Question follow-through · 20105
Local Government: Disclosure of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will amend the Local Government Transparency Code to support the publication of local government data in accessible open data formats including via public application prog
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 28 Aug 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will amend the Local Government Transparency Code to support the publication of local government data in accessible open data formats including via public application prog
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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11 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Local Government Transparency Code 2015 states that public data should be published in a format and under a licence that permits open reuse, including for commercial and research purposes, to maximise its value to the public. The department is keeping...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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