3. The Articles of the Openness Committee in Denmark (Åbenhedskomitéen)

3. The articles of the Openness Committee in Denmark (Åbenhedskomitéen)

The aim of the work done by the Openness Committee is to point out for the press and the citizens the importance of openness in public administration and the risks for democracy and the public security, if the principle of openness is neglected. Lack of openness will in worst case lead to corruption, nepotism, misuse of power, incorrectly decisions, varied principle of law etc.

The Committee is supposed:

to inform the citizens and the press about the existence of the concepts of openness the Law of Access in Public Administration, the Law of Administration and the concept "good administration-praxis" and to inform about the importance of systematic and regular use of the laws ,
to inform all in the society about the importance of openness in the public administration in Denmark an EU,
to work for expanding existing principle of openness in EU,
to work for immediately implementation of the Law of Access in Public Administration and the Law of Administration both in administration of the state and the municipalities,
to work for implementation of the demands in law of Governing the Municipality about open meetings for the public and make et known, that the law is not allowing the concept "closed meeting" but only meetings behind closed doors as exception. The City Council is not allowed to close the door referring to considerations about wishing a free and open debate in the council,
to make it punishable for the staff in the administration to violate the Law of Access in Public Administration and the Law of Administration,
to influence the municipalities in Denmark to make correct legally agendas, which includes the contents of the points exceptionally discussed behind closed doors,
to make it known for the citizens, the press and the politicians, that openness in public administration is impossible without a subject index,
to make the importance of openness known for governing bodies and other boards of directors in public administration,
that the principle of openness in the Law of Access in Public Administration and the Law of Administration at once is implemented in the public administration as a statutory service for the citizens and the press in agreement with purpose of the laws,
to make it possible for the civil servants to realise information's, that are tried kept secret against the principle of openness in the Law of Access in Public Administration and the Law of Administration without consequences for the civil servants,
that the principle of openness in public administration is extended and implemented in all relevant laws and that the principle of openness in the present laws is implemented at once,
that the principle of openness in public administration is extended to public owned limited companies,
that the principle of openness is extended to all decisions and statements in public administration about how to understand the laws (courts, Ombudsman of the Parliament, ministries, administration, tribunals, etc.) and published free of charge among other on the Internet,
that the importance of the principle of openness for democracy and public security is part of the education in the ground-school (1.-9. class),
that the Committee will be heard in connection with all legislation that concerns the principle of openness in public administration,
to make it a claim that judges, civil servants etc. publish their participation in masonic lodges and other networks,
to make it a claim that politicians publish all relevant information about other jobs or other participation in masonic lodges, other networks etc,
to make it a claim that all political parties publish names on supporters, that contibute with more than Dkr. 1000.

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