Australian Public Service Agencies are to find it easier to improve their integrity maturity with the launch of a new tool from the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (ACLEI).
Integrity Commissioner, Jaala Hinchcliffe said the new Commonwealth Integrity Maturity Framework provided accessible information to support entities to design, implement and review the effectiveness of their integrity frameworks so they could be tailored to their risk profiles, size and contexts.
“My hope is that the Commonwealth Integrity Maturity Framework will assist agencies within my jurisdiction to review and continuously improve their integrity framework,” Commissioner Hinchcliffe said.
“The design of the Framework enables it to be readily used by all Commonwealth entities and so I have decided to publish the Framework widely to support public sector entities to assess and plan to upscale their integrity systems to prepare for the commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the introduction of other integrity reforms across the Commonwealth,” she said.
“ACLEI invites Commonwealth entities to use this tool to assess and plan to improve their integrity maturity in preparation for the commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission in mid-2023.”
Commissioner Hinchcliffe said the Framework outlined eight Integrity Principles that were derived from key Commonwealth integrity laws, policies and procedures, and included a self-assessment guide for Agencies and FAQ.
She said each principle summarised the corresponding governance obligations and controls.
Commissioner Hinchcliffe said the Framework also featured a four-level maturity scale with an overarching maturity index to describe each level of maturity, and maturity indicators for each of the eight Integrity Principles.
The ACLEI’s Commonwealth Integrity Maturity Framework can be accessed at this PS News link.
