“Bangkok Implements No Gift Policy to Combat Corruption | Updates on Anti-Corruption Monitoring Center Meeting”

Bangkok plans to change its image ‘Do not accept gifts-gifts’ in all forms. Wait for Chatchart to sign an announcement of intentions under the No Gift Policy.

At 9:30 a.m. on April 25, at the War Room of the SAT, Bangkok, the Kor Kor Office, 5th floor, Bangkok City Hall, Sao Chingcha, Mr. Chalermphon Chotnuchit, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Bangkok Chaired the meeting of the Bangkok Anti-Corruption Monitoring Center (BMA) No. 3/2023 with Bangkok executives Executives of the Office of the Bangkok Civil Service Commission (Kor.Kor.Kor.), Office of Education Office of Strategy and Evaluation, Office of Finance, Office of the Bangkok Budget, representatives from 6 district groups and related persons attended the meeting.

The meeting discussed the creation of a No Gift Policy culture in which the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration would declare its intention according to the No Gift Policy of all kinds from performing duties. Using the policy framework of Mr. Chatchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok

The content of the policy consists of objectives, scope of application, definition, measures for violating the policy. monitoring measures Channels for complaints, whistleblowing, protection measures for complainants/whistleblowers Confidentiality Specify the date, month, year of the announcement and publish the English translation along with the Thai version. Currently, the said announcement is in the process of being presented to the Governor of Bangkok for signing.

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In addition, the meeting also discussed the determination of criteria for evaluating Bangkok’s corruption-free model agency. According to the Corruption Free Model Agency Project To promote and encourage agencies under the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to drive the administration with transparency. corruption free Motivate, praise and reward corruption-free model agencies to serve as role models for other agencies in Bangkok. as well as creating a good image for Bangkok to be accepted by the people

For the statistics of complaints received by the Bangkok Anti-Corruption Monitoring Center in March 2023, there were 52 complaints received, divided into 2 civil works, 12 missions, 1 revenue, 3 environmental, and 34 other works, of which 14 cases have been completed, 22 cases have been forwarded to the working group, 15 have been forwarded to the working group, 1 information is being reviewed

As for April 2023 (from April 1-21, 2023), there were 16 complaints received, divided into 3 civil works, 2 missions, 2 revenues, 1 environment, and other lines. 8 cases, of which 10 cases were forwarded to the working group, 3 cases were forwarded to the working group, and 3 cases are currently being investigated.

For the progress of evaluating integrity and transparency in the operation of government agencies (ITA) of Bangkok, district offices and private sector agencies that are contract partners with government agencies for the fiscal year 2023, Bangkok has 3,528 internal stakeholder (IIT) survey responses, representing 51 percent; external stakeholder perception survey (EIT), 305 respondents, representing 29 percent. The public (OI) accounted for 60 percent (data as of April 20, 2023). District offices have collected all responses to the internal stakeholders’ perception (IT) questionnaire for 43 district offices. was 86 percent and the district offices that had not completed 7 district offices accounted for 14 percent.

Outer Stakeholder Perceptions (EIT) responses Completed 39 district offices, representing 78% 11 district offices, representing 22% incomplete. The district is in the process of bringing public disclosure of information through the Bangkokita system (information as of April 20, 2023).