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This is where you will find posts about the leadership of data.gov.uk and the government's Transparency agenda, which is led by the Public Sector Transparency Board and the Local Public Data Panel. You can also contact the Transparency Board.

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Final Local Public Data Panel response to the Home Office consultation, Policing in the 21st Century

Posted by Local Data Panel on 30/09/2010 in Leadership | 0 comments

This is the Local Public Data Panel's final response to the Home Office consultation for which we posted the draft a short while ago. Thank you to everyone who gave comments. Local Public Data Panel response to the Home Office consultation, Policing...

Local Spending Data Guidance

Posted by Local Data Panel on 10/09/2010 in Leadership | 35 comments | 1 Attachment

The Local Government Association has published a draft practitioners' guide, which offers concrete advice to councils on how they should follow the Local Public Data Panel's guidance in publishing their spending and salaries data. You can read and...

Draft Local Public Data Panel response to the Home Office consultation, Policing in the 21st Century

Posted by Local Data Panel on 10/09/2010 in Leadership | 1 comment

This is a draft of the Panel's response. The final response has now been published and sent to the Home Office. The Home Office is consulting about proposals for elected Police and Crime Commissioners to hold UK police forces to account. The...

CLG opens up its books as all Departmental spending over £500 goes online

Posted by Local Data Panel on 12/08/2010 in Leadership | 0 comments

In a significant move towards transparency, accountability and openness, the Department for Communities and Local Government today published details on every item of Departmental spending on goods and services over £500 in 2009/10. This shows how £...

Payments over £500 – balancing the public interest and commercial issues

Posted by Local Data Panel on 06/08/2010 in Leadership | 1 comment

Local Authorities across the country are preparing to release data on payments for goods and services over £500. Some have asked for assistance balancing the public interest and commercial confidentiality, in particular how the FOIA might work in...