Conclusion 2

If the Government’s transparency releases are to provide the public assurance they are designed to, timeliness is important. Yet with quarterly publication, the information may be several months old by the time it is released. We accept the Government’s case that a move to monthly publication is dependent on the implementation of the integrated transparency platform. The Government has said it will consider, though did not commit to, more frequent publication once the integrated transparency platform is operational. We also acknowledge the Government’s sensible caution about when this integrated transparency platform will be ready. However, once the platform is operational, we expect the Government to move swiftly from quarterly to monthly transparency publication.