{"id":14831,"date":"2012-03-29T07:47:20","date_gmt":"2012-03-29T06:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=14831"},"modified":"2012-03-29T07:47:20","modified_gmt":"2012-03-29T06:47:20","slug":"theres-a-very-strong-case-for-this-disclosure-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2012\/03\/29\/theres-a-very-strong-case-for-this-disclosure-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"There’s a very strong case for this disclosure in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

I got this email last night from the World Bank:<\/p>\n

The first global study of financial disclosure laws and practices,\u00a0<\/span>\u201cPublic Office, Private Interests: Accountability \u00a0through Income and Asset Disclosure\u201d<\/em><\/span>\u00a0calls for renewed commitment to income and asset disclosure to deter the use of public office for private gain and to help manage actual and apparent conflicts of interest in the public sector. Disclosure by public officials of their income, assets and interests should be mandated if the fight against corruption is to succeed, according to this study,<\/span>\u00a0<\/em><\/span>released today by the Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative of the World Bank and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.\u00a0<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, how about that in the UK?<\/div>\n
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And maybe it should apply to former office holders as well, say for ten years after leaving office. That\u00a0would\u00a0answer a few questions, help stop revolving doors, and\u00a0curtail\u00a0the rush from office into the arms of bankers.<\/div>\n
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Just a thought.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I got this email last night from the World Bank: The first global study of financial disclosure laws and practices,\u00a0\u201cPublic Office, Private Interests: Accountability \u00a0through
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