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