MPs Arild Hermstad, Ingrid Liland, and Julie E. Stuestøl proposed that the government establish a commission by the end of 2026 to examine creating an independent anticorruption agency with its own budget. The Standing Committee on Justice majority—comprising Labour, Progress, Conservative, Centre, and Christian Democratic MPs—recommends rejecting the proposal. Labour and Centre members argue Norway already has a broad framework for anticorruption work, while Conservative and Christian Democratic members contend that robust institutions already exist, including the Office for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime and the Office of the Auditor General.
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The original proposal asks the government to establish a commission by the end of 2026 to examine creating a Norwegian anticorruption agency that would be politically independent and have its own budget.
The committee recommends that the private member's bill from MPs Arild Hermstad, Ingrid Liland, and Julie E. Stuestøl on establishing an anticorruption agency be rejected.
A Progress Party amendment asks the government to promptly bring forward a proposal to abolish the statute of limitations for corruption cases.
A Progress Party amendment asks the government to strengthen police capacity in anticorruption work.
A Green Party amendment asks the government to establish a commission to assess whether current measures for preventing corruption, managing conflicts of interest, and handling ethical issues among public officials are sufficient. The commission's work should draw on its own investigations as well as relevant findings and recommendations from the Storting's Commission of Inquiry.
A Green Party amendment asks the government to establish a commission to examine how preventive anticorruption efforts can be strengthened, including how existing arrangements can be better developed and coordinated within Norwegian governance and administrative traditions.
A Green Party amendment asks the government to establish a commission to examine different organizational approaches to anticorruption work, including whether certain functions should be consolidated or strengthened through a dedicated agency.