Local Council Integrity Scores 6.73 out of 10... "More Serious than Public Institutions"

Anti-Corruption Commission Announces '2020 Local Council and Sports Sector Integrity Results'
Local Council Integrity Scores Lower Than Public Institutions' 8.27 Points
Anti-Corruption Commission Urges Active Anti-Corruption Policies for Improvement

Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission. / Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The integrity level of local councils was found to be significantly lower than that of public institutions. The government stated, "There is a need to actively promote anti-corruption policies to improve this."

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) announced on the 17th the results of integrity assessments for 65 local councils (17 metropolitan, 48 basic) and the sports sector, including local sports councils.

2020 Local Council Comprehensive Integrity and Integrity Scores by Area. (Source: Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission)

The integrity score of local councils was 6.73 out of 10. Although it rose by 0.5 points compared to last year, it was still lower than the 8.27 points scored by public institutions. The ACRC said, "More proactive anti-corruption policies need to be implemented to improve integrity at the local level."

The newly measured integrity level in the sports sector this year was 7.09 points.

The comprehensive integrity score of local councils is calculated by integrating data from surveys on legislative activities and council operations conducted among ▲ local council and local government affiliated agency staff responsible for council affairs ▲ economic and social organizations and experts ▲ local residents, as well as ▲ anti-corruption efforts and ▲ records of corruption incidents.

The legislative activity score of local councils was 6.74 points (an increase of 0.46 points from the previous year), and the council operation score was 6.76 points (an increase of 0.53 points).

By type, metropolitan councils scored 6.9 points (up 0.52 points from the previous year), and basic councils scored 6.68 points (up 0.55 points).

2020 Sports Sector Integrity Level Measurement Results. (Data from the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission)

The integrity level in the sports sector was derived from survey results of ▲ stakeholders with work experience in local sports councils (athletes, coaches, officials of sports organizations and sports clubs) and ▲ affiliated employees. The survey investigated the corruption status and the efficiency of anti-corruption systems in local sports councils and the sports sector overall.

The integrity level of the sports sector, including local sports councils, was 7.09 out of 10, with corruption status (7.54 points) assessed as more severe than the anti-corruption system (6.54 points).

Specifically, the corruption status scored 7.73 points for local sports councils and 6.69 points for the sports sector overall. The anti-corruption system scored 7.16 points for local sports councils and 5.92 points for the sports sector overall.

Im Yoonju, Director of the Anti-Corruption Bureau at the ACRC, said, "Measuring the integrity of small-population local councils and the sports sector, including local sports councils, will encourage interest and efforts toward integrity and serve as an opportunity to eradicate local corruption."

The survey was conducted via phone and online over two months from October to November, targeting a total of 27,164 people, including 25,203 from local councils and 1,961 from the sports sector.

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