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‘Transparency is not just about what the authorities choose to reveal to citizens; but what citizens have a right to ask to see,’ Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, said in a speech to mark International Right to Know Day 2011. Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, said: “We need to ensure that there is no gap between the [...]
The UK was announced as the 2012 co-chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), an innovative international initiative bringing developed and developing countries together to promote transparency and harness new technologies for open government to help fight corruption, engage citizens and save lives. The Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, accepted the UK’s lead [...]
The Data Tsunami From councils releasing all spending over £500, to crime maps which show what type of crimes have been committed by in each area, to detailed information about individual schools, the public are to be given more access to information about public services than ever before. The government hopes to create an army [...]
A new online search engine shows local taxpayers when they can inspect their council’s detailed financial spending and ledgers as part of greater public transparency, Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles announced. Every council is required by law to make its accounts available to the public for 20 days a year. This includes every invoice, payment [...]
Oliver Letwin’s Commons statement on the Open Public Services White Paper. Mr Speaker, today I am laying before Parliament the Open Public Services White Paper. There couldn’t be a more important issue. Public services save lives. They rescue people from disease and ignorance. They protect people from crime and poverty. Much of what is done [...]
Modernisation of public services will give people choice and control over the services they use, and end the ‘get what you’re given’ culture. People will be given more choice to shape the public services they use, putting control in the hands of individuals and neighbourhoods so everyone can benefit from the best public services available, [...]
The Prime Minister’s remarks for the launch event of the new commitments: Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, said: “The ICO has long pushed for greater openness and transparency. We’ve been engaging with government on its transparency and accountability agenda in a range of areas from salaries disclosure to crime mapping. Freedom of Information publication schemes provide [...]
As part of the Government’s continuing commitment to open up our public services and in advance of the Open Public Services White Paper, the Prime Minister today committed to publishing key data on the National Health Service, schools, criminal courts and transport. This represents the most ambitious open data agenda of any government anywhere in [...]
Subject: Local authority expenditure above £500 Date of disclosure: 24 June 2011 Request: For copies of any internal documents, reports and memos that relate to issues involving the Department’s requirement for councils to publish details of expenditure above £500. Disclosure: The Department for Communities and Local Government has released relevant monitoring data and has partially [...]
Information should be added to crime mapping website to show how offences are dealt with, says minister. Launched in January, www.police.uk (Opens in a new window) allows people to type in a postcode and find out what crime and antisocial behaviour has been committed in their neighbourhood. The site has received more than 420 million [...]
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