Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education Conducts Special Inspection on Public Service Discipline... Audit Teams Deployed to All Affiliated Organizations

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education will conduct a service inspection to establish public service discipline targeting its affiliated educational institutions from the 26th of this month to the 6th of next month.

This inspection is a measure taken following criticism at the Prime Minister and public service discipline-related ministers' meeting that the decline in trust in the public service society can no longer be ignored, after recent consecutive incidents of public service discipline lapses were reported in the media.

The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education will deploy 16 members in 8 inspection teams to its direct agencies and all educational institutions to focus on inspecting violations of political neutrality, acts damaging dignity, handling of sexual misconduct, abuse of power, workplace harassment, compliance with the Anti-Graft Act, and implementation of the code of conduct.

Auditor Kim Young-gyu stated, "Despite the hard work of many public officials, incidents of public service discipline lapses are being reported in the media," and added, "We will do our best to prevent further occurrences of public service misconduct and to prevent the decline of trust in the public service society during these difficult times."