ADVANTAGES AND BENEFITS OF IPACS TO GOVERNMENTS

  • As corruption often takes place cross-border, IPACS provides a unique and open platform for governments that share a common goal of preventing corruption and promoting a culture of good governance - and trust - in international sport.

  • IPACS is a partnership - it uniquely convenes governments, sports organisations and intergovernmental organisations where challenges and approaches to anti-corruption can be shared on an equal basis.

  • IPACS develops practical and commonly applicable tools and guidance which help to prevent or reduce the risk of corruption in sport, as well as providing a platform to share knowledge, experience and examples of best practice across all stakeholders.

  • As governments are often the biggest investors in national sport, IPACS seeks to provide methodologies to protect public investment when for instance bidding for and procuring major events. It also offers governments mitigation and best practice suggestions to reduce the risk of corruption and provide a level of assurance once a major event has been secured. Other areas that IPACS is currently engaged in include creating a common benchmark for good governance to be used at international and national levels, and promoting collaboration between international sports organisations and law enforcement agencies.

  • With the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, new risks may have emerged for sport in relation to corruption. IPACS is a forum which can be flexible and reactive to new and emerging risks that impact sport, governments and public authorities.

  • Whilst governments respect the autonomy of sport, they have a role to play in helping to protect funding, athletes, fans and participants from risks of corruption, and creating an environment where sport is fair, clean and safe.

  • With Task Force 4 looking at mechanisms to enhance cooperation between law enforcement, criminal justice authorities and sport organisations, this provides an additional opportunity for governments to work across sectors to address these threats at a national, continental and international level.

INVOLVEMENT OF GOVERNMENTS - WHAT IS REQUIRED

IPACS expects members to play an active role in shaping the agendas for the Annual General Conference and the work of its task forces on:

  • Reducing the risk of corruption in procurement relating to sporting events and infrastructure;
  • Ensuring integrity in the selection of major sporting events;
  • Optimising the processes of compliance with good governance principles to mitigate the risk of corruption; and
  • Enhancing effective cooperation between law enforcement, criminal justice authorities and sports organisations.

For more information, please reach out to to-contact-us@ipacs.sport

USEFUL IPACS SOURCES FOR GOVERNMENTS

  • Guidelines on the procurement of major sports events infrastructure and services - Download
  • Tackling bribery n sport: an overview of relevant laws and standards - Download
  • Legal approaches to tackle bribery in sport - Download

Frequently Asked Questions

  • A government that is interested in IPACS can contact our email address to-contact.us@ipacs.sport and make the request. In the request, it would be useful to indicate the contact details (name, title, department and email address) of the person(s) who will be the focal point(s) for IPACS matters.

  • You can find the current list of IPACS Governments here.

  • IPACS is an informal partnership, therefore it has no statutes. Nevertheless, it has developed its own Governance Guidelines which set out the principles, procedures and governance rules of the partnership. You can find the IPACS Governance Guidelines here.

  • The IPACS Chair represents IPACS as a whole for a renewable term of two years.

  • You will find the list of experts on the webpage dedicated to the IPACS Task Forces, under the title "Task Forces".

  • The IPACS Steering Committee meets when convened by the Chair with a view to endorsing new developments of the IPACS Task Forces, reviewing the annual workplan, proposing the establishment of new Task Forces and/or supporting the dissemination, awareness-raising and implementation of the Partnership's work (see art. 7 of the Governance Guidelines). This body usually meets annually. Regarding the Task Forces, each coordinator is responsible for convening meetings according to the needs of the respective Task Force. For more information, please see the IPACS Roadmap or write to to-contact-us@ipacs.sport.

Some quotes from our partners:

“The partnership with IPACS helps us to effectively coordinate the Australian response on behalf of government and sports to address existing and emerging integrity issues in sport, in particular the risks related to corruption. IPACS partners provide global experience that Australia can use to ensure we are always improving the integrity environment.”

AUSTRALIA

“With IPACS, the table is shared between governments, international sports associations and international organizations, providing the perfect environment to discuss effective solutions to the fight against corruption. Our involvement on the task force 3 on good governance aims to help the construction of useful tools bearing in mind the reality of sports movement and the needs for the sustained improvement of sport’s integrity.”

BRAZIL

“By facilitating cooperation between diverse partners from across the world, IPACS offers a unique forum to discuss issues of common interest. It enables key stakeholders to exchange information, share best practices and join efforts to promote integrity in sport.”

FRANCE