Prevention activities are an important part of the CMC’s misconduct function. Misconduct prevention involves helping public sector agencies reduce their risk of corruption by improving their internal controls, accountability and integrity of operation. Misconduct Prevention aims to embed the notion that within the Queensland public sector and police service that maintaining high standards of integrity and conduct is core business The CMC performs this prevention function in a number of ways including: - Analyzing information gathered during and the results of investigations;
- Providing information to, consulting with and making recommendations to agencies;
- Reporting on ways to prevent misconduct;
- Increasing the capacity of agencies to prevent misconduct by providing advice and training
Some of Prevention’s core activities include:
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Best practice advice on preventing misconduct in the public sector
The CMC has produced a wealth of information on several prevention topics including conflicts of interest, fraud and gifts and benefits to name but a few. The Navigation bar to the right outlines prevention resources by topic. Useful resources also include the: - Prevention pointer series giving practical advice on specific aspects of misconduct prevention,
- Building capacity series designed to help public sector agencies build their capacity to deal with specific problems commonly encountered,
- On the right track series, giving practice advice for indigenous councils.
Prevention Advisers are available to give advice on a range of topics, including best practice guidelines for policies and procedures. If there is a specific prevention issue that your agency would like to learn more about, Prevention Advisers can offer in-house training sessions to suit your needs.
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