Definition: Conflict of interest
Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
In the public sector, refers to a conflict between the public duty and the private interest of a public official, in which a public official’s private-capacity interest could improperly influence the performance of his/her official duties.
Source:
European Network of National CAF Correspondents, European CAF Resource Centre at the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA), "The Common Assessment Framework (CAF). Improving Public Organisations through Self-Assessment. CAF2013", Maastricht, September 2012
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