2. This discussion document contains proposals on the role and functioning of the NACF as well as the approach for implementing the NAP.

THE ROLE AND FUNCTIONING OF THE NACF

3. The Second National Anti-corruption Summit confirmed the NACF as the vehicle for building a national consensus on the fight against corruption. Summit also adopted resolutions that direct the meetings, composition and structures of the NACF. The following builds on these resolutions, taking the NACF's founding memorandum of understanding into account, and introduces accountability measures.

The National Anti-corruption Forum

4. The NACF is comprised of high-level representatives of the business, civil society and public sectors. This level of representation is symbolic of the collective leadership being provided in the fight against corruption. The NACF is accountable to Parliament.

5. The NACF meets once a year to consider-

a) a report on the implementation of the NAP, including reports from the various sectors; and

b) the annual report on the work of the NACF that will be submitted to Parliament.

6. The full NACF attends the annual meeting and part of this meeting is also opened to allow more entities within the sectors to receive progress reports and make inputs. Although the NACF meets formally once a year, the NACF will have an agreed and set programme of roundtable discussions and workshops that will allow for regular information exchange and wider participation of the sectors.

7. In order for the NACF to maintain the moral and symbolic authority required to build the national consensus against corruption, the leadership of the sectors needs to be consistent, representative of constituencies in the sectors and sufficiently high-level. As such sectors are represented by persons who hold leadership positions in the respective sectors.

The Executive Committee of the NACF

8. The EXCO of the NACF consists of two representatives from each of the three sectors. The EXCO is convened by the Chairperson of the NACF, on a quarterly basis, supported by the Secretariat. The EXCO provides an account of its work at the annual NACF meeting. The Implementation Committee will attend the meetings of the EXCO for purposes of the NAP.

9. The role of EXCO is to-

a) monitor implementation of the NAP;

b) provide direction to the Implementation Committee of the NAP;

c) decide on matters related to the NACF and national and international anti- corruption events; and

d) share information relevant to the NACF.

The Implementation Committee of the NAP

10. The Implementation Committee consists of the coordinators of the programmes of action of the three sectors, namely the Director-General: Public Service and Administration (Public Sector), the CEO: Business Against Crime (Business Sector) and the Convener of the Civil Society Network Against Corruption (Civil Society Sector). The Implementation Committee is accountable to the EXCO.

11. This Committee will initially be convened by the DG:DPSA until a chairperson has been elected. The Secretariat will support the Implementation Committee.

12. The role and functions of the Implementation Committee are to-

a) develop the project proposals for implementation of joint projects of the NACF;

b) implement the projects of the NAP;

c) obtain funding for joint projects as well as sectoral assistance;

d) appoint task teams to implement projects of the NAP: and

e) monitor the work of task teams.

Task Teams of the NAP

13. The Implementation Committee will appoint multi-sectoral task teams to implement the joint projects of the NAP. These task teams will be the supported by the Secretariat. The sectoral coordinator of each sector is responsible to appoint task teams to execute sectoral projects.

Implementation Schedule

14. The implementation Committee will develop a schedule reflecting project names, time frame for implementation and progress per project. The EXCO of the NACF will use the schedule to monitor the implementation of the NAP and the Schedule will appear on the Website of the NACF. The Secretariat will ensure that the implementation schedule is updated regularly.