Uzbekistan has officially approved a national anti-corruption certification procedure for state bodies, budget organizations, and companies with a state share of more than 50%.

The new system aims to assess how effectively institutions prevent corruption and comply with transparency requirements. The Anti-Corruption Agency is responsible for implementing and conducting the certification.

Inspections will be carried out in stages. Priority will be given to organizations where a high level of corruption violations was previously detected, the number of crimes has increased, or many complaints from citizens have been received.

During the assessment, experts will examine the openness of the organization's work, the corruption risk management system, compliance with official ethics, prevention of conflicts of interest, and the effectiveness of internal anti-corruption units.

Certification can be conducted remotely or on-site. The maximum inspection period is 14 working days.

Results will be evaluated on a 100-point scale. Organizations scoring between 81 and 100 points will receive a "good" rating and a certificate valid for three years. With a result of 55 to 80 points, the institution will be given up to a month to address shortcomings, after which it can also obtain a certificate.

If an organization scores less than 55 points or fails to eliminate identified violations within the set timeframe, it will be considered as not certified. Until the full implementation of the new system, this will serve as grounds for suspending incentive payments to the heads of such organizations.

The new procedure came into force on July 25, 2026. Earlier, about 30 employees of the capital's khokimiyats were caught in corruption.

Source: podrobno.uz