The truth is out there: transparency in an information age

Title:

The truth is out there: transparency in an information age

Type:

Report

Date Created:

2010-03-05

Description:

This discussion paper looks at how the public sector can improve information made available to the public.The paper is written on the assumption that:

1) data about public services should be in the public domain, subject to essential safeguards for confidentiality

2) information should be in forms that can be easily accessed, understood and analysed

3) it is both necessary and possible to take steps to reduce the risk that public trust will be undermined by inaccurate data or deliberate distortion

To prompt that debate, the paper:

1) shares learning and innovative practice from Britain and other parts of the world

2) highlights the challenges and risks of making data and information more widely accessible

3) suggests some ways to mitigate those risks in the years ahead

'The truth is out there' aims to stimulate debate on transparency in the public sector.

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Resource ownership

  • Creator:
    • Audit Commission
      1st Floor, Millbank Tower, Millbank, London, SW1P 4HQ
      Telephone: 0844 798 3131 Fax: 0844 798 2945
      Textphone (minicom): 0844 798 2946
      Web: www.audit-​commission.gov.uk
  • Publisher(s):
    • Audit Commission
      1st Floor, Millbank Tower, Millbank, London, SW1P 4HQ
      Telephone: 0844 798 3131 Fax: 0844 798 2945
      Textphone (minicom): 0844 798 2946
      Web: www.audit-​commission.gov.uk
  • Rights:
    • Audit Commission 2010
  • Additional Info Source:
    • Audit Commission
      1st Floor, Millbank Tower, Millbank, London, SW1P 4HQ
      Telephone: 0844 798 3131 Fax: 0844 798 2945
      Textphone (minicom): 0844 798 2946
      Web: www.audit-​commission.gov.uk

Coverage

  • Geographic:
    • UK
  • Format:
    • Text/​PDF medium: Internet
  • Time period:
    • 2010
  • Subject(s):
    • Communication; Freedom of information; Intelligence (information); Privacy and data protection
  • Regional strategies:
    • Regional ICT Strategy
  • Keywords:
    • waste, corruption, information, local authorities, techbology, public services, democracy, practitioner behaviour, publics spending, fraud, transparency, public trust, assurance

Other details

  • Date available:
    • 2010-​03-​05
  • Frequency of update:
    • Not Planned
  • Language:
    • English
  • ISBN:
    • 1-​86240-​586-​7
  • Cost:
    • Free
  • Access restrictions:
    • None

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