Informationoverlord

If that title hasn’t already got you excited, I don’t know what will. I have done some lists like these before but felt it was time to do a bigger one, based on all the bodies listed as “Central government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies” on DirectGov

There are a LOT of these bodies. Did you know there was an Office of the Public Guardian ? Nope, me neither. Interestingly, whilst Ofccom has feeds, fellow industry regulators, such as the FSA, Ofgem, and Ofwat do not.

Here is the current list.

Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales [Website]

Feeds
Latest reports: http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/rss/rss.xml
Press releases: http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/rss/rss-pr.xml

Audit Scotland [Website]

Feeds
Latest News: http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/rss/rss.xml

The UK Border Agency (Home Office) [Website]

Feeds
Latest News - http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/static/biaAssets/rss/allNewsRss.xml

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform [Website]

Feeds
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={911D18D8-E104-4C79-9C10-BF0073921375}

Cabinet Office [Website]

Feeds
Latest News: http://news.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/rss.aspx
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={99C8EFEB-3A90-4795-AAEA-E186F217E17A}

Child Support Agency [Website]

Feeds
Latest News: http://www.csa.gov.uk/en/RSS/stories.xml

Department for Children, Schools and Families [Website]

Feeds
Latest press notices on all subjects: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/feeds/latest.xml
Latest speeches: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/speeches/latest.xml
Speeches podcast: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/speeches/podcast.xml

UK Resilience (Cabinet Office) [Website]

Feeds
UK Resilience Feed: http://interactive.ukresilience.gov.uk/rss/rss.ashx
Latest News Feed: http://interactive.ukresilience.gov.uk/rss/rss.ashx?category=Latest%20News
Local Response Gateway Bulletins Feed: http://interactive.ukresilience.gov.uk/rss/rss.ashx?category=Local%20Response%20Gateway
UK Threat Level Feed: http://interactive.ukresilience.gov.uk/rss/rss.ashx?category=UK%20Threat%20Level

Communities and Local Government [Website]

Department of Culture Media & Sport [Website]

Feeds
Press Releases: http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/rss/dcmsnews.xml
FOI Requests: http://www.culture.gov.uk/global/rss/dcmsfoicases.xml

Ministry of Defence (MOD) [Website]

Feeds
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={78B41929-F3CD-486C-8A78-9D2F8DEA76E5}
Latest News: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/rss.aspx?feed=recentdefencenews
Top 5 News Stories: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/rss.aspx?feed=top5defencenews
Recent Defence News: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/rss.aspx?feed=recentdefencenews
Last 7 days Defence News: http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/rss.aspx?feed=last7daysnews

Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs [Website]

Feeds
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={D34FFA95-7076-4846-AC34-D9D596B52A29}

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills [Website]

Feeds
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={5B045144-4AAA-4724-80A0-EEBAEF11D42F}
Speeches: http://www.dius.gov.uk/rss/speeches.xml
Consultations: http://www.dius.gov.uk/rss/consultations.xml

Department for International Development [Website]

Feeds
Latest News: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/rss/newsrss.asp
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={E58AE587-ACA7-47CD-B0B7-7698C43D5F1E}

Department of Heath [Website]

Feeds
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={99EE8490-44D9-46C9-B278-8E660CF8E467}
CMO features: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Rss/Rss?Feed=DH_076660
Live consultations: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Rss/Rss?Feed=DH_076652
Responses to consultations: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Rss/Rss?Feed=DH_076653
FOI releases: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Rss/Rss?Feed=DH_083412
New publications: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Rss/Rss?Feed=DH_076655
Recent stories: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Rss/Rss?Feed=DH_082342
Tenders: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Rss/Rss?Feed=DH_085170

Electoral Commission [Website]

Feeds
News Releases: http://feeds.feedburner.com/electoral-commission-news-releases
Consultations: http://feeds.feedburner.com/electoral-commission-consultations

Food Standards Agency [Website]

Feeds
All news items: http://www.food.gov.uk/news/?view=rss
UK Press Releases: http://www.food.gov.uk/news/pressreleases/?view=rss
Food alerts: http://www.food.gov.uk/enforcement/alerts/?view=rss
Allergy alerts: http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/allergyintol/alerts/?view=rss
Scotland press releases: http://www.food.gov.uk/scotland/aboutus_scotland/pressreleases/?view=rss
Wales press releases: http://www.food.gov.uk/wales/aboutus_wales/pressreleases/?view=rss
Northern Ireland press releases: http://www.food.gov.uk/northernireland/aboutfsani/pressreleases/?view=rss

Foreign Office [Website]

Feeds
Latest news http://feeds.feedburner.com/FcoLatestNewsRssFeed

Healthcare Commission [Website]

Latest News: http://www.healthcarecommission.org.uk/homepage.cfm?widCall1=customWidgets.news_show_feed&cta_tax_id=26#

Health and Safety Executive [Website]

Feeds
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={9E29E41F-D5EB-4CAD-BEE6-A6DE05E8C818}

HM Revenue & Customs [Website]

Feeds
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={60C241A1-7699-4AD6-BF9D-E2C57A036F52}

HM Treasury [Website]

Latest News: http://rss.hm-treasury.gov.uk/
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={D59F30CB-0519-4121-B193-D8C4B6AC31EB}

Home Office [Website]

Feeds
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={83B28694-EFEE-4B3D-9B92-FECF434DB578}

House of Commons

Feeds
Debates: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/debates.rss (unofficial)

House of Lords

Feeds
Debates: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/lords/lords.rss (unofficial)

Information Commissioners Office [Website]

Feeds
Decision Notices: http://www.ico.gov.uk/rssfeeds/decisionnotices.aspx
Press Releases: http://www.ico.gov.uk/rssfeeds/pressreleases.aspx

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) [Website]

Feeds
Latest News: http://www.dius.gov.uk/rss/press.xml

Ministry of Justice [Website]

Feeds
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={DEA803DB-3FD0-4ABD-A23D-9914BBF9CABA}

The Learning and Skills Council [Website]

Feeds
Latest News: http://www.lsc.gov.uk/news/rss/

Legal Services Commission [Website]

Feeds
Latest News: http://www.legalservices.gov.uk/xml/rss/whatsnew/rss.xml

Martime and Coastgauard Agency [Website]

Feeds
Press releases: http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga07-home/newsandpublications/mcga-pr-rss-feed.xml

Met Office [Website]

Feeds
News Releases: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/xml/news_rss.xml

The National Archive [Website]

Feeds
Latest news: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/rss/news.xml
New document releases: http://nationalarchives.gov.uk/rss/foireleasesnews.xml
Podcasts: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/rss/podcasts.xml

National Assembly for Wales [Website]

National savings and investment [Website]

Feeds
Latest news: http://www.nsandi.com/mediacentre.xml

National statistics online [Website]

Feeds
Latest news: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/includes/nsheadlines.xml

Natural England [Website]

Feeds
Latest news: http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/press/feed/rss.xml

Northern Ireland Assembly [Website]

Feeds
Today’s Business: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/rss/todays_business.xml
Press Releases: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/rss/prrss.xml
Questions: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/rss/questions.xml
Legislation: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/rss/bills_rss.xml

Northern Ireland Office [Website]

Feeds
Latest News: http://www.nio.gov.uk/index/news.xml

10 Downing Street [Website]

Latest news: http://www.number10.gov.uk/topics/news/latest-news/wp-rss2.php
Speeches and Transcripts: http://www.number10.gov.uk/topics/news/speeches-and-transcripts/wp-rss2.php
Statements and Articles: http://www.number10.gov.uk/topics/news/statements-and-articles/wp-rss2.php
Prime Minister’s Questions: http://www.number10.gov.uk/topics/news/prime-ministers-questions/wp-rss2.php
Press Briefings: http://www.number10.gov.uk/topics/news/press-briefings/wp-rss2.php
Press Notices: http://www.number10.gov.uk/topics/news/press-notices/wp-rss2.php
Petition Responses: http://www.number10.gov.uk/topics/communicate/petition-responses/wp-rss2.php
Flickr Feed http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=25062009@N05&lang=en-us&format=rss_200
Youtube Feed
Twitter Feed

Office of Communications (Ofcom) [Website]

Office of Fair Trading (OFT) [Website]

Feeds
Merger Decisions: http://www.oft.gov.uk/rss/merger-rss
Press Releases: http://www.oft.gov.uk/rss/pr-rss

Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) [Website]

Feeds
UK Acts: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/feeds/PGAfeed.xml
UK Statutory Instruments: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/feeds/SIfeed.xml

Office of Government Commerce Buying Solutions [Website]

Feeds
Latest news: http://online.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk/news/index-rss.xml

Scottish Government [Website]

Scottish Parliament [Website]

Feeds
Latest News: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/nmcentre/rss/rss.xml

Sustainable Development Commission (SDC) [Website]

Feeds
Latest News: http://feeds.feedburner.com/sdc

Department for Transport [Website]

Feeds
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={5577C871-E9CA-407A-87D7-1719CEA8F58F}

Wales Office [Website]

Feeds
Latest news: http://www.walesoffice.gov.uk/feed/
FOI Disclosures: http://www.walesoffice.gov.uk/category/foi-disclosures/feed/
News releases: http://www.walesoffice.gov.uk/category/news-releases/feed/ Publications: http://www.walesoffice.gov.uk/category/publications/feed/
Speeches: http://www.walesoffice.gov.uk/category/speeches/feed/

Department for Work And Pensions [Website]

Feeds
Press releases: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/rss/default.aspx?feedid={9CDC1E48-C9FD-4AD6-A07E-C6AE55DE6310}

Youth Justice Board [Website]

Feeds
News: http://www.yjb.gov.uk/internet.cms/rss/news.aspx
What’s New: http://www.yjb.gov.uk/internet.cms/rss/whatsnew.aspx

lo-fi Says:
August 26th, 2008 at

Much love to the Overlord for producing such a list!

P.S. I knew about the Office of the Public Guardian, but then I am very clever.

P.S. Why not offer these as an OPML for peeps?

Jennie Says:
August 26th, 2008 at

Wow, really impressive list!!
How many days did it take to put all that together!??!

(I too am smug cos I knew about OPG, but I too am splendidly clever. Or something.)

scott Says:
August 26th, 2008 at

Hadn’t thought of an OPML - partley because with the amount of crap some of these orgs put out, would hate to think there was anyone that wanted all this info, but will look at doing one.

Knowing of the OPG is very impressive. I do not feel worthy of either of you.

…as for how long it took. Not as long as you may think, but still a wee while.

Neil Says:
August 26th, 2008 at

Nice one indeed! Will be tagging this for the use of my students…

Jan Usher Says:
August 26th, 2008 at

Hmmm, didn’t know about the OPG (but it makes me feel safe knowing there is one…). Great list, thanks for all this hard work!

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August 26th, 2008 at

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Steve Matthews Says:
August 26th, 2008 at

Excellent work Scott. Now the Steve Matthews in me says spin it off into its own website, and/or mix the feeds into a central watch list for daily perusal.

Sam Smith Says:
August 27th, 2008 at

I make a lot of government feeds available from http://www.thegovernmentsays.com/

scott Says:
August 28th, 2008 at

Good site Sam.

Nick Says:
August 29th, 2008 at

I didn’t know we has such a guardian so I’m probably not as clever as lo-fi or Jennie.

Excellent list - there are also rss feeds now attached to a whole mass of info which swarms through the hmgov twitter feed

http://twitter.com/HMGOV

Simon Dickson Says:
August 29th, 2008 at

One significant addition is COI’s recent introduction (or was it just publicising?) of RSS feeds for every central government department’s press releases. See:

http://nds.coi.gov.uk/infocus/detail.asp?NewsAreaID=360&ReleaseID=376830

And I notice you’ve also missed the Foreign Office website feed:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/FcoLatestNewsRssFeed

It’s worth noting that quite a few of the feeds you’ve listed are (to put it mildly) unreliable… and some quite clearly don’t work at all.

scott Says:
August 29th, 2008 at

@simon - yes I did notice that more than a couple of them were of less than reliable quality. I did have the FO in my original list and then seem to have forgotten to include - good spot, will add it in. Also had looked for the COI feeds and couldn’t find them, so thanks for that link too.

@nick thanks for the twitter feed link.

Steph Gray Says:
August 29th, 2008 at

DIUS also publishes feeds of:

Speeches: http://www.dius.gov.uk/rss/speeches.xml

and:

Consultations: http://www.dius.gov.uk/rss/consultations.xml

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Gavin Says:
November 14th, 2008 at

Great List, thanks for putting it together…
Couple of extras for the stattos out there..
Office for Natioal Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cms/includes/uksanews.xml
and NOMIS (online labour market data - employment, unemployments hours and earnings etc…)
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/home/rssRelease_dates.asp

Need Some Contacts!!! Says:
December 5th, 2008 at

Fantastic list from the information overlord, nice work sir. Can anyone point me in the direction of a list of IT contacts for these organisations? Joel

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Jim Says:
February 2nd, 2009 at

Also the GLA / Mayor of London press releases: http://www.london.gov.uk/rss/

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April 24th, 2009 at

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Simon Says:
October 7th, 2009 at

The Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) publishes a press release feed:
http://wefo.wales.gov.uk/news/rss/feed.xml?lang=en

Sydney Says:
October 30th, 2009 at

Interesting Post. Well done.

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