The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) plans to establish a government-wide collective complaint handling system, including the formation of a ‘Conflict Mediation Council’ next year, to swiftly resolve collective complaints. Additionally, to secure a position within the top 20 of the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), the ACRC plans to overhaul anti-corruption laws and systems. On the 16th, the ACRC reported this plan during the 2026 work report at the Sejong Convention Center.
The ACRC announced three major strategies to realize the vision of the Lee Jae-myung administration, ‘A country where the people are the owners, a happy Korea together.’ These strategies include proactive and field-oriented responses to resolve public grievances, system improvement and rights protection through administrative appeals based on public voices, and the overhaul of anti-corruption laws and the spread of a culture of integrity. The ACRC reported 11 key tasks under these strategies.
The ACRC plans to establish a government-wide collective complaint handling system, including the formation of a Conflict Mediation Council, and integrate non-emergency consultation numbers into 110 to alleviate public inconvenience. Additionally, the ACRC plans to build an AI-based civil rights platform and improve systems in daily life that the public can feel. The ACRC will also enhance the national representative system in administrative appeals and upgrade the online administrative appeal system to protect the rights of the socially disadvantaged.
The ACRC plans to strictly handle corruption and public interest violations by improving anti-corruption laws and systems. To prevent improper solicitation by public officials in the private sector, eradicate job performance due to improper solicitation, and mandate the disclosure of private sector work activities by high-ranking officials, the ACRC will push for amendments to related laws. Additionally, to spread a culture of integrity across society, the ACRC will focus on high-risk areas such as education and local finances.