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Asset declarations in Poland: who declares and whether it is public
Laws
- Asset declaration provisions in several statutes, including the anti-corruption act on restricting business activity by persons performing public functions, the acts on the exercise of the mandate of deputy and senator, the local government acts, and the acts on courts and the prosecution service3,2
- Act on the Central Anticorruption Bureau, Chapter 4 (control of asset declarations) (2006)4
Who must declare
Persons performing public functions under several statutes, including members of the Sejm and Senate, Polish members of the European Parliament, local government councillors and mayors, judges, prosecutors, court bailiffs, senior state officials, and officers of the uniformed and security services.2,3
What is declared
Asset declarations (oświadczenia majątkowe) covering the declarant's separate property and property held jointly with a spouse, measured as of 31 December of the previous year for annual declarations.3,1
How often
Deadlines differ by group. Under the anti-corruption act, before taking office, every year by 31 March and on the day of leaving the post. Members of the Sejm and Senate, local councillors and mayors, judges and prosecutors file annually by 30 April, with entry and exit declarations set by their own statutes.3
Public access
Declarations of members of the Sejm and Senate, Polish members of the European Parliament and local government officials are public and published electronically, including in the Public Information Bulletin (BIP). Declarations of judges, prosecutors, court bailiffs and certain top officials are public by name. Address, location of real estate and data identifying movable property are withheld. Declarations of most other persons under the anti-corruption act, and of officers of the security and uniformed services, are legally protected and classified as restricted unless the declarant consents, with exceptions for heads of some services.2
Where to find declarations
Public declarations are published by the relevant body, such as the Sejm and Senate websites for parliamentarians and the Public Information Bulletin (BIP) of each local authority for local officials. The Central Anticorruption Bureau runs an information portal on the system (https://oswiadczeniamajatkowe.cba.gov.pl/).2,1
Who verifies
The Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA) checks whether declarations are correct and truthful through full and detailed controls under Chapter 4 of the 2006 Act on the CBA. The CBA reports about 10,097 control actions covering 23,475 people over 20 years.4,1
Sanctions in law
Making false statements in or concealing information from a declaration, by officials covered by the local government laws, the courts and prosecution laws and the laws on deputies and senators, is a criminal offence under article 233 section 1 of the Criminal Code, punishable by imprisonment from 6 months to 8 years. Failure to file leads to loss of the right to remuneration until filing for deputies and senators, expiry of the mandate for councillors and mayors who still do not file after an extra 14 days, loss of salary or dismissal for other local officials, and service liability under the anti-corruption act.5
Notable developments
- The CBA portal presents a draft law on asset declarations and its assumptions, and reports OECD support for the project.1
Checked 28 October 2026.
Sources
- Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne, Oświadczenia Majątkowe portal
- Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne, Jawność oświadczeń majątkowych
- Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne, Rodzaje i terminy składania oświadczeń majątkowych
- Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne, Kontrola oświadczeń majątkowych
- Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne, Odpowiedzialność karna