Legalhttps://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/172026-04-14T15:42:23Z2026-04-14T15:42:23ZManual of Departmental Regulations Parliament - Vol. II : Disciplinary ProcedureParliament of Sri Lankahttps://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/81452026-04-03T05:21:27Z1989-07-06T00:00:00ZManual of Departmental Regulations Parliament - Vol. II : Disciplinary Procedure
Parliament of Sri Lanka
These departmental regulations, issued under section 6 of the Parliamentary Staffs Act, No. 9 of 1953 as amended by Act No. 20 of 1959, outline the disciplinary control of parliamentary staff. They were issued by the Secretary-General of Parliament and approved by the Staff Advisory Committee on July 6, 1989.
This document was obtained through an RTI request by the Legal Team of Verité Research.
1989-07-06T00:00:00ZMost Public Authorities Proactively Disclose Less Than 40% of the Required Information Online: Press ReleaseLegal Teamhttps://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/64442024-02-21T21:32:26Z2023-09-01T00:00:00ZMost Public Authorities Proactively Disclose Less Than 40% of the Required Information Online: Press Release
Legal Team
This press release is on Verité Research's study on compliance with the Right to Information Act in Sri Lanka reveals that over 70% of public authorities disclose less than 40% of required information online. Ministries of Agriculture and Public Administration ranked highest, while the Offices of the President and Prime Minister scored among the least compliant. Language bias is evident, with English dominating online disclosures, and Sinhala and Tamil lagging behind. Despite a modest increase in the Government Openness Index from 25% in 2017 to 33% in 2022, transparency levels remain low.
1p. Available in English, Sinhala and Tamil
2023-09-01T00:00:00ZCivil Society Organization Sustainability Index 2014: Sri Lanka Country ReportLegal Teamhttps://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/7552024-06-12T15:26:15Z2014-01-01T00:00:00ZCivil Society Organization Sustainability Index 2014: Sri Lanka Country Report
Legal Team
Civil Society Sustainability was assessed for the year 2014 by looking at the legal environment, organizational capacity, financial viability, infrastructure, CSO advocacy and public image. Sri Lanka, has the lowest overall sustainability.
Draft report is uploaded as well.
2014-01-01T00:00:00Zතොරතුරු දැනගැනීමේ අයිතිය: දැනුවත් කිරීමේ තොරතුරු සංග්රහයde Silva, MalsiriniJayawardena, Supunhttps://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/123456789/6122026-01-09T16:12:48Z2018-10-01T00:00:00Zතොරතුරු දැනගැනීමේ අයිතිය: දැනුවත් කිරීමේ තොරතුරු සංග්රහය
de Silva, Malsirini; Jayawardena, Supun
The Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 was passed by the Parliament of Sri Lanka in August 2016. The Act aims to provide citizens’ with access to government information, to increase their participation in the public sphere and create a culture of transparency and accountability in the day-to-day operations of government agencies. This manual explains what the Right to Information Act is and describes how citizens can use its provisions to gain access to information from government agencies.
This RTI manual was distributed to participants of the three RTI workshops held for regional business chambers. The manual was originally written in English (Right to Information: Training Manual) by Malsirini de Silva and rewritten in Sinhala by Supun Jayawardena.
The English draft version of this manual is also available in the KMS.
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