25th May 2026
FINAL CALL FOR IDEAS FOR GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY PLAN Civil society, academia, businesses, and the public have until 5pm on 25 May to share ideas. Public input shapes the next plan for transparency, accountability and participation in government. Leaders urge people to get involved. Civil society leaders are urging people and organisations to shape the seventh…
1st December 2025
UK GOVERNMENT TO TAKE HELM OF GLOBAL TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE FCDO Minister: ‘The UK will stand up for democracy and civil society.’ The Open Government Partnership (OGP) has confirmed the UK government will co-chair the 74-country transparency and accountability initiative from October 2026 to October 2027. The UK will follow the Government of Brazil as government co-chair, with…
12th November 2025
The simultaneous resignations of the BBC’s Director General and CEO of News are more than an institutional crisis. They are a stress test of our commitment to protecting democratic infrastructure under pressure. The Panorama edit on President Trump’s speech was an editorial failure. It demanded an immediate, transparent correction. Yet that correction was delayed, compounding…
8th November 2025
The UK Open Government Network in response to the inquiry from the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC) has called for fundamental reforms to restore trust in government. This includes the creation of an Ethics and Integrity Forum that would bring civil society into the heart of standards development for the first time. In…
20th October 2025
Call for Tender: UK Open Government National Action Plan (NAP7) Civil Society Project Coordinator Client/Contracting Authority: Involve (acting as Fiscal Host and Lead Civil Society Organisation – CSO) Delivery Lead: UK Open Government Network (UK OGN) Title: UK Open Government Network Project Coordinator (Consultancy Role) Duration: 5 months, start November 2025 Fee/Budget: £11,000 inc VAT…
15th July 2025
Government needs public support for its ambitious missions in an age of declining trust. Another model is needed. Talk about mission government and you will likely hear a version of JFK’s famous ‘we choose to go to the moon’ declaration. Less discussed is his reference to the ‘staggering sum’ involved or the critics who labelled…
10th June 2025
New submission explores how open government principles can strengthen the UK’s mission-driven approach to governance The UK Open Government Network (UK OGN) has submitted written evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry into Mission Government, calling for greater integration between open government practices and the UK’s emerging mission-driven governance approach. Key Findings…
12th March 2025
The submission from the UK Open Government Network (UK OGN) to the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has been published and it available to view here. The submission focused on: Lack of Trust in Government and Institutions Exclusion from Decision-Making Misinformation and Social Media Polarisation Lack of Transparency and Accountability in Public Spending…
19th February 2025
The submission from the UK Open Government Network (UK OGN) to the House of Commons Modernisation Committee has been published and it available to view here. The Modernisation Committee was set up to ‘consider reforms to House of Commons procedures, standards, and working practices.’ The House of Commons Modernisation Committee has today launched a call…
11th December 2024
On Wednesday 4th December, representatives of the Northern Ireland Open Government Network briefed the Committee for Finance at the Northern Ireland Assembly on the current precarious state of Open Government in Northern Ireland. They included Rebekah McCabe (Chair), Colm Burns, and Andrew Bolster. The open remarks prepared by the Chair can be read here and…