Misconduct Resistance Framework - Corruption and Crime ...

THE RIGHT POLICIES
Your policy platform provides a solid foundation for establishing your agency’s
treatment environment and communicates your commitment, values and business
practices for misconduct resistance.
FOCuS QuESTIONS
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Did your agency consult with staff and key stakeholders (e.g. internal corporate governance, risk
management committees, customer groups) during the policy development stage?
Does policy clearly communicate your agency’s misconduct resistance approach (e.g. your
agency’s values, misconduct resistance objectives and no tolerance position)?
Does policy address all the misconduct risks that are specific to your agency?
Is policy based on an integrated risk management approach and implemented with the support of
appropriate guidelines and procedures?
Has your agency identified and linked all policies that relate to misconduct risk, ensuring they
reflect consistent principles and objectives, and eliminated any duplicate or redundant policies?
Is there a routine review and policy amendment process to reflect changes in your agency’s
operating environment?
Does your agency monitor and assess the implementation and effectiveness of policy
(e.g. levels of compliance, whether set objectives are achieved, work practice standards)?
Does your agency monitor policy breaches and assess their impact on business outcomes
(e.g. standards of service delivery, customer satisfaction)?
Is policy easily accessible to staff?
SignS of SuccESS
Your agency has documented policy that clearly states its objectives and your agency’s approach
to misconduct and building misconduct resistance.
All integrity and misconduct related policies, guidelines and supporting procedures reflect the
same underlying approach and position on misconduct, without contradicting each other.
Policy is continuously reviewed and updated to reflect changing conditions, and is a point of
reference for staff in effectively dealing with misconduct issues.
Your agency closely monitors policy implementation, assesses whether the work practice
standards it sets have been met, and measures its effectiveness against stated objectives and its
impact on business outcomes.