Article 50Public access to government informationWorkAnnual reportThe following elements should be included:
(i) proactive disclosure of government information by the executive
(ii) the receipt and processing of requests for public information by the executive
(iii) cases of applications for administrative review and proceedings for public information
(iv) key issues and improvements in government information disclosure and annual government information disclosure reports at all levels of government should also include work appraisals, social reviews and accountability results
(v) other matters for reporting。
The national authority for the publicity of government information should publish a uniform format for the annual report on the publicity of government information, which should be updated in due course。
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Publicity of government information in the people's republic of chinaRegulationArticle 50 is the core provision on “the content and format of the annual government information disclosure report”, specifying the statutory content framework and uniform format requirements for the annual report, and is intended to regulate the summary and disclosure of government information disclosure, guarantee the public's right to know and promote transparency in government. The following can be read from the content of the article, the rules of practice and the legislative implications:
I. Article analysis
Article 50 consists of two paragraphs, specifying the five statutory elements of the annual report and the uniform requirements for its format:
Content framework: active disclosure (subparagraph (i): publicly available data on statutory voluntary content (e. G. Policy document, financial advance accounts); disclosure on application (subparagraph (ii)); number of applications, outcome of processing (e. G. Public, partially public, not public); administrative review and litigation (subparagraph (iii)); review of information, number of litigation cases and outcomes; problems and measures for improvement (subparagraph (iv)); under-performance and corrective measures, requiring additional reporting, review, accountability and other matters (subparagraph (v): collection of information processing fees, etc. Harmonization of formats: the national authorities develop a uniform template to ensure that reporting structures and data indicators are standardized to facilitate horizontal comparison and monitoring. Key rules of practice 1. Annual reporting requirements 2. Reporting and publication procedures
Subject
Date of submission
Date of publication
Publication channels
Government departments above county level
By 31 january
Sync after surrender
Departmental website or government portal
Local governments above county level
By 31 march
By 31 march
Portal of government (central presentation)
Vertical management system
By 31 march
By 31 march
National authorities or the system website
3. Legislative implications of the national uniform format
Article 50 achieves three main objectives by standardizing content + harmonizing format:
1. Strengthening the implementation of the system
Article 50, which focuses on “hard content, uniform format”, establishes an annual medical examination mechanism for public information. Its essence is to move government information from “soft task” to “hard target” through standardized templates and statutory procedures, and to move government from “passive openness” to “active governance”. The “triple union” principle needs to be addressed in practice:
This is the only way to make article 50 truly a “pusher” for the “sunlight government” and to achieve the governance objective of “publicly promoting implementation, regulation and service”。
Core revelation: the “living force” of public government information lies in “data authenticity, transparency of content” - article 50 ensures that public data is “collective, accurate and verifiable” through uniform formats and mandatory filing, providing a solid foundation for rule of law government。
