and in the annual report on its work that are submitted to the chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation in accordance with the Federal Law of April 5, 2013. N 41-FZ "On the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation", issues related to the implementation within the established competence of measures to counter corruption.
2. Recommend the highest officials (heads of higher executive bodies of state power) of the subjects of the Russian Federation and heads of local self-government bodies, guided by the National Strategy for Combating Corruption, approved by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 13, 2010. N 460, and the National Anti-Corruption Plan for 2016 - 2017, approved by this Decree, to ensure the entry before June 1, 2016. to regional anti-corruption programs and anti-corruption programs (anti-corruption plans) of state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as local government bodies in which such plans exist, changes aimed at achieving concrete results in the work to prevent corruption, minimize and / liquidation of the consequences of corruption offenses, as well as control over the implementation of activities provided for by these programs (plans).
3. To the highest officials (heads of the highest executive bodies of state power) of the subjects of the Russian Federation to submit to the staffs of plenipotentiary representatives of the President of the Russian Federation in the federal districts reports:

a) on the results of the implementation of paragraph 10 of this Decree regarding amendments to the regional anti-corruption programs and anti-corruption programs (anti-corruption plans) - by June 15, 2016;

b) on the results of the implementation of paragraph 10 of this Decree in the part related to the implementation of the activities stipulated by the above-mentioned programs (plans), as well as paragraphs 5 and 9 of the National Anti-Corruption Plan for 2016 - 2017 approved by this Decree - by December 1, 2017.

1. The Plenipotentiary Representatives of the President of the Russian Federation in the Federal Districts shall summarize the information contained in the reports provided for in paragraph 11 of this Edict and submit to the Presidium of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation on Combating Corruption summary reports:

a) on the introduction of changes in regional anti-corruption programs and anti-corruption programs (anti-corruption plans) - by July 15, 2016;

b) on the implementation of the activities provided for in the above-mentioned programs (plans), as well as paragraphs 5 and 9 of the National Plan for Combating Corruption for 2016 - 2017, approved by this Decree - until December 20, 2017.

1. To establish that the financial provision of expenditure obligations associated with the implementation of this Decree is carried out within the budgetary allocations provided for by federal state bodies in the federal budget for management and management in the field of established functions.

President of Russian FederationAT. Putin

Sources:

1. The Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of April 1, 2016 No. 147 "On the National Plan for Combating Corruption for 2016 - 2017" download in docx format.

2. The National Anti-Corruption Plan for the next period: 2016-2017,2014-2015, 2012-2013, for 2010-2011., for 2008-2009.

3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Corporate Counter-Action Plan