NACP found the most violations in the declarations of local government officials: who else was on the list?

The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NACP) most often detected violations in the declarations of employees of local self-government bodies. 156 cases were recorded in this category, which significantly exceeds the indicators of other state institutions.

According to the published information, the second place in terms of the number of detected violations was occupied by employees of the National Police – 24 cases. In third place were employees of state enterprises, in whose declarations 17 violations were recorded.

In which state structures were violations detected

According to the data provided, violations in declarations were distributed as follows:

Local self-government bodies – 156 cases.
National Police — 24.
State enterprises — 17.
Regional and district state administrations — 15.
Communal enterprises — 14.
Territorial centers of recruitment and social support (TCK and SP) — 14.
Customs and tax services — 12.
State migration service — 11.
State emergency service — 9.
Judicial system — 8.
National Guard of Ukraine — 7.
Service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs — 6.

In total, 293 cases of violations were recorded in the listed categories.

At the same time, the presented statistics do not indicate the number of violations identified in the declarations of people’s deputies of Ukraine and employees of medical and social expert commissions (MSEK).

What is the liability for violations during declaration

In Ukraine, officials subject to financial control requirements are required to submit declarations and indicate in them reliable information about income, property, financial obligations and other assets provided for by law.

Depending on the nature of the violation and the established circumstances, the legislation provides for administrative or criminal liability.

In particular, Article 172-6 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses establishes liability for certain violations of financial control requirements.

At the same time, Article 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine provides for liability for intentional submission of inaccurate information to the declaration, if the discrepancies reach the threshold established by law.

Article 366-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine provides for liability for intentional failure to submit a declaration by the subject of declaration.

It is important that the fact that the NACP detects violations does not automatically establish the official’s guilt. The final decision to hold a person accountable is made in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law.