Risk-based approach as a way to minimize corruption in control and supervisory activities

Abstract

Within the framework of the study, a hypothesis is put forward about the feasibility of implementing a risk management system in the framework of the fight against corruption in state control and supervision bodies, using a risk-based approach methodology in relation to corruption risks arising in control (supervisory) activities. The main purpose of the study is to analyze the systemic measures taken to implement a risk-based approach from the point of view of possible mechanisms for reducing corruption in this area. The article analyzes the introduction of a risk-based approach as a mechanism for combating corruption by increasing the transparency of activities, identifying corruption risks and identifying ways to combat them, including through the study of international best practices. The article presents a brief classification of international approaches to the use of a risk-based approach in the fight against corruption. The hypothesis of the article is the idea of the absence of a risk-based approach in the fight against corruption in departments in favor of continuous control, the effectiveness of which is not high. The author proposes to develop an approach to the definition, analysis, ranking of corruption risks by the degree of potential danger, making management decisions based on the developed risk system and implement this approach in control (supervisory) bodies. The conducted research allowed the author to formulate possible directions for the next stage of improving the risk-based approach, including the fight against corruption.