Official OGP Documents


2016-18 Open Government Action Plan: April 2018 Commitment Progress Updates

11th April 2018
Update of progress on 2016-18 Open Government Action Plan commitments prepared by the UK Government. Commitment 1: Beneficial ownership The Government has published a response to last year’s call for evidence, on proposals for a new beneficial ownership register of overseas companies which own or buy UK property or participate in UK government procurement. Officials…
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2016-18 Open Government Action Plan: November 2017 Commitment Progress Updates

5th December 2017
Commitment 1: Beneficial ownership The government has met the first milestone under this commitment by consulting, through a call for evidence, on proposals for a new beneficial ownership register of overseas companies which own or buy UK property or participate in UK government procurement. This concluded in May 2017. The responses to the call for…
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2016-18 Open Government Action Plan: July 2017 Commitment Progress Updates

3rd August 2017
Update of progress on 2016-18 Open Government Action Plan commitments prepared by the UK Government.   Commitment 1: Beneficial ownership The government has met the first milestone under this commitment by consulting, through a call for evidence, on proposals for a new beneficial ownership register of overseas companies that own UK property or participate in UK government…
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2016-18 Open Government Action Plan: July 2017 Commitment Progress Updates

2nd August 2017
Update of progress on 2016-18 Open Government Action Plan commitments prepared by the UK Government. Commitment 1: Beneficial ownership The government has met the first milestone under this commitment by consulting, through a call for evidence, on proposals for a new beneficial ownership register of overseas companies that own UK property or participate in UK…
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Existing published information on NAP3 commitments engagement activities | January 2017

13th February 2017
The table below, produced and updated by the UK Government, keeps track of all statements, policy papers, news stories, events and consultations related to each of the 2016-18 Open Government Action Plan commitments.
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2016-18 Open Government Action Plan: February 2017 Commitment Progress Updates

13th February 2017
Update of progress on 2016-18 Open Government Action Plan commitments prepared by the UK Government. Please note, due to the publication of updates in December 2016, we have only changed the language here if significant changes or progress have been made. Commitment 1: Beneficial ownership – The Government remains committed to delivering this policy and…
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2016-18 Open Government Action Plan: December 2016 Commitment Progress Updates

19th December 2016
Update of progress on 2016-18 Open Government Action Plan commitments prepared by the UK Government. Originally published on the Open Government Partnership website. A Word [.docx] version of this update is available here. Commitment 1: Beneficial ownership Commitment We will establish a public register of company beneficial ownership information for foreign companies who already own or…
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Information on NAP3 commitments engagement activities

24th October 2016
The table below, produced and updated by the UK Government, keeps track of all statements, policy papers, news stories, events and consultations related to each of the 2016-18 Open Government Action Plan commitments. Also available: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10e6iEA6DmSfvO1p02UQJZCZf7y93jg2pIeenTA9nHZc/pubhtml?gid=0&single=true 
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End of term self-assessment: UK National Action Plan 2013-15

16th October 2016
The End of Term Self-Assessment, published below, sets out the UK Government’s own assessment of its implementation of the 2013-15 Open Government Action Plan.  An independent assessment, developed by the OGP’s Independent Reporting Mechanism, will be published in due course. This table, presented in annex 1 of the report, summarises the government’s assessment of its completion of the 21 commitments.…
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IRM: United Kingdom Progress Report 2013-15

24th September 2015
The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) produces biannual independent progress reports for each country participating in OGP.  The progress reports assess governments on the development and implementation of OGP action plans, progress in fulfilling open government principles, and make technical recommendations for improvements. These reports are intended to stimulate dialogue and promote accountability between member governments…
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