UK Open Gov
The UK Open Government Network (OGN) is a coalition of active citizens and civil society organisations committed to making government work better for people through increased transparency, participation and accountability. The OGN mobilises and coordinates civil society to effectively advocate for open government reforms, and works with government to identify, develop and implements the UK’s commitments under the global Open Government Partnership.
#ogpuk: Notes from Manchester workshop
Date: 24 March, 14:00 to 17:00 Venue: The Shed, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD Introduction On 24 March 2016, the UK Open Government Network and Cabinet Office co-hosted a workshop in Manchester to discuss progress on the 2016-18 National Action Plan and ideas for future commitments. Open Government Manifesto proposals For further information on the proposals…
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NAP II: End of term government self-assessment survey
The Open Government Partnership requires the government to produce a self-assessment of its performance against the 2013-15 OGP National Action Plan, which will feed into the report of the OGP Independent Reporting Mechanism. To inform its self-assessment, the government is currently collecting feedback through a short survey. We encourage all those who were involved in developing, implementing…
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OGN submission: Make company ownership transparent
Submission to the government’s consultation on ‘Enhancing transparency of beneficial ownership information of foreign companies’. All companies that own property or participate in public contracts should disclose as open data who controls and benefits from their business decisions. Corruption thrives under conditions of secrecy. When corrupt individuals and other criminals obtain illicit funds, they seek out ways…
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Open Government Network calls on the government to make company ownership transparent
The Open Government Network has responded to the government’s consultation on ‘Enhancing transparency of beneficial ownership information of foreign companies’ calling on ministers to use the opportunity of the Prime Minister’s Anti-Corruption Summit and the UK’s 2016-18 Open Government Partnership National Action Plan to commit to: “Ensure that all companies that own property or participate in delivering…
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OGN letter: Commit to tax transparency
Dear Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer Proposal for HM Treasury commitments to be included in the UK Open Government Partnership National Action Plan We, the undersigned organisations, who are all members of the UK Open Government Civil Society Network, are writing to propose three commitments from HM Treasury for inclusion in…
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Open Government Network calls on the Chancellor to make commitments to tax transparency
The UK Open Government Network has written to George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, proposing three commitments for inclusion in the UK’s 2016-18 Open Government Partnership National Action Plan: Make UK registered companies (that operate beyond the UK) publish their taxes, profits and other key economic data for each country where they do business. Put into…
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Scottish OGP Network – Edinburgh workshop
Get involved in developing the Scottish commitments to the UK Open Government Action Plan Wednesday, 20 April 2016 from 10:30 to 13:00 This workshop – co-hosted by the Scottish Government and the Scotland Open Government Civil Society Network – will review and develop the Scottish commitments on access to information, anti-corruption, civic participation, open data and…
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Proposal to extend Freedom of Information to all public contractors
Following the publication of the Commission on Freedom of Information’s findings and ahead of the publication of the UK’s 2016-18 open government action plan, the Campaign for Freedom of Information and Open Government Network have written to Matthew Hancock (Minister for the Cabinet Office) proposing a commitment to extend Freedom of Information to public service…
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OGN Briefing: Extend Freedom of Information to all public contractors
Extend Freedom of Information to all public contractors: A proposal for the UK’s 2016-18 OGP National Action Plan Introduction The development of the UK’s third Open Government Partnership National Action Plan and the publication of the Commission on Freedom of Information’s findings present a perfect opportunity to consider how the public’s democratic right to information, and…
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#ogpuk: Newcastle workshop
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