“I Believe In Open is a national movement to increase government transparency in Canada. We’re organizing citizens to push politicians to make five commitments…” http://ibelieveinopen.ca/about/ 1. Support reforms that increase government transparency and accountability. 2. Make campaign promises specific and measurable, and report progress on promises and their metrics at least semi-annually. 3. Publish the […] →Read more
We know most about human history for times and places where people wrote things down, what they wrote down was kept, and we can still read what they wrote. Paper is pretty fragile really but seemingly digital records are even more fragile. “In one study published in the journal Science, 13% of Internet references in […] →Read more
The Accounts and Audit (Wales) Regulations 2005 require that accounts and other documents of local authorities in Wales must be available for public inspection (by electors of that authority) for 20 working days before the date appointed by the auditor. The Wales Audit Office have recently published a list of dates in response to a […] →Read more
Get your MP to sign this Early Day Motion: EDM 1637 – Transparency in Lobbying “That this House notes the strong public cynicism about the influence of corporate lobbyists on British politics; further notes that individuals and organisations engaging in lobbying activities are able to do so effectively hidden from public scrutiny; remains concerned that […] →Read more
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This request for a copy of a set of byelaws highlights the strange situation that people in the UK are bound by rules set at local level varying from one area to another but have no easy way of finding out what they are. http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/copy_of_by_law_in_henley_on_tham Surely, something needs to be done to address this. →Read more
Almost all UK Water Companies have been added to WhatDoTheyKnow.com. Albion Water Limited Anglian Water Services Limited Bournemouth and West Hampshire Water Bristol Water Plc Cambridge Water Company plc Cholderton and District Water Company Limited Dee Valley Water plc Folkestone & Dover Water Services Limited Hartlepool Water Mid Kent Water Plc Northumbrian Water Limited Portsmouth […] →Read more
The University of Oxford have recently released the ‘rules of the Boat Race’ in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act. The Joint Understanding limits training in term-time to 20 hours a week, sets out who can and cannot participate in the race and even reuires disclosure of financial support received by […] →Read more
Northern Rock undertakings are exempt due to Part 6 of this statutory instrument: Nortern Rock Transfer Order →Read more
The NHS Openness Code (1995) sets out the basic principles for public access to information about the NHS. It was intended to ensuregreater access by the public. Even though the code predates the Freedom of Information Act 2000 it is still possible to refer to the code when requesting information from health authorities. NHS Openness […] →Read more