ADMINISTRATIVE FORMS AND METHODS OF PREVENTING AND COUNTERING CORRUPTION IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Abstract

The article states that the forms of administrative activity, as well as the forms of managerial activity, find their embodiment in the activity of subjects endowed with state-authority, who act as mandatory participants in administrative-legal relations, within which administrative activity is implemented.

It is noted that when defining specific administrative forms, it is advisable to rely on the specifics of the activity of specific entities for the prevention and counteraction of corruption, among which we include the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine, the State Bureau of Investigation, local and appellate courts, the Supreme Court of Ukraine, the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine.

An author's approach to the classification of methods of combating corruption in the public service has been formed, in particular, according to the nature of the influence, we divide the methods into preventive measures, as well as repressive measures; according to the criterion of coverage - to those that operate at the individual level, as well as to those that concern the entire public service system; by time - short-term and long-term measures; by orientation - internal, as well as external; depending on the place and role in international activities - participation in international anti-corruption initiatives, adoption of international anti-corruption standards, cooperation with other countries in the field of prevention and anti-corruption; on an organizational basis - creation of independent anti-corruption bodies or services, development of ethical codes for public officials, anti-corruption exercises and trainings, creation of mechanisms for reporting and verification of financial declarations, establishment of effective monitoring tools for compliance with ethical standards.

Prospective directions for improving administrative forms and methods of countering corruption in the public service are highlighted, which include the optimization of the staff of the central apparatuses of state authorities, the implementation of digitized, transparent with maximum fixation at all stages of the competitive selection for the positions of public servants, the introduction of electronic government and electronic services.