Gyeonggi-do Conducts 'Special Audit and Duty Inspection' on Accounting and Service of 17 Affiliated Agencies

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province will conduct a special audit on overall operations including accounting and service from the 26th of this month to the 16th of next month targeting all 17 affiliated institutions.

The 17 affiliated institutions include ▲ four direct agencies: Agricultural Technology Center, Talent Development Institute, Fire Academy, and Health and Environment Research Institute ▲ twelve business offices: Central Cooperation Headquarters, Water Resources Headquarters, Women's Vision Center, Metropolitan Environmental Management Office, Seed Management Office, Namhansanseong World Heritage Center, Marine Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Animal Hygiene Testing Institute, Northern Animal Hygiene Testing Institute, Forest Environment Research Institute, Construction Headquarters, and Livestock Promotion Center ▲ and the branch office, Gyeonggi Free Economic Zone Authority.

Gyeonggi Province will actively communicate with employees of the affiliated institutions in advance regarding misconduct to identify necessary countermeasures and discuss discipline establishment plans tailored to the characteristics of each institution. Special guidance and inspection on service violations, including spreading cases of service violations, will also be conducted.

A reporting center will be operated during the audit period to receive reports of misconduct from the affiliated institutions. After verifying the facts, if illegal or improper acts are found, strict measures will be taken according to relevant laws and regulations. Serious corrupt acts such as embezzlement will be subject to a zero-tolerance policy including referral for investigation.

However, matters involving investigation or trial, private rights and privacy concerns, or those audited or under audit by other institutions will be excluded.

This special audit will be conducted jointly by the audit and investigation departments to raise awareness among the audited institutions and prevent duplicate audits, utilizing computerized systems such as the Cheongbaek-e system.

Furthermore, if partial procedural defects occur during the active handling of duties, disadvantages or penalties will not be imposed or will be mitigated according to the "Regulations on Exemption and Warning for Active Administration of Gyeonggi Province Public Officials, etc."

Also, a voluntary reporting reduction system (plea bargain) will be applied to reduce the level of penalties if the individual voluntarily reports.

Choi Eun-soon, the Provincial Auditor, emphasized, "Through this special audit and job inspection targeting affiliated institutions, we will take strict measures against misconduct and service violations to foster a healthy organizational culture and contribute to achieving the performance of the 8th elected provincial government."

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