LIVEUK · public data

Holding the UK government to account, one data point at a time.

transparenC pulls live public data from Parliament, Contracts Finder, IPSA and other open sources to show you what's actually happening — petitions gathering steam, bills moving through the Commons, contracts awarded without tender, and money spent in your name.

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The state of the nation, today

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Petitions

What the public is demanding

Open petitions sorted by signatures, with progress to the 10k response and 100k debate thresholds.

Contracts

Where the money goes

Every government contract over £1m in the last 10 months. Direct awards and no-tender deals flagged in red.

Donations

Political party funding

The Electoral Commission register of donations to UK political parties. See who is bankrolling whom.

Parliament

Bills in motion

Active legislation, current stage, last updated — straight from the Bills API.

Votes

How MPs actually vote

Every House of Commons division live from Parliament. See the ayes, noes, and which way it went.

Expenses

What MPs are claiming

IPSA expense data, searchable by MP, constituency and category.

Ministers

Who ministers are meeting

Quarterly transparency returns showing which companies and lobbyists are getting access to government ministers.

Lobbying

Who is paid to influence ministers

The statutory register of consultant lobbyists — organisations legally required to disclose paid lobbying activity.

Revolving Door

Ministers into private sector

ACOBA publishes every case of a minister or senior official taking a private sector role linked to their government work.

Stop & Search

Racial disparity in policing

Every stop and search logged in England and Wales, broken down by ethnicity, outcome and force. The data reveals stark racial disparities.

NHS

Waiting times & performance

A&E four-hour target performance, waiting lists, and latest published NHS England statistics.

Sewage

Water companies dumping sewage

Environment Agency data on storm overflow events — how many hours each water company spilled raw sewage into rivers and seas.

Sanctions

Benefits cuts & conditionality

DWP benefit sanctions applied to Universal Credit claimants. Critics argue the system disproportionately harms the most vulnerable.

FOI

Freedom of Information refusals

Which public bodies refuse the most information requests? The WhatDoTheyKnow refusal league table.

Xref

Follow the money — cross-reference

Search a company or person across contracts, donations, the lobbying register and the revolving door simultaneously.

AI Briefing

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