Audit Flanders carried out an analysis of the integrity system at eight local authorities in Flanders, including Jabbeke and Kuurne. All audits show that there are a basis and instruments present at the local authorities to get started with integrity, but that additional actions are necessary to ensure that both employees and mandataries act in an effective way and comply with the integrity principles in the practice.
“That is why I propose, for example, to infringe the deontological code (Mandatory since 2007, ed.) as part of discipline and that mandataries report their side activities to the deontological committee, “says Crevits in the Flemish Parliament. It is the authority of the Flemish Government to suspend certain mandataries by apparently miserable or gross negligence. Minister Crevits wants Expand that authority now, so that infringements of the deontological code can also give rise to disciplinary measures.