The fight against corruption,the French example

Central Service for the Prevention of Corruption (SCPC)

International Anti-Corruption Conference“Preventing. Fighting. Acting”

16 November 2015Kyiv

I. Specialized services in charge of preventing corruption

=> Integration in State structures of anti-corruption imperatives

from independent authorities to specialized services

=> Bodies dealing with breaches of probity issues

● National Commission of campaign accounts and political financing

● National financial prosecutor

● High Authority for transparency of public life

II. The Central Service for the Prevention of Corruption (SCPC)

=> Nature of the SCPC

• Attached to the Ministry of Justice

● Interministerial structure

● Autonomous

● Headed by a magistrate of the judiciary

● Staffed with magistrates and public officials

● No means of investigation

1. Centralising and analysing informationpublication of annual reports

2. Responding to requestsfrom State officials and elected ones; administrative authorities; prefects; presidents from administrative authorities; etc.

3. Providing technical audit servicesto judiciary authorities (on demand only)

4. Ensuring the protection of whistleblowersCode of Criminal Procedure

5. Proposing new measures to be adoptedannual reports; thematic working groups

6. Cooperation programmes private sector & public sector

=> Internal missions of the SCPC

Cooperation with the public sector: anti-corruption trainings and education

1/ Target groups

● “grandes écoles”, universities, professional learning institutions ● ministries and national/local authorities, senior officials● public companies

2/ Delivery methods

● lectures● specialists' modules● case studies

3/ Learning content

● updated legal environment (national & international)● public procurement● thematic issues

=> International missions of the SCPC

1. Multilateral level

● UNODC● OECD● G20● IAACA

2. European level

● Council of Europe● Eurojust● EPAC/EACN

3. Bilateral level

● Cooperation with States (on demand) (see French declaration to the UNOSG)● Cooperation within the EU (twinnings)● Actions conducted with, or at the benefit of, other States (MoU)

III. Major issues & challenges

=> Beneficial ownership transparency

=> Crowdfunding; Bitcoins

=> Private sector integrity

=> Public procurement

=> Whistleblower protection

=> Open Data