Open Government Pioneers in England – ideas for reform
Open Government Case Studies
Women’s Budget Group
This podcast from Women’s Budget Group about open government and how it can be used to promote, advance and defend women’s rights. Listen to the Podcast here.
Criminal Justice Alliance
In this article, CJA look at the contentious issue of stop and search in policing, and reflects on how open government methods can help to enhance police-community relations in England and Wales. Read the article.
Runnymede Trust
In this article, Runnymede Trust explains how transparent and high-quality data at the local level is necessary if local ethnic inequalities are to be understood and addressed, and for the needs of BME communities to be better met and their life chances improved. Read the article.
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Project 17
The article “No data, no recourse” by Project 17, a charity working to end destitution among migrant children, takes a look at how a lack of information limits access to local support for vulnerable families. Read the article.
User Voice
In this article, User Voice explains how their model of democratic participation has made prisoner rehabilitation programmes fairer, more effective and more efficient. Read the article.
Updates
- BLOG | How do we Solve a Problem like Lobbying? | Dr Ben Worthy & Dr Michele Crepaz30th July 2024
- Joint Letter to the UK Prime Minister11th July 2024
- BLOG | Dear next government, there is one way to rebuild trust… and it already exists | Kevin Keith14th June 2024
- Tim Davies | Exploring future UK open government actions on digital governance (Nairobi workshop)28th March 2024
- Dr Ben Worthy | Is the UK More open?8th March 2024
Events
No events scheduled at this time.Resources
- Joint Letter to the UK Prime Minister12th July 2024
- Civil Society letter to the Open Government Partnership October 2022 | UK Status19th October 2022
- Chair of UK OGN > Minister Heather Wheeler25th August 2022
- Chair UK OGN > Minister Wheeler re: IRM24th August 2022
- Minister Heather Wheeler > Chair of UK OGN1st August 2022
Contact
If you would like to find out more, or add your own case study or commitment idea – contact Andreas Pavlou, UK OGN Coordinator.
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