Europe Regional Meeting
The OGP Europe Regional Meeting will take place on October 11-12, 2022 in Rome, Italy.
Current Action Plan
2023-2025
Action Plan 6
- Number of Commitments: 4
- Policy Area Focus: Not specified
The UK’s sixth action plan includes promising commitments on open contracting and aid transparency, building on efforts from previous action plans. Improvements in civil society-government relations helped restore the OGP process in the UK. Stakeholders could build on this momentum in the next action plan by addressing priority policy areas not covered in the sixth action plan, such as digital governance, freedom of information, beneficial ownership, open justice, and government transparency. (More)
Creating OGP’s Future Together – Strategic Planning 2023-2028
Help co-create OGP's new strategy. This page is your go-to resource for all the materials you need to host and join conversations and share your views on how OGP can tackle the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Algorithms and Human Rights: Understanding Their Impacts
Algoritmos y derechos humanos: Entendiendo sus impactos
Human rights algorithmic impact assessments have emerged as an accountability tool to identify potential harms, mitigate unintended impacts, and inform policy decisions on the use of algorithms across key policy areas including health, and education.
El uso cada vez mayor de los algoritmos para los procesos de toma de decisiones puede representar riesgos y afectar la privacidad y los derechos humanos. Recientemente, se han desarrollado evaluaciones de impacto de los algoritmos en los derechos humanos…
Resources
- United Kingdom Results Report 2021-2023
2024, IRM Report, Web page
- United Kingdom Results Report 2021-2023 – For Public Comment
2024, Report Comments, Web page
- United Kingdom – OGP Letter to Prime Minister (July 2024)
2024, Letter, Web page
- United Kingdom – Government Response to OGP Letter (October 2024)
2024, Letter, Web page
- United Kingdom Action Plan Review 2023-2025
2024, IRM Report, Web page
- United Kingdom Action Plan Review 2023-2025 – For Public Comment
2024, Report Comments, Web page
- United Kingdom Action Plan 2023-2025 (December)
2023, Action Plan, Web page
- United Kingdom – Response Letter from OGP CEO to Minister Burghart – July 2023
2023, Web page
- United Kingdom – Letter from Minister Burghart – June 2023
2023, Letter, Web page
- Inception Report – Action plan – Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2021 – 2023
2023, Inception Report, Web page
- United Kingdom Co-Creation Brief 2023
2023, IRM Report, Web page
- United Kingdom – Procedural Review Resolution by C&S Subcommittee (December 2022)
2022, Web page
- Inception Report – Action plan – Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2021 – 2022
2022, Inception Report, Web page
- United Kingdom – Update on Process [Response to Contrary to Process Letter] – November 2022
2022, Letter, Web page
- United Kingdom – Response to Contrary to Process Letter (September 2022)
2022, Letter, Web page
- United Kingdom – Contrary to Process Letter (August 2022)
2022, Letter, Web page
- United Kingdom Action Plan Review 2021-2023
2022, IRM Report, Web page
- United Kingdom Action Plan Review 2021-2023 – For Public Comment
2022, Report Comments, Web page
- United Kingdom Transitional Results Report 2019-2021
2022, IRM Report, Web page
- United Kingdom Transitional Results Report 2019-2021 – For Public Comment
2022, Report Comments, Web page
- United Kingdom Action Plan 2021-2023
2021, Action Plan, Web page
- Action plan – Scotland, United Kingdom, 2021 – 2025
2021, Action Plan, Web page
- Action plan – Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2021 – 2023
2021, Action Plan, Web page
- Action plan – Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 2021 – 2022
2021, Action Plan, Web page
- Nordic+ Fact Sheet (August 2021)
2021, Research Product, Web page
- Northern Ireland – Letter of Support
2021, Letter, Web page
- Glasgow – Letter of Support
2021, Letter, Web page
- United Kingdom – Response to Under Review Letter (March 2021)
2021, Letter, Web page
- United Kingdom – Under Review Letter – February 2021
2021, Letter, Web page
- United Kingdom Design Report 2019-2021
2021, IRM Report, Web page
- United Kingdom Design Report 2019-2021 – For Public Comment
2021, Report Comments, Web page
- Scotland Design Report 2018-2020
2019, IRM Report, Web page
- Scotland Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment
2019, Report Comments, Web page
- United Kingdom Action Plan 2019-2021
2019, Action Plan, Web page
- United Kingdom End-of-Term Report 2016-2018
2019, IRM Report, Web page
- UK Government response to Notification of Late Action Plan (March 2019)
2019, Letter, Web page
- United Kingdom End-of-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment
2019, Report Comments, Web page
- United Kingdom – Notification of Late Action Plan (Cohort Shift) – January 2019
2019, Letter, Web page
- Scotland IRM Report 2017
2019, IRM Report, Web page
- Scotland Action Plan 2018-2020
2018, Action Plan, Web page
- Early Results of Open Government Partnership Initiatives (2018)
2018, Research Product, Web page
- Scotland IRM Report 2017 – For Public Comment
2018, Report Comments, Web page
- United Kingdom Mid-Term Report 2016-2018
2018, IRM Report, Web page
- United Kingdom Mid-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment
2018, Report Comments, Web page
- United Kingdom Mid-Term Self-Assessment 2016-2018
2018, Self Assessment, Web page
- Scotland Preliminary Review 2017 – For Public Comments
2017, Report Comments, Web page
- What’s in a Name? A comparison of ‘open government’ definitions across seven OGP members
2017, Research Product, Web page
- UK Progress Report 2014-2015 – Public Comments Section
2017, IRM Report, Web page
- United Kingdom End-of-Term Report 2013-2015
2017, IRM Report, Web page
- United Kingdom – Additional progress report on the first six months 2016-18
2016, Self Assessment, Web page
- Scotland, United Kingdom Action Plan
2016, Action Plan, Web page
- United Kingdom End-of-Term Self-Assessment Report 2013-2015
2016, Self Assessment, Web page
- United Kingdom – Third National Action Plan 2016-18
2016, Action Plan, Web page
- SCVO Endorsement Letter
2016, Letter, Web page
- UK Government Public Comments Received on IRM Progress Report 2013-15
2016, IRM Report, Web page
- UK Progress Report 2013-15 Google Doc Public Comments Received
2016, IRM Report, Web page
- United Kingdom Progress Report 2013-2015
2016, IRM Report, Web page
- Open Government Awards Booklet
2015, Web page
- United Kingdom Mid-term Self-Assessment Report 2013-2015
2015, Self Assessment, Web page
- United Kingdom SC Application Letter
2014, Letter, Web page
- United Kingdom Progress Report 2011–2013
2014, IRM Report, Web page
- United Kingdom – Second National Action Plan 2013-2015
2013, Action Plan, Web page
- United Kingdom Self-Assessment Report 2011-2013
2013, Self Assessment, Web page
- United Kingdom – First National Action Plan 2011-2013
2011, Action Plan, Web page
Commitment Performance
The following variables answer the question “Did this commitment open government?“, and focus on how government practices have changed as a result of the commitment’s implementation.
Key
No IRM data
Pending IRM Review
How to Get More Starred Commitments
Starred commitments in OGP are one of the ways the IRM designates promising reforms. The graph below shows where the major areas for improvement in action plan design and implementation should take place based on past action plans.
Key
Stars (Global average 7%)
Focus on implementation
Focus on design
Pending IRM review
No IRM data
Focus on design
Focus on objectives and impact (ambition/potential impact)
Focus on relevance to open government
Focus on verifiability
Public Participation
This table shows: 1) the level of public influence during the development and implementation of OGP action plans, 2) whether consultations were open to any member of the public or only to those invited; and 3) whether a forum existed that met regularly.
Key
Participation was closed
Participation was open to any interested party
No IRM data
Forum
Pending IRM review
Definitions
Collaborate: Iterative dialogue and public helped set agenda
Involve: Government gave feedback on public inputs
Consult: Public gave input
Inform: Government provided public with information on plan
OGP Global Report Data
The data below is drawn from the 2019 OGP Global Report. You can view and learn more about the report here.
Selected Dimensions of Open Government
This section captures how each OGP member can play a leadership role, based on IRM-based findings and third-party scores. This list does not cover all of open government and OGP members are not required to take any action.
Action implications
These are recommendations on the role that each OGP member might play in each policy area. The recommendations are derived from a combination of the IRM-based findings and third-party scores.
IRM-based findings
Reflect the performance of commitments in a particular policy area, as assessed by the IRM.
(NC) No Commitments
(CA) Commitment(s) in the policy area.
(IR) IRM-Reviewed: At least one IRM-assessed commitment.
(C) Was Complete: At least one commitment was substantially or fully completed.
(A) Was Ambitious: At least one commitment with moderate or transformative potential impact.
(ER) Showed Early Results: At least one commitment opened government in a “Major” or “Outstanding” way.
Third-party scores
Reflect “real-world” performance, i.e., performance outside of the OGP framework. Scores are comprised of various indicators collected by respected organizations.
Anti-Corruption
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Civic Space
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Open Policy Making
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Access to Information
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Fiscal Openness
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Recent Posts
Shaping the Future: Advancing Collective Action for Impactful Beneficial Ownership Transparency
This blog post was originally posted on Open Ownership’s website. Read the original post here. The International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), hosted by the Government of Lithuania in June 2024, gathered practitioners from around the globe to discuss and advance action…
Beneficial Ownership Leadership Group: Impact, Achievements, and Future Directions
Launched in 2019, the Beneficial Ownership Leadership Group (or the Leadership Group) set out to advance global policy toward open beneficial ownership (BO) data, and achieve concrete progress by 2023. This summary examines the group's achievements, lessons learned by Open Ownership and the Open Government Partnership from co-convening the group, and future directions to advance BO reform.
Reform Space to Watch: Strengthening Anti-Corruption Measures in the United Kingdom
As the UK shapes its sixth OGP action plan, a spotlight remains on key areas like beneficial ownership and lobbying transparency for heightened reform.
Meaningful Citizen Engagement in Urban Planning
La participación ciudadana significativa en la planificación urbana
A key part of democracy at the local level is providing citizens with the opportunity to take action on the issues that are important to them. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the area of urban planning. When planning…
Una parte clave de la democracia a nivel local es brindar a las y los ciudadanos la oportunidad de tomar medidas sobre los temas que son importantes para ellos. En ninguna parte es esto más evidente que en el área…
New OGP IRM Report For UK Finds Minimum Standards Were Not Met
As a co-founder of OGP, the United Kingdom has been a global leader on open government and anti-corruption efforts, implementing four open government action plans to date. However, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) has completed its review of the UK’s most recent action plan, finding that it has failed to meet minimum standards that are required when developing an OGP action plan.