The Alicante City Council is to establish an anonymous reporting channel to allow civil servants to report cases of corruption, despite the system being introduced three years later than required by law. This internal mechanism, which is mandatory for all local administrations across the country, will operate completely autonomously and independently. Under the original legal requirements, the system should have been up and running by June 2023.
On Tuesday, the Local Governing Board approved the internal information system for both the City Council and its autonomous bodies. This move ensures compliance with the provisions of Law 2/2023, which regulates the protection of individuals who report regulatory infringements and forms part of the wider fight against corruption.
According to the municipal government, the initiative will be rolled out via an internal reporting portal tailored for civil servants, where the anonymity of public employees is strictly guaranteed. To lead the system, the head of Transparency and Open Government for the City Council has been appointed to the role. This individual will hold sole responsibility for personally receiving the reports and acting with complete autonomy and independence.
The deputy mayor of Alicante, Manuel Villar, acknowledged that the system has been a legal requirement since 2023. While he celebrated the fact that these circumstances of corruption have not occurred in Alicante, he announced the start of the formal procedures to ensure an anonymous channel exists for individuals to report issues they believe may involve irregularities.
