2. Main Features of an Ethics Framework for the Public Sector

3. A Common Understanding about Integrity in the Public sector

4. with Guiding Principles for Ethics and Integrity
A Code of Conduct
with Guiding Principles for Ethics and Integrity
provides an important Tool in fostering an appropriate Culture within Public Administrations

5. The Problem with Intuition

6. Codes of Conduct focus on Prevention as distinct from
Regulations, Procedural laws,
which focus mainly on Repression

7. have already committed themselves
Most Member States
have already committed themselves
as Member of the UN, OECD an Council of Europe
to take action against Corruption
and Unethical Behaviour of Civil Servants

8. The EUPAN Framework Document on Ethics and Integrity
Identifies common Values and Standards which EU-Member States consider important for the proper functioning of European Public Services

9. Impartiality, Reliability, Transparency, Duty of Care, etc.;
Conflicts of interest, Handling information, Contracting, Use of public resources, Freedom of speech, etc.;
Implementing, Promoting and Integrating integrity in: Recruitment, Training, Mobility, Communication, Leadership

10. The EUPAN Framework Document on Ethics and Integrity is
NOT
A Code of Conduct
binding or obligatory in any sense

11. The EUPAN Framework Document on Ethics and Integrity may
Help
Serve
Facilitate

12. The EUPAN Framework Document on Ethics and Integrity may
Help
to create Awareness
Serve
Facilitate

13. The EUPAN Framework Document on Ethics and Integrity may
Help
to create Awareness
Serve
as Guideline
Facilitate

14. The EUPAN Framework Document on Ethics and Integrity may
Help
to create Awareness
Serve
as Guideline
Facilitate
Further Discussions on Ethics

15. Further Discussions on Ethics and Integrity in the Public Service
Underline the value that Governments assign to this subject
They must recur time and again
Also on the EU level

16. Main Features of an Ethics Framework for the Public Sector

18. Statement
Integrity is an important issue in the public sector. Although lower tiers of government have their own responsibilities, also on the issue of ethics and integrity, it is the task of a central government to promote that decentral / lower tiers of government develop a policy on integrity.

19. Statement 2
Civil servants who are confronted with a serious breach of integrity in their organisation are under obligation to bring this to the attention of the management or to a Confidential Integrity Counsellor.
Managers within the organisations of public administration are to protect the identity of staff members who report breaches of integrity ( whistleblowers) within the organisation and are to ensure that this reporting is not detrimental to their positions or careers.