Referred to as: public official filer · declarant
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The public official filer of disclosures is typically an elected official or member of the civil service and this includes them and their family members.
“the declarant effectively, who in most instances would be either an elected official, a member of the civil service, etcetera. So it would be public sector employees and their family members.”
The current disclosure form allows a declarant to comply fully while still holding substantial undisclosed wealth through family members, companies, nominees, or accumulating assets whose origin cannot be tested against legitimate income, which hampers the integrity system.
“Declarant can comply fully and honestly with every requirement of the current form while still holding substantial undisclosed wealth through a family member, exercising undisclosed control through a company, through a nominee arrangement, or accumulating assets whose origin and timing cannot be tested against legitimate income.”