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Transparency Overview
Letting light into the corridors of power
Greater transparency is an important policy commitment on the
part of the Coalition Government:
"We are pulling back the curtains to let light
into the corridors of power. By being open and accountable we
can start to win back people’s trust. Openness will not be
comfortable for us in government; but it will enable the public to
hold our feet to the fire. This way lies better government.
Transparency is key to our efficiency drive, and will enable the
public to help us to deliver better value for money in public
spending."
Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet
Office
What this means in practice continues to evolve as the
Public Sector Transparency Board defines open data standards
and oversees the publication of detailed guidance. What is however
already clear is that the policy has cost, complexity and risk
implications at a time when the public sector’s priority is
addressing the maintenance of front-line services in the light of
significant budget cuts.
spotlightonspend cuts costs, eliminates complexity and reduces
risk
spotlightonspend is a managed service that is comprised of
everything necessary to cost-effectively facilitate publication of
the spend and related information you elect to make available to
the general public.
spotlightonspend is designed to:
- cut costs by removing the need to add to the workload of your
current staff or increase headcount,
- eliminate the complexity of becoming and staying compliant with
policy,
- reduce the risk of inadvertent breach of the Data Protection
Legislation,
- enhance the information you publish to improve its
accessibility, relevance and value for the intended audience – the
general public.
Online
Access – we manage publication of your data to an
intuitive and easy-to-use web application that is hosted by us but
accessed by the general public through your own organisation’s web
site.
Data
Transformation – we cleanse, redact, classify and
enrich your raw financial data before you make your spend and
related information accessible.
Data
Management – we manage annual, quarterly or monthly
updates and ensure your raw financial data is published to
http://data.gov.uk in machine readable form.
Policy
Compliance – we monitor policy and adapt as needed to
ensure that you remain compliant with published guidelines.