Below is the full document on the Data Policy Consultation.
Download the full consultation document
A Consultation on Data Policy for a Public Data Corporation
You can respond to the consultation online (opens a Survey Monkey Questionaire) , or by filling in the consultation response form and returning by post or email. These comments will not be public.
If you would like to take part in the debate with other users of this consultation, or publicly comment on the consultation questions, you can share your views by posting a comment in the right-hand boxes on the individual chapters.
You can view individual chapters in the links below.
Chapters 1-3 provide the background and further information on the Public Data Corporation (PDC) and the consultation itself. Chapters 4-6 contain the Government’s proposals, where you can publicly comment on the questions posed by this consultation and debate with other users and commenters.
Contents
Ministerial Foreword
Executive Summary
How to respond
Chapter 1 – Open Data and the Public Data Corporation
Chapter 2 – Existing Policy and the Regulatory Framework
Chapter 3 – Public Data Corporation approach to Access and Release
Chapters 4-6 (with questions)
Chapter 4 – Charging for Public Data Corporation information
Chapter 5 – Licensing
Chapter 6 – Regulatory Oversight
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‘should also be read in conjunction with„Making Open Data Real: apublic consultation’
A link to this document would be user-friendly
Open data is a fantastic policy. It shows transparency in the government, as well as allowing us to hold the government to account, as we can see exactly where resources are being used, what value we are getting for our money, as well as allowing us to make more informed decisions, for example with hospital statistics, or council spending data – why am I paying for leather sofa’s and 24 hour catering for my local council, for example? If only the establishment knows about this, these sorts of problems will never be solved.
It also allows the public to use the data for the common good, allowing schools to be compared for example, or even finding out which road is the best to park on, as you have the least chance of getting a ticket!