4.12 Programme Office in Nur-Sultan Activities Related to General Police Development and Reform Anti-Corruption On 14 March, the Head of Office (HoO) participated in the Civil Initiatives Second Congress against Corruption organized in partnership with the Anti-Corruption and Civil Service Affairs Agency (CSACA). The event brought together some 200 representatives of Parliament, the President’s Administration, the ministries of Religion and Civil Society, Finance and National Economy, the National Entrepreneurship Chamber “Atameken” and CSOs The participants discussed the steps made by the government to combat corruption and the main corruption challenges, emphasizing the role of public councils and NGOs in implementing State strategy to combat corruption. On 7 December, the HoO spoke at a conference in NurSultan, entitled “Combating Corruption in the Context of Globalization.” The event brought together some 100 representatives of the Justice Ministry, MoI, nongovernmental sector, diplomatic corps, international organizations, academic community, as well as experts from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and the Russian Federation. The HoO addressed the main challenges of combating corruption and emphasized the role of civil society to ensure transparency and implement effective monitoring over public spending. The event was organized by the Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption Agency of Kazakhstan. Gender-based and Domestic Violence From 31 July to 3 August, the Office supported a study visit for five officials from the Law Enforcement Agencies Academy under the GPO of Kazakhstan to Tbilisi, Georgia. The delegation met representatives of Georgia’s Justice Ministry, Chief Prosecutor’s Office, MoI, the State Procurement Agency and the Public Service Hall to discuss best practices and implementation of policy. On 29 and 30 March, in Petropavlovsk, the Office supported a training seminar and public discussion of the legal acts and mechanisms regulating the police’s work in combating domestic violence. The event aimed at building the capacity of some 30 police inspectors who respond to calls on possible domestic violence cases and NGO staff who assess the work of the police in this area. From 11 to 14 September, the Office, in partnership with the CSACA, supported a training seminar on corruption risk management in the public sector for some 50 representatives from the CSACA, regional municipalities and academia. The seminar covered topics such as best practices in analysing and managing risks involving, but not limited to, planning the project process, determining objectives, and assigning individuals responsible for process administration. On 11 and 12 May, the Office supported a training seminar and public discussion in Issyk and in the Taldykorgan Region on the legal acts and mechanisms regulating police work in combating domestic violence. The event aimed to build the capacity of some 100 police inspectors who respond to calls of possible domestic violence cases, as well as NGO representatives who assess the work of the police in this area. From 22 to 24 October, in Koschi, the Office, in partnership with the Law Enforcement Agencies Academy under the GPO of Kazakhstan, co-organized a training seminar on implementing effective anti-corruption strategies. The event brought together some 35 law enforcement officials who were trained on hands-on strategies to combat corruption and develop preventive mechanisms. The OSCE supported expert from Georgia held a session on the Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative and addressed procedures for accession to the OGP, its advantages for the country’s development and the role of civil society to promote this initiative. From 26 to 29 November, in Nur-Sultan, the Office and the CSACA co-organized a training course aimed at the implementation of administrative anti-corruption practices 128 by civil servants. The event brought together some 50 representatives of CSACA’s central and regional offices, who familiarized themselves with preventive practices and awareness-raising among public office holders, as well as with comparative analyses of anti-corruption agencies in the OSCE countries. From 16 to 21 July, in Pavlodar, the Office supported six seminars in the Kostanay Region on the prevention of domestic violence with police officers directly working with the victims. Over 100 police inspectors from 15 regions who respond to calls on possible domestic violence cases learned best practices from experts focused on the latest amendments and provisions of the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence and helped update the training module and questionnaire for police officers. After the event, a report on public monitoring on the implementation of normative legal acts by the police was developed. On 6 December, the HoO spoke at a conference that concentrated on “Preventing Domestic Violence through Effective Co-operation: A New Stage of Crisis Centres Development”. The two-day event was organized by the Office in partnership with the National Commission for