This workshop will develop commitments to access to information and open data for the UK's 2016-18 Open Government Partnership National Action Plan.  Ideas under consideration (see the Open Government Manifesto) will include:

• More accessible and inclusive discussions about open data policy
• Greater data literacy for public sector, private sector, civil society and citizens
• Improved release of open data for core data assets such as land valuation and geospatial data
• Government departments committing to an evidence transparency framework
• A single register for all government research
• A single point of contact for public evidence requests in all public bodies
• Improving how freedom of information works to make policymaking more effective and accountable
• Increase the transparency of personal data use by government
• Fully adopt the Open Contracting Principles and data standards
• Introduce a public contracting disclosure baseline

As a member of the Open Government Partnership, every two years the UK government in collaboration with civil society must develop an open government national action plan, setting out specific, measurable and time bound commitments to open government reforms. Progress against these commitments will be reviewed by civil society and the Independent Reporting Mechanism of the OGP.

The UK's third National Action Plan is due for publication in June 2016, and is being collaboratively developed between government and civil society. This workshop will feed directly into the development of access to information and open data commitments for the action plan.