Deontologiczne zasady dobrej administracji w dokumentach UE. Uwagi o ich wdrażaniu w Polsce

Abstract

The proper functioning of local-government administration means not only improving legal and organisational solutions, but mainly officials abiding by ethical principles. Therefore, an important role in the process is played by the ethical standards of good administration referred to in the European Code of Good Administrative Behaviour. The principles apply to the assessment of the operation of public administration. They reflect the duties of the administration towards the citizens. The purpose of this paper is to assess the importance of the principles of ethics as a factor conditioning the efficient operation of local government administration. The questionnaire research carried out among local government staff and their stakeholders enabled the identification of the most frequent irregularities in the work of the officials and indicates the importance of the principles of ethics in the process of eliminating irregularities.