Beneficial Ownership (GH0022)

Overview

At-a-Glance

Action Plan: Ghana Action Plan 2017-2019

Action Plan Cycle: 2017

Status: Inactive

Institutions

Lead Institution: Registrar General’s Departmentand Attorney General’s Department

Support Institution(s): Oil and Gas Platform; Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC), Ghana Integrity Initiative and Centre for Democratic Development (CDD)

Policy Areas

Anti-Corruption, Beneficial Ownership, Fiscal Openness, Legislation & Regulation, Legislative, Private Sector, Public Procurement, Publication of Budget/Fiscal Information

IRM Review

IRM Report: Pending IRM Review

Starred: Pending IRM Review

Early Results: Pending IRM Review

Design i

Verifiable: Yes

Relevant to OGP Values: Access to Information

Potential Impact:

Implementation i

Completion: Pending IRM Review

Description

What is the public problem that the commitment will address?: The identity of the real owners – the ‘beneficial owners’ – of the companies that have obtained rights to extract oil, gas and minerals is often unknown, hidden by a chain of unaccountable corporate entities. This problem also affects other sectors and often helps feed corruption and tax evasion.Publishing information on the beneficial owners of entities winning public contracts as part of EITI requirements.This commitment builds on the OGP second action plan’s commitment on Open Contracting.; What is the commitment?: The commitment is to provide information on the beneficial owners winning public contracts.; How will the commitment contribute to solve the public problem?: The commitment will make public all information on the beneficial owners of public contracts to enable citizens support government to fight corruption as well as minimize tax evasion.It will also help Ghana meet other international requirements.; Why is this commitment relevant to OGP values?: The commitment is relevant to increasing the level of transparency by improving accessibility of information on the beneficial owners of entities winning public contracts. It will also help to improve rules, regulations, and mechanisms ensure full disclosure of beneficial owners of public contracts.

Commitments

Title	ID	Submitted	Country	Policy Areas
Open Contracting and Contract Monitoring	GH0020	2017	Ghana	Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption Transparency	GH0021	2017	Ghana	Anti-Corruption
Beneficial Ownership	GH0022	2017	Ghana	Anti-Corruption
Fiscal Transparency and Accountability	GH0023	2017	Ghana	Fiscal Openness
Extractives Sector Transparency	GH0024	2017	Ghana	Anti-Corruption
Right to Information	GH0025	2017	Ghana	Access to Information
Civic Participation and Accountability	GH0026	2017	Ghana	Fiscal Openness
Technology and Innovation	GH0027	2017	Ghana	Access to Information
Open Contracting	GH0014	2015	Ghana	Anti-Corruption
RTI	GH0015	2015	Ghana	Access to Information
Citizen’S Participation	GH0016	2015	Ghana	Open Regulations
Fiscal Openness	GH0017	2015	Ghana	Legislation & Regulation
Revenue Management	GH0018	2015	Ghana	Legislation & Regulation
Open Data	GH0019	2015	Ghana	Access to Information
Fiscal Responsibility	GH0001	2013	Ghana	Fiscal Openness
Fiscal Transparency	GH0002	2013	Ghana	Capacity Building
Right to Information	GH0003	2013	Ghana	Access to Information
Human Rights and Anti-Corruption	GH0004	2013	Ghana	Anti-Corruption
Extractive Sector Revenue Management	GH0005	2013	Ghana	Anti-Corruption
Investment Oversight	GH0006	2013	Ghana	Anti-Corruption
Citizen Participation	GH0007	2013	Ghana	Capacity Building
Code of Conduct Bill	GH0008	2013	Ghana	Anti-Corruption
Audit Reports	GH0009	2013	Ghana	Anti-Corruption
National Broadcasting	GH0010	2013	Ghana	Civic Space
e-Immigration	GH0011	2013	Ghana	Access to Information
Financial Management	GH0012	2013	Ghana	Access to Information
Policy Portal	GH0013	2013	Ghana	Access to Information

Open Contracting and Contract Monitoring
GH0020, 2017, Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption Transparency
GH0021, 2017, Anti-Corruption
Beneficial Ownership
GH0022, 2017, Anti-Corruption
Fiscal Transparency and Accountability
GH0023, 2017, Fiscal Openness
Extractives Sector Transparency
GH0024, 2017, Anti-Corruption
Right to Information
GH0025, 2017, Access to Information
Civic Participation and Accountability
GH0026, 2017, Fiscal Openness
Technology and Innovation
GH0027, 2017, Access to Information
Open Contracting
GH0014, 2015, Anti-Corruption
RTI
GH0015, 2015, Access to Information
Citizen’S Participation
GH0016, 2015, Open Regulations
Fiscal Openness
GH0017, 2015, Legislation & Regulation
Revenue Management
GH0018, 2015, Legislation & Regulation
Open Data
GH0019, 2015, Access to Information
Fiscal Responsibility
GH0001, 2013, Fiscal Openness
Fiscal Transparency
GH0002, 2013, Capacity Building
Right to Information
GH0003, 2013, Access to Information
Human Rights and Anti-Corruption
GH0004, 2013, Anti-Corruption
Extractive Sector Revenue Management
GH0005, 2013, Anti-Corruption
Investment Oversight
GH0006, 2013, Anti-Corruption
Citizen Participation
GH0007, 2013, Capacity Building
Code of Conduct Bill
GH0008, 2013, Anti-Corruption
Audit Reports
GH0009, 2013, Anti-Corruption
National Broadcasting
GH0010, 2013, Civic Space
e-Immigration
GH0011, 2013, Access to Information
Financial Management
GH0012, 2013, Access to Information
Policy Portal
GH0013, 2013, Access to Information