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Is the parliament's session calendar available?
Are roll call voting records available?
Can the public observe or listen to plenary sessions?
Is draft legislation available?
Are parliamentary reports available?
Is information on parliament's roles and functions available?
Are plenary attendance records available?
Is bill status information available?
Are verbatim plenary transcripts available?
Are the parliament's rules of procedure available?
Is the parliament's order of business available?
Is there a public database of all legislation?
Is a description of committee powers and functions available?
Is information on MPs' roles and committee memberships available?
Are committee meeting agendas available?
Can the public observe committee meetings?
Are committee rules available?
Is evidence submitted to committees available?
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Are committee resolutions available?
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Is the committee schedule available to the public?
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Is information on MPs' expenses available?
Is contact information for MPs available?
Is information on MPs' involvement in corporate boards available?
Is information on MPs' party affiliation available?
Is information on MPs' assets and interests available?
Is information on parliament's contracts available?
Is the parliament's budget available?
Is information on roles and structure of administrative offices available?
Is contact information for senior administrative staff available?
Is information on parliament's expenditures available?
Does the parliament's website have a publicly posted privacy policy?
Does the parliament have an open data policy?
Is interpretation provided for parliamentary proceedings?
Does the parliament provide publicly available alert services?
Is parliamentary information openly licensed?
Are parliamentary documents translated?
Does parliament have offices outside the capital where citizens can access parliamentary information?
Does the parliament require payment for access to certain information?
Does the parliament have a website?
Does the parliament provide plain language summaries of legislative information?
Does the parliament have transparency policies or guidelines?
Is there a register of lobbyists?
Are the results of parliamentary investigations available?

Good Practice Examples

Brazil's e-Democracia platform allows citizens to comment on draft legislation

In Brazil, the Chamber of Deputies’ e-Democracia platform uses new social media and technology tools to engage a range of actors in the legislative process. For example, it allows citizens to comment on draft legislation and see when their comments are incorporated into law.

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Finland setup an e-petition platform that enables citizens to propose legislation

Open Ministry is a civil society e-petition platform that enables citizens to propose legislation to Finland’s Parliament. Any proposal that receives over 50,000 signatures is automatically considered by the Parliament. Issues that have thus far received more than 50,000 signatures and have come up for parliamentary consideration include banning farming of animals for their furs, copyright regulation, allowing same-sex marriages, and making Swedish language non-mandatory for Finnish students.

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In India, a declaration of assets is mandatory within 90 days of taking office as a member of parliament

In India, voters have the fundamental right to know the financial background of any person contesting elections to Parliament. Since 2003, it has become common practice for candidates contesting elections to Parliament to submit an official declaration disclosing details of assets and liabilities for self, spouse and three dependents. The Election Commission of India is required to make these affidavits public so that voters may get to know the background of electoral candidates.

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