Louder than words: an APS Integrity action plan
The Secretaries Board is committed to promoting an APS wide pro-integrity culture where all staff feel confident to contribute ideas, provide frank and independent advice and report mistakes. In this spirit, Secretaries Board set up the APS Integrity Taskforce, who developed this APS Integrity Action Plan.
The Taskforce was asked to take a ‘bird’s-eye’ view of the APS integrity landscape, to identify gaps and look for opportunities to learn from and build upon the important work already progressing across the service. The work of the Taskforce complements the Integrity pillar of the government’s APS Reform agenda and the establishment of the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
The APS Integrity Action plan is a roadmap that provides 15 recommendations across three key action areas:
- Culture - with a focus on ethical leadership and rewarding the behaviours needed to service the Australia community
- Systems - with a focus on making it easier for our people to do the right thing
- Accountability - with a focus on improving knowledge-sharing, strategic cooperation and coordinated approaches to implementing integrity standards.
Work to implement the Taskforce’s recommendations is already underway.
Suitable for
All staff.
Category and User Level
This resource aligns with the Integrity Craft at the Foundation level.