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The Centre for Public Data retweeted
Hey data nerds, Defra has launched a 'Land Use Consultation' which says government wants to:
- make [geospatial] more data accessible for public benefit
- free up more Land Registry data
- explore options to increase transparency of land & property data.
consult.defra.gov.uk/land-us…
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
NEW REPORT
The family justice system has been described as ‘operating in the dark’, with problems including a fragmented system of data owners and users, and significant data gaps
Our new report identifies ways to improve data across the system
nuffieldfjo.org.uk/resource/…
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
🚨Tony Blair Institute calls for the liberation of the Postcode Address File in major new AI report 🚨
institute.global/insights/po…
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
“Labour’s package of measures includes widening the registration requirements for UK trusts in order to stop them being used for illicit activity, while pursuing other avenues to boost transparency around trust ownership of UK property. This would involve working with the overseas territories on a common transparency regime”
Excl: Labour is planning a major crackdown on dirty money, with proposals to punish white-collar enablers of kleptocracy
David Lammy is today unveiling blueprint, which includes rewards of up to £250,000 to whistleblowers who identify sanctions breaches
ft.com/content/826c83d9-0cb0…
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
Disappointing to see @JonathanCamrose suggest the current PAF costs are "reasonable". We'd be very happy to meet with him to explain the massive opportunity for innovation and growth if the PAF was free!
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
🚨 Tim Clement-Jones makes the case for liberating the Postcode Address File in the House of Lords! #FreeThePAF 🚨
🚨Today is actually, for real, almost certainly, PAF amendment day in Parliament. 🚨
🆓📮Context:
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/t…
🕐 Lords Grand Committee from 1pm:
parliamentlive.tv/Event/Inde…
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
🚨 WATCH: @natalieben makes the case for liberating the Postcode Address File in the Lords Grand Committee!
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
🚨WATCH: Baroness @didoharding speaks out in support of liberating the Postcode Address File. 🚨
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
#Openaddresses was discussed in the Lords yesterday, during debate on the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. I've picked out the relevant contributions in a blog post:
Open addresses in the House of Lords – what happened? owenboswarva.com/blog/post-a…
#DPDIBill #opendata
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
🚨🚨🚨Francis Maude backs liberating the Postcode Address File!!🚨🚨🚨
@Psythor FYI - another Peer is supporting the PAF amendment - Lord Maude of Horsham.
Has also been granted an amendment number -- was unnumbered until today.
bills.parliament.uk/bills/34…
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
Also perhaps more could have been said about data gaps which are already well known - e.g. social care; rental data; court sentencing / remand & bail; information about local government.
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
Perhaps what does not quite come out is the urgent pressure on quality of statistics right now. The review asks whether the Labour Force Survey should be made compulsory, but there are other areas as I flagged here such as earning, business or trade data
committees.parliament.uk/ora…
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
The Lievesley review proposes a Triennial Statistical Assembly to help determine the UK's statistical needs. This is a creative solution to the problem of user engagement which I highlighted recently to @CommonsPACAC as an issue that the statistical service has not cracked
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
I was pleased to give evidence to the independent review by Denise Lievesley of the UK Statistics Authority @UKStatsAuth which has been published today alongside a government response. It is useful in flagging practical solutions to big and small issues
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
As Mayor I will work to liberate the Postcode Address File (PAF) for London tech businesses. Something the Chancellor should do today.
What’s the PAF I hear you say?
It’s a critical database for anybody who uses addresses. Freeing it up could help our tech industry.
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
This is great.
We've looked into getting data on gas boilers - how many there are, how old there are, how many get installed each year - and it's hard.
We should collect this data!
We could make our homes easier to decarbonise by using a crazy, sci-fi technology called a "database" (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/w…
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
We could make our homes easier to decarbonise by using a crazy, sci-fi technology called a "database" (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/w…
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
🔥Great thread from @darkgreener of @CFPdata on why improvements in property ownership transparency in the UK are being undermined by a major loophole: #trusts. Scroll to the end to read their essential briefing 👇Of interest to @TransparencyUK colleagues too!
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
The National Statistician's Expert User Advisory Committee is looking for new members – closing date is 12 January 2024 uksa.statisticsauthority.gov… from @UKStatsAuth #datapolicy #opendata-relevant
ALT NSEUAC members will provide strategic advice and insights to the National Statistician in line with the Government Statistical Service (GSS) user engagement strategy and Code of Practice for Statistics, about how the UK statistical system can best maximise effective engagement with all users to enable the UK Statistics Authority and the wider system to use data in radical, ambitious, inclusive and sustainable ways as set out in the UK Statistics Authority strategy, Statistics for the Public Good.
The Centre for Public Data retweeted
The UK government has launched a consultation into the transparency of land ownership involving trusts, as promised during parliamentary debates on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act gov.uk/government/consultati…
It seeks specific views on options to widen access to trust information held on the Register of Overseas Entities and also seeks general views on how ownership of land involving trusts can be made more transparent.
Submissions due by 21st February 2024
cc @BenCowdock @SteveJGoodrich @TransparencyUK @darkgreener @CFPData @ukaccoalition @OpenOwnership @DanNeidle @greybrow53 @GeorgeGreenwood @ManuMidolo @tomjs @FerretScot @aidthoughts @dszakonyi @fhollenbach