A/HRC/20/25 agencies, under the responsibility of various ministries and departments. The final draft of the Government’s Perspective Plan28 acknowledges the importance of social protection but does not elaborate a strategy. The Special Rapporteur has received no information about the publication of a separate social protection strategy, or of a successor strategy to the National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction II, which expired in 2011. 71. The Special Rapporteur had also expressed concern that less than a quarter of those living in poverty were being reached by social safety nets. She further noted that the reliance on safety nets excluded the 80 per cent of the workforce employed in informal markets, and urged the Government to extend coverage to informal sector workers. 72. The Special Rapporteur welcomed information that budgetary allocation to social protection had increased from 1.98 per cent of GDP in 2008/09 to 2.52 per cent in 2009/10. Unfortunately, she notes that as a percentage of total budget outlay, social protection expenditure decreased, from 15.22 per cent in 2009/10 to 14.75 per cent in 2010/11. She urges the Government to match its rhetorical commitment to comprehensive social protection with the necessary budgetary allocation. D. Corruption 73. A key focus of the Special Rapporteur’s recommendations was the urgent need to tackle corruption, which impedes the delivery of public services, including social protection, and she had reiterated the recommendation stemming from the universal periodic review that Bangladesh strengthen the independence and effectiveness of the AntiCorruption Commission (ACC) (A/HRC/11/18, para. 52). Therefore, the Special Rapporteur is concerned to receive information about the Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Act 2011, currently awaiting parliamentary assent, which will strip the ACC of important powers and essentially bring it under the control of the Government, making the Secretary of the Commission a political appointee and requiring government approval before taking action with respect to allegations against judges, magistrates and government officials. 74. The Special Rapporteur emphasizes the extremely detrimental impact of corruption on the ability of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion to access their entitlements and social services, and thus enjoy their fundamental human rights. The Government should reconsider those amendments as a matter of priority and put in place protections to fortify the autonomy and effective functioning of the ACC. The Special Rapporteur welcomes other measures taken by the Government to combat corruption, including adopting whistleblower protections in the form of the Public Interest Related Information Disclosure (Protection) Act of 2011 as well as a plan of implementation for the United Nations Convention against Corruption.29 V. Viet Nam 75. From 23 to 31 August 2010, the Special Rapporteur undertook a country mission to Viet Nam (see A/HRC/17/34/Add.1), where she witnessed the Government’s significant efforts to reduce poverty and increase access to services and economic opportunities. Viet Nam has made impressive advancements in alleviating extreme poverty over the past two 28 29 Bangladesh, General Economics Division, Planning Commission, ―Outline perspective plan of Bangladesh, 2010-2021 – making Vision 2021 a reality‖, June 2010. Document submitted by Transparency International (CAC/COSP/2011/NGO.13), p. 2. 15