---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Rachel Davies" <rachel.dav...@transparency.org.uk> Date: Oct 17, 2016 6:01 AM Subject: [opengovuk] Counting the Pennies: Increasing transparency in the UK’s public finances To: <opengo...@forum.opengovernment.org.uk> Cc:
Dear all, TI-UK has published research which finds that the UK’s transparency over public spending is ‘ticking the right boxes’ but failing to provide full and open scrutiny over how money is being spent. Key statistics in “Counting the pennies Respond by replying above this line or visit http://forum.opengovernment. org.uk/conversations/728 *Did you know…* This is the email list of the UK Open Government Network. Find out more here <http://www.opengovernment.org.uk> Like this post <http://forum.opengovernment.org.uk/conversation_posts/5804af90a7456a00dedbba70/like> Dear all, TI-UK has published research which finds that the UK’s transparency over public spending is ‘ticking the right boxes’ but failing to provide full and open scrutiny over how money is being spent. Key statistics in “Counting the pennies: increasing the transparency in the UK’s public finances <http://www.transparency.org.uk/publications/counting-the-pennies/>” include: - £2.312 trillion – Total value of published transactions made by local and central government (2011-2015). - £14 million – Redacted transaction data reported in a single month by Hackney London Borough Council that did not identify suppliers – largest in this research. - 35% – Proportion of contracts awarded where it is unclear who the supplier is. - 81,057 – Different descriptions given to transactions making analysis of data near impossible - 75% – Proportion of transactions that contain company registration numbers. You can view the research online here <http://www.transparency.org.uk/publications/counting-the-pennies/>. Apologies for the delay on informing you about this report – I’m catching up on activity that took place while I was away on holiday. Best, Rachel *Rachel Davies Teka* Senior Advocacy Manager Transparency International UK transparency.org.uk <http://www.transparency.org.uk/> │ Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/transparencyuk> │Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/transparencyuk> E: rachel.dav...@transparency.org.uk T: + 44 (0)20 3096 7697 *Healthcare. Environment. Media. Education. Business. * *#TransparencyMatters* <http://transparencymatters.transparency.org.uk/>* to us all. Tell us your story **here* <http://transparencymatters.transparency.org.uk/stories> <http://forum.opengovernment.org.uk/accounts/5464c43b66346300059d0000> Rachel Davies <http://forum.opengovernment.org.uk/accounts/5464c43b66346300059d0000> - Member of ogp <http://forum.opengovernment.org.uk/groups/ogp>, opengovuk <http://forum.opengovernment.org.uk/groups/opengovuk>, and anticorruption <http://forum.opengovernment.org.uk/groups/anticorruption> - Senior Advocacy Manager at Transparency International UK <http://forum.opengovernment.org.uk/organisations/547c5f87666462000b2d0000> Too many emails? Mute this conversation <http://forum.opengovernment.org.uk/conversations/728/mute>, switch to a digest <http://forum.opengovernment.org.uk/groups/opengovuk>, or turn off email notifications completely <http://forum.opengovernment.org.uk/groups/opengovuk> ―― View topic http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/1yocaDPScMz5NPfBhAbrrd Leave group mailto:newswire@groups.dowire.org?subject=Unsubscribe
