Open Government Action Plan commitment 4: be more accountable for public services
Progress reports on our commitment to improve accountability of public services as part of our open government action plan.
Progress to December 2019
| Milestones |
Update | Progress | |
| 1 | Engage with Commitment Signatories |
Met with each Signatory individually, and held collaborative workshop to build shared understandings and purpose of work moving forwards, Spring 2019 |
✔ Complete |
| 2 | Form civil society partnerships working group |
Held first meeting April 2019; workshop on co-design of citizens engagement June 2019 |
✔ Complete |
| 3 | Commission baseline research into accountability landscape |
Contracted EKOS Consultants Ltd. to conduct desk-based research to assess existing accountability bodies operating in Scotland for public services, and to assess some examples of citizens engagement in scrutiny activities to help inform best practice (if taken forward), published September 2019 |
✔ Complete |
| 4 | Public and practitioner engagement work procured |
Contractor appointed September 2019 |
✔ Complete |
| 5 | Social Research: Peoples survey design – Collaborative Working Group workshop w/contractors |
Meeting held 20 September 2019, initial research methodology review and survey design Meeting held 14 October 2019, survey questions approved |
✔ Complete |
| 6 | Holyrood Events Ltd. public service practitioners event |
Commitment 4 workshop delivered, 16 October. Discussion on gaps / improvements in access to accountability, as part of early stage research data gathering to inform final solutions development |
✔ Complete |
| 7 | Social Research: survey dissemination |
Pre-election period commenced, work postponed |
🔴 Delayed |
| 8 | Snook: Interviews |
An initial round of one-to-one interviews conducted prior to notification of postponement ; however, remaining complement is outstanding. | 🔴 Delayed |
| 9 | Snook: Peoples workshops x 9 (Scotland wide) |
Pre-election | 🔴 Delayed |
| 10 | Snook: Service delivery, scrutiny & regulatory bodies consultation event x 1 |
Pre-election | 🔴 Delayed |
| 11 | Solutions development workshop |
Pre-election | 🔴 Delayed |
| 12 | Research analysis & recommendations report debrief session |
Pre-election | 🔴 Delayed |
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