In January 2025, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) completed 76 full audits of declarations selected under the new risk-based approach.
Violations were found in 40 declarations, i.e. 53% of the completed ones. Signs of false information were found in 36 declarations worth over UAH 274 million. In the declarations of four people, signs of unreasonable assets worth more than UAH 10 million were found.
Also in January 2025, 29 substantiated conclusions were sent to the competent authorities to identify signs of a corruption or corruption-related offense, which provides for criminal liability under Art. 366-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine “Declaration of false information”, and 1 material was sent to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office to recognize assets as unjustified.
The top 10 violations based on the results of full audits completed in January were found in the declarations of
- In the case of a Member of Parliament of Ukraine, the declaration for 2023 revealed signs of inaccurate information worth more than UAH 11.6 million and signs of unreasonable assets worth UAH 2.1 million. A substantiated conclusion was sent to the Prosecutor General's Office;
- First Deputy Head of Rivne Regional Council, whose declaration for 2022 revealed signs of inaccurate information worth over UAH 5.8 million. The substantiated conclusion was sent to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU);
- the former head of the Bucha District State Administration in Kyiv Oblast, whose declaration for 2022 contained signs of false information worth more than UAH 4.7 million. The National Police of Ukraine (NPU) has initiated criminal proceedings;
- Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, whose declaration for 2023 contained false information worth over UAH 11.1 million. The NPU initiated criminal proceedings;
- First Deputy Mayor of the Tyachiv City Council, Zakarpattia region, whose declaration for 2022 contained false information worth over UAH 13.4 million. The NPU initiated criminal proceedings;
- the former acting director of the State Enterprise of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine “OboronaVtoremservis”, whose declaration for 2022 contained false information worth over UAH 25.7 million. The audit materials were attached to the criminal proceedings conducted by the NPU;
- the former director of the Kostopil Forestry branch of the State Specialized Economic Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine”, whose declaration for 2023 contained signs of inaccurate information worth more than UAH 46.4 million. The substantiated conclusion was sent to the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI);
- a deputy of the Dnipro Regional Council, whose declaration for 2023 contained signs of false information worth more than UAH 15.7 million. A substantiated conclusion was sent to the NABU;
- a deputy of Mykolaiv City Council, whose declaration for 2023 contained false information worth over UAH 20.7 million. The NPU initiated criminal proceedings;
- a deputy of the Bucha District Council, whose declaration for 2021 contained signs of false information worth more than UAH 18.1 million. A substantiated conclusion was sent to the NPU.
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 16 substantiated conclusions have been entered into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations. This indicates that the application of a risk-based approach to the selection of declarations for full verification has had a positive impact on the efficiency of the inspections.
Among all completed full audits of declarations, violations were found in declarations submitted by representatives of
- local authorities - in eighteen cases. Of these, eight were committed by local council members, six by regional council members; one by the deputy head of the regional council, one by the head of the city council, one by the deputy mayor and one by a city council staff member;
- representatives of regional and district state administrations, namely one head of a district state administration;
- employees of the National Police - two;
- state-owned enterprises - two, including one case of a head;
- pre-trial investigation bodies - one;
- legislative bodies - one MP;
- military medical commissions - one;
- territorial centers of recruitment and social support - two.
In addition, facts of declaring false information were confirmed:
- in 7 out of 7 completed audits - officials of Kyiv region (100%);
- in 4 out of 5 completed audits - officials of Rivne region (80%);
- in 3 out of 4 completed audits - officials of Odesa region (75%);
- in 2 out of 3 completed audits - officials of Dnipropetrovska oblast (66.6%);
- in 3 out of 5 completed audits - officials of Zakarpattia region (60%);
- in 5 out of 9 completed audits - officials of Kharkiv region (55.5%);
- in 2 out of 4 completed audits - officials of Vinnytsia region (50%);
- 5 out of 24 completed verifications of declarations of Kyiv city officials (20.8%).
Important: the start of a full verification does not mean that the declarant has committed a corruption or corruption-related offense. If the results of the inspection reveal violations, the NACP takes measures to bring the person to justice in accordance with the law.
If there are grounds, the materials are transferred to the pre-trial investigation authorities, as well as to the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office for consideration of civil confiscation of unjustified assets.
The list of persons in respect of whom full audits have been initiated, as well as the results of the audits, can be found here.
Read more about what happens to the declaration after it is submitted here.
