After the Ombudsman launched her initiative, the Commission introduced a new measure imposing an obligation on former staff members to specify in any public communication or announcement about their future position that the Commission imposed restrictions. While welcome, the Ombudsman considered that this still leaves it up to the staff member to decide on the extent to which details about the restrictions are disclosed. She urged the Commission to instead oblige former staff members to make public, in an accurate and meaningful way, any restrictions it imposes on their work in their new roles outside the Commission.

The Ombudsman also reiterated her view that, when restrictions cannot be effectively monitored or enforced, it would be prudent to (temporarily) forbid former staff members from taking up such positions.