Tsarevych O. Corruption risks in the provision of public services

The first section examines theoretical and legal approaches to understanding corruption risks in the provision of public services; considers the principles of corruption risks in the provision of public services; analyzes and summarizes existing approaches to classifying corruption risks in the provision of public services. The second section outlines effective administrative and legal forms of civil society participation in measures to prevent corruption risks in the provision of public services. Control in the provision of public services in order to prevent corruption risks is characterized. The third section summarizes foreign experience and identifies promising areas for its implementation in the domestic paradigm of countering corruption risks in the provision of public services. Proposals are substantiated to improve the legislation regulating the prevention of corruption risks in the provision of public services and the practice of its implementation. Conclusions. A theoretical generalization and a new solution to the scientific problem are presented, which is manifested in determining the essence and features of corruption risks in the provision of public services. With the formation of theoretical conclusions and practical proposals on this basis, the main of which are the following: Theoretical and legal approaches to understanding corruption risks in the provision of public services have been studied. The main causes of corruption risks in the provision of public services have been identified: a) combining in one executive body the functions of policy-making and rule-making with the functions of current administration (including the provision of various types of public services); b) combining in the competence of one body the powers of providing public services and control and supervisory functions etc. The essence of the principles of preventing corruption risks in the provision of public services has been highlighted. The principles are based on the fact that the procedure for preventing corruption risks in the provision of public services is regulated by the relevant authorities on the basis of scientifically substantiated actions to implement administrative and government functions, the choice of methods and technologies for providing these services. The principle of providing public services by an administrative entity as the main means of preventing corruption risks involves the integration, mutual coordination and general direction of activities of various individual-type bodies (departments) to achieve the common goal of ensuring the implementation of the legitimate rights and interests of individuals and legal entities. Existing approaches to the classification of corruption risks in the field of public services have been analyzed and generalized, as a result of which the criteria for classifying corruption prevention in the provision of public services have been identified. Effective administrative and legal forms of civil society participation in measures to prevent corruption risks in the field of public services have been outlined, namely: a) conduct, order a public anti-corruption examination of current regulatory legal acts relating to the provision of public services and developed draft regulatory legal acts, submit proposals to the relevant bodies based on the results of the examination; b) participate in parliamentary hearings in the field of public services on issues of corruption prevention and other measures; c) submit proposals for improving the legislative regulation of relations in the field of public services, which arise in the field of corruption prevention to subjects of the right of legislative initiative, etc. Control in the field of public services is characterized in order to prevent corruption risks. Types of control for preventing corruption risks in the provision of public services are highlighted. International standards and foreign experience are summarized, allowing us to draw a conclusion on countering corruption risks in the field of public services. Special anti-corruption bodies for the provision of public services in foreign countries have powers enshrined in law, namely: the use of special search measures and evidence collection; conducting surveillance, interception of information, investigations, access to financial data and information systems; for tracking financial and banking transactions, blocking bank accounts and protecting witnesses, etc. The main areas of improvement for reducing corruption risks in the field of public services are developed and proposed.