Transparency in Construction (UK0050)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: United Kingdom – Second National Action Plan 2013-2015
Action Plan Cycle: 2013
Status:
Institutions
Lead Institution: Department for International Development (DFID), Infrastructure UK
Support Institution(s): CSOs: CoST, Engineers Against Poverty, Institution of Civil Engineers, Integrity Action, Transparency International UK
Policy Areas
Infrastructure & Transport, Public Participation, Public Service DeliveryIRM Review
IRM Report: United Kingdom End-of-Term Report 2013-2015, United Kingdom Progress Report 2013-2015
Early Results: Did Not Change
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Yes
Ambition (see definition): Low
Implementation i
Description
Promoting transparency and accountability in infrastructure will achieve impact in four interrelated areas:
- reductions in corruption, mismanagement and inefficiency
- creating a business environment in which contracts are awarded solely on the basis of price and quality
- better value for money invested in infrastructure
- better quality infrastructure and services
The beneficiaries of these improvements are all those who contribute to the public purse through taxation and/or use public infrastructure. Private sector organisations that follow principles of integrity and efficient management in bidding for and undertaking construction work will also benefit.
Our vision is for all governments to be applying the principles of openness and accountability to government funded construction projects. Realising this vision is an enormous task and requires action on many fronts, but the commitments included here will help demonstrate how it can be achieved.
Timescales: The key milestones for this commitment are:
- apply CoST disclosure requirements on additional projects in the UK by 2015
- use government’s bilateral and multilateral relationships to encourage the establishment of at least four new national CoST programmes by 2015 in countries where DFID is working