Parliamentary Engagement Policy Guidance (Previous Edition)

Recognizing the benefits of regularizing parliamentary engagement in OGP, the OGP Steering CommitteeThe Steering Committee is OGP’s executive decision-making body. Its role is to develop, promote and safeguard OGP’s values, principles and interests; establish OGP’s core ideas, policies, and ru... adopted this Policy Guidance to facilitate and encourage parliamentary engagement within OGP. The Policy Guidance outlines that Parliaments in OGP countries that wish to develop open parliamentEnsuring access to legislative information and creating mechanisms for public participation are critical to building an open, trusting relationship with citizens. Technical specifications: Commitments... commitments should do so either integrated as part of the action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen... or as a separate parliamentary chapter of the action plan.