Building Integrity and Countering Corruption in Defence and Security
This Handbook has a simple purpose: to show busy decision-makers how significant progress can be made in tackling corruption in defence and security. It is increasingly recognised that corruption is central to the challenges in peace support and state-building. Too … Read more
Transparency International2011
Guides to Good Governance: Professionalism and Integrity in the Public Service
“Guides to Good Governance” is a series of small booklets each of which discusses a particular topic of importance to good governance in the defence sector. The main reason for promoting integrity in a systematic way is to reduce the … Read more
Centre for Integrity in the Defence Sector2015
Gender Self-Assessment Guide for the Police, Armed Forces and Justice Sector
This self-assessment guide is a tool for assessing the gender responsiveness of a security sector institution. A gender-responsive security sector institution is one that both meets the distinct security and justice needs of men, women, boys and girls and promotes … Read more
DCAF2011
Ethical Guidelines for Contact with Business and Industry in the Defence Sector
“Ethical Guidelines for Contact with Business and Industry in the Defence Sector” was first issued by the Ministry of Defence in April 2007. This revised edition of these guidelines aims to clarify and simplify the rules that apply. The revision … Read more
Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence2011
Parliamentary Oversight of the Security Sector
This paper represents a further addition to the series of publications on issues in parliamentary practice from the Office for Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy (OPPD). The main objective of this publication is to provide an overview of the main issues … Read more
Office for Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy2013
Due Diligence and Corruption Risk in Defence Industry Offset Programmes
This report reviews the corruption risk associated with defence offset programmes, a large but opaque part of the defence industrial landscape. The review enquires into the depth and quality of current, due-diligence practices in offset programmes by defence companies and … Read more
Transparency International UK2012
Democratic and Effective Oversight of National Security Services
Commissioner for Human Rights’ May 2015 Issue Paper on ‘Democratic and effective oversight of national security services’ (link to original source here) into several languages, all of which, including the English original, are available below. This issue paper focuses on the oversight … Read more
Council of Europe2015
Defence Management: An Introduction
This publication focuses on practical aspects of democratic defence management through the eyes of practitioners. Outlining in simple terms the key issues defence professionals must address to ensure good governance of the defence sector from within the defence establishment, the … Read more
DCAF2009
SSR: Applying the Principles of Good Governance to the Security Sector
This SSR Backgrounder is about security sector reform. SSR is the political and technical process of improving state and human security by applying the principles of good governance to the security sector. SSR means making security provision, oversight and management … Read more
DCAF2015
DCAF Backgrounder: Parliament’s Role in Defence Procurement
This document is part of the DCAF Backgrounder series, which provides practitioners with concise introductions to a variety of issues in the field of security sector governance and reform. This particular Backgrounder deals with Defence Procurement and the role of … Read more
DCAF2006
