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Government Spending (Website) Bill [HL]

Make provision for a website in order to enable public access to information about government expenditure; and for connected purposes.

Originating House

House of Lords

Last Updated

25 October 2007

In Plain English

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The Government Spending (Website) Bill would require a website to be set up so the public can access information about government spending. It aims to improve transparency around how public money is spent and may include related provisions to support this goal.

Key Points

Establishes a website to publish information on government expenditure for public access.
Aims to increase transparency and accountability in public spending.
Includes connected provisions that govern how spending data is published and maintained.
Likely places duties on government departments and public bodies to provide and publish spending information.

Progress

The bill has reached the Commons for its second reading after originating in the Lords. If it passes the second reading, it will proceed to committee stage and further readings in the Commons, before returning to the Lords if amendments are made.

Who is affected?

UK taxpayers and members of the publicJournalists, researchers and transparency groupsGovernment departments, public bodies and agencies responsible for reporting spending dataLocal authorities and other public bodies that manage public fundsCivil servants and information managers responsible for publishing data

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