The Ethics Committee, abbreviated as "ECC."
From October 3, 2022 onwards.
According to the Department of Water Resources Order No. 546/2565, dated November 9, 2022, regarding the establishment of internal units within the Department of Water Resources.
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The Ethics Committee, abbreviated as "EC," is divided into sections with assigned responsibilities as follows:
It is an internal unit within the Department of Water Resources, reporting directly to the Director-General of the Department of Water Resources.The Deputy Director-General of the Department of Water Resources, who has been assigned to oversee the Ethics Section, is the Head of the Ethics Section of the Department of Water Resources. And is the supervisor of the officers within the Ethics Working Group, with the Chief Inspector of the Department and the Department Secretary as the 1st and 2nd Deputy Heads of the Ethics Working Group, respectively. The Director of the Legal Affairs Group and the Director of the Discipline Enhancement Division are the Assistant Heads of the Ethics Working Group of the Department of Water Resources, and the internal units and responsibilities are defined as follows:
1. Develop systems, tools, and mechanisms to support the promotion of ethics in government agencies.
2. Promote, support, educate, train, and develop civil servants within government agencies to have knowledge, understanding, and awareness of ethics and morality.
3. Provide advice and recommendations on policies and measures to promote ethics, morality, and improve good governance, as well as the prevention and suppression of corruption in government agencies, including guidelines for applying ethical behavior in the personnel management processes of government agencies.
4. Analyze ethical data to manage ethical risks, corruption, and misconduct.
5. Establish ethical guidelines, or codes of conduct that are expected and unacceptable for civil servants within the government agency, aligned with the agency's roles and responsibilities, for use in the personnel management process.
6. Implement measures or action plans to promote ethics, morality, and combat corruption, such as developing ethical organizations, promoting ethics and strengthening discipline, and assessing the integrity and transparency of government agencies' operations.
7. Campaign, promote, publicize, and build networks and coordinate cooperation between government agencies, the private sector, and the public.
8. Receive and process complaints regarding violations of ethics, improper conduct or omissions by officials, and establish mechanisms to promote public participation in monitoring the behavior of government officials within the agency.
9. Monitor, evaluate, and prepare reports on compliance with the Civil Servant Code of Ethics and ethical requirements for submission to the Civil Service Commission.
10. Serve as the secretariat for the Ethics Committee and other related committees.
11. Perform other duties as assigned by the Civil Service Commission or the Civil Service Commission.
The Ethics Working Group should be divided into three sections, each with the following responsibilities:
1. The General Administration Department is responsible for the following:
1) Comply with the Prime Minister's Office Regulations on Document Management B.E. 2526 (1983), the Regulations on Maintaining Official Secrecy B.E. 2544 (2001), and other relevant regulations.
2) Draft and respond to official letters; review the accuracy of official letters, orders, and investigation files before submitting them to superiors.
3) Responsible for budget, supplies, and equipment management for the Ethics Section, Department of Water Resources.
4) Serve as an assistant secretary to the Ethics Committee of the Department of Water Resources.
5) Implement the assigned indicators of the Department of Water Resources.
6) Annual performance report of the Ethics Section, Department of Water Resources.
7) Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
2. The Ethics and Morality Promotion Division is responsible for the following:
1) Promote, campaign, disseminate, and educate the public on compliance with the Ethical Standards Act B.E. 2562 (2019), the Civil Servant Code of Ethics, and ethical requirements.
2) Performing tasks related to the Integrity and Transparency Assessment (ITA) of government agencies.
3) Implement the anti-corruption and misconduct prevention and suppression plan, promote and protect ethics, and the morality promotion plan of the Department of Water Resources.
4) Develop systems, measures, and tools for preventing and suppressing corruption.
5) Perform other tasks as assigned.
3. The Ethics Protection Department is responsible for the following:
1) Perform duties in accordance with the Civil Service Act B.E. 2551 (2008), the Ethical Standards Act B.E. 2562 (2019), the Civil Servant Code of Ethics, and the ethical requirements of the Department of Water Resources.
2) Investigate the facts of ethical violations and report the findings to the head of the government agency for consideration.
3) Performing duties related to reviewing investigation files and considering actions in accordance with ethical standards.
4) Provide assistance to civil servants or officials who honestly and straightforwardly comply with the Code of Ethics and ethical requirements of the Department of Water Resources, preventing them from being harassed or subjected to unfair abuse of power.
5) Implement government policies regarding measures to prevent and suppress corruption in the public sector.
6) Establish a database for receiving complaints of corruption by government officials under the Department of Water Resources and implement government policies regarding measures to prevent and suppress corruption in the government system.
7) Perform other tasks as assigned.
