(a) The Department of Public Service and Administration does not have a dedicated official performing the functions of an Ethics Officer. However it has assigned an official in the Office of the Director-General to perform key ethics officer functions in addition to her other duties. In this regard her role entails the following:
- Liaison with all members of the SMS regarding the submission of Financial Disclosures.
- Initial scrutiny of all submitted disclosures to assess if they are complete.
- Follow-up with relevant managers whose disclosures might be incomplete.
- Forwarding of all completed disclosures to the Executive Authority for onward processing to the Public Service Commission.
- Brief report to the Director-General on the disclosure process and the results thereof.
(b) The critical performance indicators are:
- Timely and complete disclosure of financial interests by SMS members; and
- Timely advice to the Accounting Officer regarding non-compliant officials for purposes of follow-up and where necessary, disciplinary action.