Transparency and Open Data
Transparency is key to improved Public Services. Public reporting of data promotes higher quality and more efficient services, choice and accountability. DWP already:
- tracks and publishes progress against its reform agenda using a series of impact indicators which flow from the Department’s annual Business Plan
- routinely publishes datasets including financial and procurement data, people data such as workforce management, performance-related pay, senior staff salaries.
Open Data is seen as the key to opening up Government and driving economic growth by enabling new systems, products and markets to emerge, supporting a whole raft of complementary innovations across the economy. The Open Data Strategy is being used to drive these improvements within the Department
Our aim is to create and embed a culture of transparency across DWP. The key activities we are undertaking are outlined in our DWP Open Data Story and Vision. Our case studies also show how we are making more DWP data publicly available:
- DWP Open Data story and vision (33KB)
- DWP Open Data case studies (55KB)
The Cabinet Office Public Sector Transparency Board was set up by the Prime Minister in 2010 to drive forward the Government’s Transparency agenda, and help embed Transparency as a core part of all Governmental business. The Board is chaired by Francis Maude and its membership includes a mix of public sector data specialists and data experts.
The Welfare Sector Transparency Board is one of a number of boards set up to cover specific policy sectors across Government in support of the Transparency and Open Data agendas.
The External Stakeholder Group has been set up to support the work of the Welfare Sector Transparency Board (WSTB). Its membership consists of data users from the external organisations nominated by WSTB members.
If you have any queries or comments about the Department’s Tansparency or Open Data agenda please email: transparency.opendata@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
How DWP is being transparent
We have published:
DWP Business Plan
DWP Delivery Plan
DWP Quarterly Data Summary
Procurement
- Constraints on DWP spend and exceptions
- DWP payments over £25,000
- DWP payments over £500 and made using a Government Procurement Card
How we are organised
Ministers and Special Advisers
- Ministers’ hospitality and gifts given and received
- Ministers’ meetings and overseas travel
- Special advisers’ hospitality and gifts
- Special Advisers’ meetings
Senior managers
- Permanent Secretary’s meetings
- Senior managers' pay
- Senior managers’ hospitality and business expenses
Workforce management
Performance-related pay
Tax arrangements of DWP public sector appointees
Sustainable development
Research and statistics
Information about the Department is also available in:
Information finder
The Information finder helps you access information that is not on this website, (for example internal procedural guidance for staff and information on our intranet).
Related links
- Data.gov.uk (HM Government website)
