Analytical Report based on Internal Analysis of Corruption Risks in Operations of Olympic Cycling Training Center of the of the Committee for Sports and Physical Education under the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the first half of 2018

Astana                                                                                                                    10 June 2018

On the basis of the order of October 19, 2016 of the Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service and Anti-Corruption Affairs "On approval of the Model Rules for an internal analysis of corruption risks", the operations of the Republican State Budget-Supported Enterprise “Olympic Cycling Training Center” of the Committee for Sports and Physical Education under the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter referred to as the Enterprise) for the first half of 2018 were subjected to an internal analysis of corruption risks.

The Work Group in charge of internal analysis of corruption risks has studied codes, laws, statutory acts, legal acts that help the enterprise to carry out its activities.

The analysis has not revealed discretionary authorities and norms that can be reasons for corruption offenses.

The following areas in the organizational and management activities of the Enterprise had been analyzed for anti-corruption for the first half of 2018:

1) Human Resource Management; the staff size for the first half of 2018 was only 237 units, where overhead staff (OS) - 30, operating staff - 207. The staff turnover was 36 units (termination of the employment contract initiated by the employee). 40 units were hired. Disciplinary penalties for the 1st half of 2018 - 8. The Accounts Committee for Control over Execution of the Republican Budget based on its state audit had revealed violations that are enough to institute administrative action against 2 (two) employees of the Enterprise.

2) No facts of conflicts of interest revealed.

3) The employment file of all employees of the Enterprise has certificates of clean criminal record obtained from the Information Service base of Committee for Legal Statistics and Special Accounts at the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

4) No facts of affiliation revealed during the public procurement procedure and holding posts  directly subordinate to the post held by close relatives (parents (parent), children, adoptive parents, adopted children, full-blood and half-blood sibships, grandparents, grandmothers, grandchildren) or spouse.

5) The Enterprise carries out a public procurement under the provisions of the  Public Procurement Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 4, 2015, Order of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 11, 2015 No. 648 “On approval of the Public Procurement Rules”. The Public Procurement of goods, works, services is made through the public procurement web portal electronically, and it allows to work without any contact with the supplier. Only electronic treaty making has allowed on the web portal complete and reliable information on the purchased goods, works, services and allowed the determination of their average purchase prices. Corruption risks have been reduced thanks to the introduction of electronic contracts and a number of other public procurement transparency and facilitation standards.

6) No negative materials during mass media monitoring revealed.

7) No appeals from individuals and legal entities on the corruption in the Enterprise revealed.

8) No acts of prosecutorial oversight revealed.

The Anti-Corruption Action Plan of the Enterprise for 2017-2018 had been approved as per the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 26, 2014 No. 986 “On the Anti-Corruption Strategy of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2015–2025”. The plan includes the following actions: organizing legal universal education to clarify anti-corruption statutory regulations, functional activity laws, monitoring the reaction to negative materials in the media on the Enterprise’s faults, timely posting on the website activities of the Enterprise, updating anti-corruption headings.

In view of the foregoing, the Work Group has made a conclusion on absence of corruption in the Enterprise.