THE GROUNDS AND PROCEDURE OF THE INTEGRITY TEST OF EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION BUREAU OF UKRAINE
Abstract
Purpose – to determine the legal and factual grounds for the integrity test of employees of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, to formulate the stages of this procedure. Methods. This research was done by using general and special methods of scientific cognition. With the help of abstraction methods, analysis and synthesis the author managed to identify the grounds and stages of implementation of this phenomenon by rejecting the insignificant peculiarities of the integrity test. Dialectical and logical methods allowed clarifying the essence of factual and legal grounds for the integrity test, to specify the list of concepts. Using forecasting and modeling, the author has proposed a specific model of legal regulation of the grounds and procedure for the integrity test of employees of the National Anti- Corruption Bureau of Ukraine. Results. Legal (regulatory) and factual (material) grounds for the integrity test of employees of the National Bureau are examined in this article. It is identified that the legal (regulatory) ground is, in fact, the legislative permission for the integrity test. The definition of the factual (material) ground for the test was suggested to be a certain legal fact that causes the necessity for an integrity test by the Department of Internal Control of the National Bureau. The testing procedure of employees of the National Bureau has been defined. Conclusions. The scientific research showed that now there are no proper legal grounds for conducting the integrity test of employees of the National Bureau, as the legal grounds for conducting the integrity test in the National Bureau are stated in the internal document. At the same time, the author has improved the factual grounds for conducting the integrity test. It was suggested to establish a procedure of the integrity test, which will consist of 10 stages in a separate section of the Law of Ukraine “On the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine”.
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