Oleksandr Kubrakov: The process of liquidation of the State Architectural and Construction Inspectorate is finally complete
The decision to liquidate the State Architectural and Construction Inspectorate (SACI) was made by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in 2020. The reason for this was numerous complaints about its activities and facts of violations in its work.
The Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development has now officially completed the liquidation of the SACI. All of its 24 territorial offices have ceased operations, and 5,420 enforcement proceedings have been closed.
“We have put an end to the existence of one of the most corrupt state structures in the history of independent Ukraine. Experts estimate that corruption in the construction sector caused by unlawful actions of the SACI could amount to at least UAH 3 billion annually. This affected both construction customers and contractors, as well as citizens who were planning to buy housing.
We are currently implementing a large-scale urban planning reform, which focuses on the digitalization of documents and automation of processes. We aim to minimize the human factor as much as possible so that participants in the construction process could submit the necessary documents online and check the status of their review.
At the same time, we are working to make the new system open and transparent. We want it to be accessible not only to regulatory or law enforcement agencies, but also to members of the public,” commented Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development.
All the documents of the State Architectural and Construction Inspectorate have been transferred to the Central State Archives of Supreme Bodies of Power and Government of Ukraine for storage.
Since September 2021, state architectural and construction control and supervision has been carried out by the State Inspectorate for Architecture and Urban Development of Ukraine.