Sri Lanka

Countries including Ukraine publish financial declarations broadly (e.g., Ukraine publishes declarations for nearly 800,000 individuals), demonstrating the impracticality of verification by a small number of ethics officers without broader public involvement.

“I mentioned here the example from Sri Lanka and from the Anti-Corruption Act that was recently adopted... but I mentioned, for example, Ukraine that publishes the declarations for nearly 800,000 individuals”

Public disclosure of financial forms need not include every detail; examples from Sri Lanka and the newly adopted Anti-Corruption Act show that disclosures can be published in redacted form that balances public access and individual privacy.

“they own a property in this city for example, or they own this make of car, but you do not necessarily say the address, you do not say what the registration number of the car is, etcetera... you can find a balance between public access and an individual's right to privacy”