Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signs a decree on measures to improve public administration system

The Decree has been posted on the website of Akorda.

“In accordance with subparagraph No.5 of Article 44 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Article 17-1 of the Constitutional Law “On the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan” in order to further improve the civil service system and combat corruption, I decree:

1. To rename the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption into the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs.

To establish the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs as an authorized state body in the sphere of civil service and control over the observance of the quality of public services.

2. To transform the National Bureau of Anti-Corruption of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption into the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan as a state body directly subordinate and accountable to the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

To establish that the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Combating Corruption is a law enforcement body engaged in the detection, suppression, disclosure and investigation of corruption criminal offenses.

3. To introduce the following change and addition into the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated March 11, 2008, No. 552 “On Approval of the Regulations on the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan”:

In the List of State Bodies directly subordinate and accountable to the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan, approved by the aforementioned Decree:

The line “Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption” shall be stated as follows:

"Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs";

Add with the line of the following content:

"The Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Combating Corruption."

4. The Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with the Office of the Security Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan, within a month must:

1) submit for consideration by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, together with the chairmen of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Civil Service Affairs and the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Combating Corruption:

draft agency regulations;

proposals on the redeployment of the staff of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption;

2) take other measures to implement this Decree.

5. This Decree is enacted from the day it is signed,” the text states.

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