Anti-corruption legal education: Conflict of interests in the civil service and the procedure for its settlement (part 8)
Typical situation:
Conflict of interest related to the ownership of securities, bank deposits.
Description of the situation:
A civil servant participates in the implementation of certain functions of state administration in relation to banks and credit organizations, in which the civil servant himself, his relatives or other persons with whom the personal interest of the civil servant is connected, have deposits or mutual obligations related to the provision of financial services (credit obligations , provision of brokerage services for participation in organized trading on the securities market, etc.).
Prevention and control measures:
The civil servant should notify the personal interest of the employer's representative and immediate supervisor in writing.
It is recommended that the representative of the employer, prior to the adoption of measures by the civil servant to resolve the conflict of interest, remove the civil servant from the performance of official (official) duties in relation to banks and credit organizations, in which the civil servant himself, his relatives or other persons with whom the personal interest of the civil servant is connected deposits or mutual obligations related to the provision of financial services (credit obligations, the provision of brokerage services for participation in organized trading on the securities market, etc.).