Uzbekistan Develops Procedure for Testing Civil Servants' Resistance to Corruption
Public sector employees are proposed to be tested every three years. If the assessment is low, the presidential decree provides for mandatory transfer to a position with a low corruption risk.
In Uzbekistan, a draft regulation on assessing the resistance of public sector employees to corruption has been prepared. According to the schedule of the regulatory acts projects portal, November 9 is the last day for public discussion of the document.
The verification procedure is proposed to be extended to heads and employees of government agencies, khokimiyats (local administrations), state institutions, state-targeted funds, and enterprises with state participation. In addition to scheduled testing every three years, the draft provides for checks during hiring and appointment to positions with medium or high corruption risk.
Testing is proposed to be conducted on the AssessPro platform at the Leadership Assessment Center and regional divisions of the agency. Participants will be able to choose Uzbek, Karakalpak, or Russian. In September, the Anti-Corruption Agency reported that experts had already developed questions to assess anti-corruption resilience.
Based on the test results, participants are proposed to be distributed into four categories. A high score allows recommending an employee for a position with any risk level, an average score for low or medium risk. If the score is below average, working in a medium-risk position will require enhanced supervision.
For employees with a low score, the consequence is stipulated in Presidential Decree No. UP-243. They are subject to mandatory transfer to another position with a low corruption risk.
