The head of the body (entity) will determine an authorized structural unit (person) for the purpose of managing corruption risks in Azerbaijan, APA reports.
This was reflected in the amendment to the law "On Combating Corruption" approved by President Ilham Aliyev.
According to the draft law, specialists in areas requiring special knowledge may be involved in the corruption risk management process.
The body (entity) shall conduct an identification, analysis and assessment of corruption risks covering the previous year from January 15 to April 15 of each year. Based on the results of summarizing the received applications on corruption-related offenses, in the structural unit or subordinate entity, which has received more complaints about its activities, the identification, analysis and assessment of risks may be conducted in other periods by decision of the head of the body (entity).
Corruption risks, targets set in accordance with those Risks, as well as the results of the Risk assessment and the measures set for the current year in this regard, as well as information on the work done on the measures set for the previous year, must be submitted to the Commission by June 1 of each year.
Corruption risks, targets set in accordance with those Risks, as well as the results of the Risk assessment and information on the work done are periodically disclosed to the public.
Based on the analysis of the information submitted to it, the Commission may provide recommendations to the relevant body (entity) on the management of corruption risks, as well as proposals for improving the legislation on combating corruption.