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Better use of data in government
The consultation seeks feedback on how the government can use data to improve public services for citizens and to improve decision-making.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
Detail
Proportionate, secure and well-governed information sharing between public authorities can improve the lives of citizens. It can also support decisions on the economy which allow businesses to flourish, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the public sector. The government aims to do more to unlock the power of data.
This consultation looks at enabling information sharing between public authorities to improve the lives of citizens and support decisions on the economy and society. The proposals fall into 3 categories:
Improving public services- allowing public authorities to share personal data in specific contexts to improve the welfare of a specific person
- enabling public authorities to access to civil registration data (births, deaths and marriages)
- helping citizens manage their debt more effectively and reduce the overdue debt that they owe to government
- helping detect and prevent the losses government currently experiences due to fraudulent activity
- giving the Office for National Statistics access to detailed administrative government data to improve their statistics
- using de-identified data in secure facilities to carry out research for public benefit
Documents
Better use of data in government: consultation paperapplication/pdfIllustrative clauses: debtapplication/pdfConsultation stage impact assessment: debtapplication/pdfIllustrative clauses: UKSA power to access identified dataapplication/pdfConsultation stage impact assesment: power for UKSA to access identified dataapplication/pdfIllustrative clauses: public service deliveryapplication/pdfConsultation stage impact assessment: public service deliveryapplication/pdfIllustrative clauses: fraudapplication/pdfConsultation stage impact assessment: fraudapplication/pdfIllustrative clauses: access to de-identified data for research purposesapplication/pdfConsultation stage impact assessment: access to de-identified data for research purposes application/pdfIllustrative clause: civil registrationapplication/pdfConsultation stage impact assessment: civil registrationapplication/pdfConsultation response formapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentBetter use of data in government: consultationapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.documentBetter use of data in government: consultationapplication/pdfBetter use of data consultation responses: section 1application/pdfBetter use of data consultation responses: section 2application/pdfBetter use of data consultation responses: section 3application/pdfBetter use of data consultation responses: section 4application/pdfBetter use of data consultation responses: section 5application/pdfBetter use of data consultation responses: section 6application/pdfBetter use of data consultation responses: section 7application/pdfBetter use of data consultation responses: section 8application/pdf