Submission of Forged Documents and Knowingly False Information (Failure to Provide Information) as a Restriction, a Disciplinary Offence and a Corruption Offence

The article deals with the issues of qualification of submission of forged documents, knowingly false information (failure to provide information) both when entering the state civil and municipal service and in the process of their passage, taking into account the changes in legislation in recent years. In this regard, the purpose of this paper is to identify the essence of these actions as a restriction, disciplinary offence and corruption offence and to determine ways to improve legislation in this area. To achieve the tasks set, both the general scientific dialectical method is used, which makes it possible to clarify the ambiguity of understanding the actions being analyzed, as well as the methods of formal logic, comparative and system‑structural methods, etc. Conclusion. The formulations used in the current legislation on civil and municipal service give rise to the following problems: 1) it is not clear which restrictions, prohibitions and requirements should be provided by a person entering the service or an employee; 2) the provisions of the legislation on the consequences of submitting forged documents allow for an ambiguous interpretation of what exactly would be a violation of the established restriction; 3) the existing duplication of possible grounds for dismissal from service in case of non‑compliance with the duty in question creates uncertainty in their choice. It is proposed to solve the above problems by specifying in the relevant laws the information requested in the application form, as well as by distinguishing cases of non‑compliance with restrictions and the commission of disciplinary misconduct (including corruption offenses), depending on the time of the commission of the acts in question. At the same time, the submission of any deliberately false information (failure to provide information) and forged documents may be considered a disciplinary offense.