{"id":24564,"date":"2024-12-05T12:36:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24564"},"modified":"2024-12-05T12:36:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T12:36:17","slug":"integrity-commission-act-under-review-to-strengthen-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/integrity-commission-act-under-review-to-strengthen-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrity Commission Act Under Review to Strengthen Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Josiah Williams | November 5, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public officials in Guyana will soon face improved measures for asset declaration as the Integrity Commission Act undergoes significant amendments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement was made by Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, during an anti-corruption workshop hosted by her Ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Integrity Commission Act, originally enacted in 1997, governs the receipt and verification of financial declarations from public officials, the investigation of corruption complaints, and the prosecution of misconduct. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Updates to the legislation aim to streamline reporting processes and enhance compliance mechanisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Teixeira disclosed that the Attorney General\u2019s Chambers is currently examining the Act to address inefficiencies, such as the current June-to-June reporting period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proposed amendments will align the declaration process with the fiscal year to simplify compliance and reduce excuses for late submissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another key improvement is the introduction of electronic submissions for asset declarations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Teixeira stated that provisions will be enshrined in the law to ensure secure and efficient digital filing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The electronic system is expected to enhance accountability and ease of use for public officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the Integrity Commission may gain the authority to publish the names of officials who fail to declare their assets, serving as a deterrent to non-compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister also noted that the Companies Act is under review to address concerns raised during consultations with the private sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both legislative updates are part of broader efforts to modernize Guyana\u2019s legal framework and promote transparency in governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed amendments to the Integrity Commission Act are expected to be presented in Parliament before the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Josiah Williams | November 5, 2024 Public officials in Guyana will soon face improved measures for asset declaration as the Integrity Commission Act undergoes significant amendments. The announcement was&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24565,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24564\/revisions\/24565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}