WILLEMSTAD - On 26 May 2021, the Council of Ministers decided to present the draft National Ordinance on safeguarding the integrity of ministers to the Advisory Council. The draft aims to revise the legal rules for the screening of candidate ministers and for safeguarding the integrity of the administration during a government term.
The draft was drawn up based on the Final Report of the Evaluation Committee National Ordinance on the Integrity of (Candidate) Ministers of 7 October 2020 and the report of Transparency International of 2013. The draft was also based on the guidelines provided by the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC). The draft largely follows the current regulation, whereby adjustments and additions have been made based on the Evaluation Report, the report of Transparency International and the UN Convention.
The Advisory Council will now consider the draft. The Advisory Council generally uses a period of three months to issue advice. If far-reaching changes are necessary, the amended draft will again be submitted to the Advisory Council before the draft is presented to Parliament by the (incoming) government.