THE GLEANER, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2024 | www.jamaica-gleaner.com | IC FEATURE C10 The Division, presented at four international conferences and prepared policy documents/ papers/reports including, but not limited to, information relating to Jamaica’s response to the Follow-Up Mechanism for the Implementation of the Inter-American Convention against Corruption-MESICIC Country Report and the OAS-MESICIC OnSite Visit to Jamaica. Development of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy Subsequent to the formal launch of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NAS) in April 2023, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office [FCDO] contracted Public Administration International (PAI), a Londonbased international development consultancy, to develop the NAS in collaboration with the Integrity Commission. The engagement of PAI commenced in November 2023 and a series of extensive consultations began during the period under review. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND PREPARATION OF POLICY DOCUMENTS Presentation at Conferences/other 4 Policy Papers/ Reports Receive, keep on record and examine all statutory declarations filed with the Commission; e r e R reco de 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: any allegation which involves or may involve an act of corruption; 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; any allegation in respect of non-compliance with any of the provisions of this Act. i) ii) iii) The functions of the Director of Information and Complaints are set out in Section 32(1), which states, inter alia, to: Mak as h nece INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS DIVISION Statutory Declarations (SDs) - Examination 70% Declaration Year Compliance Rate 37% 58% 72% 71% 70% Percentage 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% COMPLIANCE RATE OF STATUTORY DECLARATIONS RECEIVED AS AT MARCH 31ST MATRIX OF STATUTORY DECLARATIONS OUTCOMES: 2018/2019 TO 2023/2024 CURRENT REPORTING PERIOD AS AT MARCH 31ST, 2024 CURRENT REPORTING PERIOD AS AT MARCH 31ST, 2024 1,268 Statutory Declarations Examined 693 Examination Work-InProgress 988 Statutory Declarations Certified 7 Public Officials (30 SDs) referred for Investigation Parliamentarians 549 374 231 13 67 Councillors 1,149 72 45 3 38 Senior Public Officials 1,050 109 79 8 26 Other Public Officials 162,744 1,769 1,426 35 562 Total 165,492 2,324 1,781 59 (293 SDs) 693 Category Number of Statutory Declarations Received Number of Statutory Declarations Examined Number of Statutory Declarations Certified Number of Public Officials Referred for Investigation Examination Work-InProgress Statutory Declarations - Compliance 7
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