SEVERAL initiatives have been implemented to ensure the Sarawak civil service continues to practise accountability, transparency and governance.
Deputy Minister in the Premier’s Department (Integrity and Ombudsman) Datuk Dr Juanda Jaya said the initiatives include the establishment of the establishment of Sarawak Ombudsman Committee (JONS), development and scale monitoring for Organisational Anti-Corruption Plan (OACP), Corruption Risk Management Plan (CRM) and development of Integrity Strategic Plan.
On the OACP, he said in order to develop it, each organisation should first understand the risks and evaluate the terms of the tendency of the governance issues, integrity and corruption.
“The next level is coming up with an action plan by identifying the initiatives to combat the risks and decide the period of establishment,” he said.
He was responding to Datuk Ibrahim Baki (GPS-Satok) during Q&A session on the fifth day of the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting today.
Juanda noted that it is every department or agency’s responsibility to implement all the initiatives decided by the OACP.
On the Sarawak Ombudsman Bill 2023, Juanda explained that the bill will be implemented once it receives the Head of State’s assent, after which the date of the implementation will be decided by the state government.
“In terms of the Sarawak Ombudsman structure, it will consist of a chief ombudsman, deputy chief ombudsman and another three to five members appointed by the Head of State for a three-year term,” he added.
