Official Publications & Governance Resources
Explore these official resources to learn more about UK governance, parliamentary proceedings, and transparency initiatives.
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Find Local Council Constitutions & Charters
To avoid maintaining an exhaustive list, this official government portal allows you to find any local council in the UK. From your council's website, you can access their constitution, charter, and other governance documents.
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King's Speech 2024 - Current Government Agenda
The most recent King's Speech background briefing notes outlining the Labour government's legislative programme focused on economic stability, clean energy, national security, and social reform. Essential reading for understanding current government priorities.
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Queen's Speech 2021 - Previous Government Agenda
The final Queen's Speech background briefing notes from the previous Conservative government, providing comparison with current priorities and policy direction changes.
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Complete Archive of King's & Queen's Speeches
Historical collection of all State Opening speeches and background briefing notes for those interested in tracking policy evolution over time.
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Find Heads & Ministers of UK Institutions
This central GOV.UK directory lists all ministerial departments, non-ministerial departments, agencies, and public bodies. From here, you can find information on current ministers and chief executives.
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Hansard
The official, substantially verbatim report of proceedings in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.
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Legislation.gov.uk
The official home of all UK legislation, past and present.
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Parliament TV
Watch parliamentary proceedings live and on demand from the House of Commons, House of Lords, and committees.
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WhatDoTheyKnow.com
A non-partisan, volunteer-run site that helps you make Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to public bodies.
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Find your MP
The official Parliament service to find and contact your Member of Parliament.
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UK Government and Parliament Petitions
The official site to start or sign petitions to the UK Government and Parliament.
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House of Lords
Learn about the work, members, and business of the second chamber of the UK Parliament.
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House of Commons
Learn about the work, members, and business of the democratically elected house of the UK Parliament.
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National Audit Office (NAO)
The UK's independent public spending watchdog, responsible for auditing government departments and public bodies.
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HM Treasury
The UK's economic and finance ministry, responsible for developing and executing the government's public finance policy and economic policy.
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The 7 Principles of Public Life (Nolan Principles)
The ethical standards expected of public office holders: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
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Institute for Government
An independent charity working to make government more effective through research, analysis and commentary on UK government and public policy.
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UK National Debt Clock
An unofficial, real-time estimation of the UK's national debt, providing transparency on government borrowing.
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DOGE UK
A taskforce to enhance government efficiency and transparency by auditing government waste at central and local levels.