<p>This article presents a legal-theoretical overview about conciliation and direct repair, the position of the parties and the role of the office of the inspector general of Colombia, in order to identify the factors that drag out the achievement of the purposes of the extrajudicial agreement in Administrative law, proposing alternatives to improve its use or to replace its application in favor of a better compensation of the damages originated in the administrative activity and also to contribute to the easiness of judicial offices</p>