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Request For Proposals Are Invited For Closed EarlyConduct A Comprehensive Assessment Of Effectiveness Of Jlos Anti Corruption Mechanisms And Conducting A Corruption Vulnerability Risk Mapping Of Jlos InstitutionsDeadline 16 May 19Posted 16 May 19Overview Background The United Nations Development Programme Undp Together With The Justice Law And Order Sector Jlos Seek To Contract A Consultancy Firm To Conduct A Structured Comprehensive Assessment Of Ongoing Anti Corruption Interventions Within The Jlos Institutions In Terms Of Prevention Detection And Response Jlos Is Comprised Of 18 Government Institutions That Are Responsible For The Delivery Of Justice Services Criminal And Civil And Maintaining Law And Order These Also Include Key Civil Registries Law Training And Regulatory Bodies Www Jlos Go Ug The Consultancy Seeks To Provide Anti Corruption Capacity Assessment And Corruption Risk Mapping That Will Inform The Ongoing Development Of New Anti Corruption Mechanisms In Line With The Jlos Sector Development Plan Sdp Iv The National Anti Corruption Strategy The National Development Plan Ii And Sustainable Development Goal 16 This Is A Dual Purposed Undertaking Focused On Assessing The Effectiveness Of Existing Jlos Anti Corruption Systems And Mechanisms On One Hand And Mapping Corruption Risk Centres On The Other Hand This Will Be Crowned With A Concrete Proposition Of Reforms And Improvements Therefore The Assessment Provides An Analytical Stock Taking Of Current Frameworks And Testing Of Their Viability Amidst The Contemporary Corruption Challenges Faced By Jlos Institutions This Assessment Takes Both A Retrospective And Current Angle Of Analysis To Complete The Study A Forward Looking Risk Mapping Shall Be Conducted To Guide Anti Corruption Efforts To Focus On The Most At Risk Functions And Mechanisms In Order To Realize Positive Impact This Consultancy Will Involve An Analysis Of The Jlos Anti Corruption Institutionally Embedded Mechanisms And Their Effectiveness Jlos Services Such As Adjudication Of Cases Protection Of Human Rights Registration Of Births And Deaths Enforcement Of Law And Order Among Others Are In Many Ways Compromised By The Prevalence Of Perceived And Actual Corrupt Practices Indeed Some Of The Jlos Institutions Have Continued To Suffer A High Perception Of Corruption Despite The Various Anti Corruption Initiatives Implemented Jlos Institutions Are Frequently Cited By Both Local And International Surveys Among The Public Bodies Prone To Corrupt Practices The Proportion Of Citizens Who See Most All Police Officers As Corrupt Increased From 63 In 2012 To 71 By 2017 While That Of Judges And Magistrates Increased From 29 In 2012 To 43 By 2017 Afro Barometer 2018 In Addition The 2015 National Service Delivery Survey Nsds Indicates That 75 Percent Of Respondents Ranked Police As The Most Corrupt Government Institution Followed By Local Governments 50 And Government Health Facilities 38 And The Judiciary At 19 Uganda Bureau Of Statistics 2016 Partly As A Consequence Jlos Institutions Remain Perceived As The Most Corrupt Public Institutions In Uganda Historically The Jlos Strategic Investment Plan Sip Iii 2012 13 2016 17 Highlighted The Fight Against Corruption As One Of The Key Interventions The Strategy Sought Among Others To Mainstream The National Zero Tolerance To Corruption Policy In The Delivery Of Jlos Services Across All Member Institutions The Primary Tool Of Implementation Was The 2012 Jlos Anti Corruption Strategy Jacs That Is Aligned To The National Anti Corruption Strategy The Strategy Aims At Reducing Corruption In The Sector Institutions As Well As Building And Strengthening The Quality Of Accountability In The Country As A Whole The Current Jlos Sdp Iv 2017 2020 Calls For The Rollout Of The Implementation Of The Jacs As Part Of The Process To Enhance The Efficiency And Effectiveness Of Jlos Institutions To Fight Corruption One Of The Major Undertakings Of The Jacs Was The Requirement For Jlos Institutions To Develop Institutional Anti Corruption Plans Of Action That Resonate With Their Unique Contexts Through Which Corruption May Manifest However The 2017 2018 Jlos Annual Report Indicated That Only A Few Jlos Institutions Have Made Attempts To Operationalize The Strategy Most Institutions Have Partially Developed Customized Institutional Anti Corruption Action Plans And Operational Frameworks Other Jlos Institutions Have Gone Ahead To Implement The Jacs But Without Having In Place An Institutional Framework That Domesticates The Jacs As A Result The Reporting Across Board Remains Inadequate And The Reforms Have Not Been Consistently Documented Amidst These Challenges And Interventions Jlos Observes That Corruption Has A Direct Negative Impact On The Observance Of Human Rights Rule Of Law And Ensuring That The Delivery Of Justice Services Meets The Human Rights Normative Standards Indeed Under The National Planning Authorities Npa Human Rights Based Approach Planning Tool For Sectors And Local Governments 2016 Corruption Is Ear Marked As One Of JlosS Key Constraints That Must Be Dealt With P 52 The Hrba Tool Enjoins Jlos To Adopt And Implement Anti Corruption Measures With A View Of Enhancing The Quality Of Public Service Delivery At The International Level Effective Anti Corruption Efforts Are Central To Achieving Sustainable Development This Is Specifically Anchored In The Global Agenda 2030 Under Sdg 16 That States That Promote Peaceful And Inclusive Societies For Sustainable Development Provide Access To Justice For All And Build Effective Accountable And Inclusive Institutions At All Levels The Undp In Partnership With Jlos Is Supporting This Activity Through The Rule Of Law And Constitutional Democracy Rlcd Programme Under Output Target Four Which Seeks To Inter Alia Achieve Strengthened Institutional Capacities To Be More Efficient Effective And Sustainable In Governance And Public Service Delivery The Specific Activity Result Contributes To Access To Justice And Human Rights Promotion And Protection Enhanced Further This Contributes To The National Performance On Sdg 16 Indicators 16 5 16 6 That Call For Substantial Reduction In Bribery And Ensuring Effective Accountable And Transparent Institutions At All Levels The Undp Is Supporting This Study Through The Rlcd Programme To Inform Reforms Aimed At Improving Good Governance And Public Service Delivery Within The Context Of The Jlos Sector Development Plan Iv And The Jlos Anti Corruption Strategy In Addition The Study Findings Will Contribute To The Broader Government Of Uganda Anti Corruption Efforts And Initiatives Of Promoting Good Governance Within The Broader Context Of Ndp Ii And Uganda Vision 2040 Development Framework Objectives Overall ObjectiveTo Conduct A Comprehensive Assessment Of Ongoing Anti Corruption Interventions And Develop A Corruption Risk Mapping Of The Jlos Institutions Focusing On Prevention Detection And Response Deterrence Punishment And Remediation Specific ObjectivesThe Specific Objectives Of The Study Are 1 Undertake A Contextual Analysis Of Jlos Corruption And Anti Corruption Situation In The Context Of Good Governance And Rule Of Law 2 Conduct An Assessment Of Jlos Anti Corruption And Integrity Initiatives At Three Levels Individual And Staff Ethical Culture Institutional Organization Functions And Processes And Sector Wide 3 Develop A Risk Mapping Of Potential Actual And Perceived Corruption Slippage In Jlos Institutions And The Sector As A Whole 4 Develop Remedial And Mitigation Strategies Or Interventions To Address Identified Risks Including Operational Organizational Resource And Strategic Among Others Study AreaInstitutional Heads Admi

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