FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2022 | INTEGRITY COMMISSION 2022 FEATURE 9 The functions of the Director of Information and Complaints are set out in Section 32(1), which states, inter alia, to: Receive, keep on record and examine all statutory declarations filed with the Commission; Make such enquiries as he considers necessary in order to certify or determine the accuracy of a statutory declaration; Receive and keep proper records of any complaint or information or notification in relation to any or all of the following matters: i) any allegation which involves or may involve an act of corruption; ii) any allegation regarding impropriety or irregularity with respect to the award, implementation or termination of a government contract or the grant, issue, suspension or revocation of a prescribed licence; iii) any allegation in respect of non-compliance with any of the provisions of this Act. INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS DIVISION 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% December 31, 2018 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021 54% 37% 58% 72% Compliance Rate Statutory Declaration Compliance Rate as at March 31 2019, March 31 2020, March 31 2021 and March 31 2022 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% December 31, 2018 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2020 December 31, 2021 63% 58% 54% Compliance Rate as at March 31, 2022 Compliance Rate as at March 31, 2021 Compliance Rate as at March 31, 2020 Statutory Declaration Compliance Rate for the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 as at March 31, 2022 76% 72% 58% 37% 55% 63% STATUTORY DECLARATION COMPLIANCE Summary of Initiatives • Achieved one hundred percent (100%) compliance with respect to the receipt of Declarants’ List from Public Bodies for the years 2020 and 2021. • Implemented a Zero tolerance Policy for Failure to File a Statutory Declaration and have been methodically assessing Declarants compliance by Public Body; issuing four thousand four hundred and thirty-five (4,435) Statutory Notices and referring eighty-eight (88) noncompliant Declarants for discharge of liability and prosecution. The initiative has yielded increases in compliance rates for 2018, 2019 and 2020 statutory declaration periods. • Completed the necessary software development, testing and procurement to launch the Electronic Declaration System (eDS) to facilitate the electronic submission of Statutory Declarations. The Commission awaits the approval of the required Legislative Framework. • Implemented a Project to data enter Statutory Declarations received from Declarants from 2003 to present. ENQUIRY AND EXAMINATION OF STATUTORY DECLARATIONS Summary of Initiatives • Commenced the Commission’s Enquiry and Examination process for Public Officials’ statutory declarations. • Implemented a Risk Based Framework for selecting Declarant Groups for priority Enquiry and Examination. • Conducted extensive research on Asset Concealment schemes and engaged third party partners utilizing local and international conduits. The Division currently conducts upwards to forty (40) Third Party searches. • Procured a Data Analysis Software and developed Algorithms to interrogate and correlate databases to select high risk Declarants and identify red-flags with more precision.
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