Website section on corruption prevention
A dedicated Corruption Prevention section helps an institution demonstrate transparency, accountability and good governance. For public sector organisations, this area of the website should bring together the key information that citizens, staff, suppliers and oversight bodies may need in order to understand how the institution prevents, identifies and responds to corruption risks.
This section should clearly explain the institution’s corruption prevention programme, including the measures approved by senior leadership and the actions taken to implement them. Where relevant, it should also provide access to related policies, internal procedures, codes of conduct, declarations of interests, whistleblowing arrangements and other integrity measures. If some information is published elsewhere, the section should include direct links so that users can find it quickly without needing to search across multiple pages.
For EU public sector institutions and bodies working with public funds, procurement processes or regulatory powers, publishing this information supports wider compliance objectives. It can help show alignment with internal control requirements, ethics frameworks, audit expectations and broader public sector transparency standards. A well-structured section also reduces administrative burden by making frequently requested information available in one place.
What the section should include
The content should cover the institution’s approach to identifying and managing corruption risks. This may include summaries or links to risk assessments, descriptions of areas where corruption is more likely to occur, and information on the measures introduced to reduce those risks. Where recommendations have been made through internal review, audit or formal risk analysis, the website should indicate how those recommendations are being addressed and who is responsible for implementation.
The section may also include information on the assessment of draft legislation, policies or decisions where anti-corruption review is required. If the institution must collect or verify information about candidates for certain posts under applicable national rules, this should be described in a clear and proportionate way. Any such publication must respect GDPR requirements, avoid unnecessary disclosure of personal data and explain the legal basis for processing where appropriate.
How to report concerns
One of the most important functions of the corruption prevention section is to explain how concerns can be reported. Users should be able to see where to report suspected corruption, fraud, conflicts of interest or other integrity issues, whether through an internal reporting channel, a designated ethics contact point or an external authority. Contact details should be easy to find and written in plain language.
It is also good practice to explain what happens after a report is submitted. For example, the page can outline whether reports may be made confidentially, how they are handled, what protections exist for reporting persons and how follow-up is managed. This helps build trust in the process and encourages appropriate reporting.
Responsible contacts and governance
The website should identify the unit, officer or department responsible for corruption prevention within the institution. This gives clarity to staff and external stakeholders and shows that responsibility for integrity measures is formally assigned. Where useful, the page can also describe how this function works with internal audit, legal, compliance, HR or procurement teams.
Institutions may choose to publish additional information, such as awareness-raising activities, staff training, annual implementation updates or summaries of integrity initiatives. This can be particularly valuable where the organisation wants to demonstrate continuous improvement rather than simple legal compliance.
Accessibility and usability
Because this information serves the public interest, it should be published in a way that is accessible and easy to use. Documents should be available in accessible formats, links should be descriptive, headings should be clear and contact options should work across devices. If forms are used for reporting, they should meet accessibility requirements and be understandable for non-specialist users.
In practice, the most effective corruption prevention pages are those that combine compliance information with clear user journeys: what the institution is doing, what risks it monitors, who is responsible and how concerns can be raised. This makes the section useful not only for legal or audit purposes, but also for citizens and partners who expect openness from public institutions.