UK government censured for a lack of transparency and accountability

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The Open Government Partnership says the government failed to live up to its pledges to improve transparency and accountability.

The UK was put under review for failing to involve the public in the development of its plan for increasing openness, and for submitting its most recent two plans late, but the apparently technical infringements are being seen in the light of wider concerns about transparency, following a series of high-profile controversies.coronavirus-related contracts

An Open Government Partnership review of the UK's efforts to increase transparency largely blamed Brexit for the problems, saying that"political uncertainty" had led to"reduced capacity" for officials. The letter, which has been signed by organisations such as Full Fact, the Open Data Institute and the Open Contracting Partnership, calls on the government to"build trust with its citizens" by giving"clear political support" to efforts to improve openness.

"This letter is about seizing that opportunity, reinvigorating the UK's open government process, and using it to drive vital domestic reforms like fixing public procurement."

 

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The Open Govt Partnership is forgetting that the Govt says one thing for PR, but actually wants the complete opposite.

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Seems to be a pattern of getting up to no good shameful

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