What is the scope of government information disclosure in China?

What is the scope of government information disclosure in China? The scope of government information disclosure is the core content of the Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on Government Information Disclosure. Generally speaking, foreign legislation does not clearly stipulate the scope of voluntary disclosure of government information. In order to build governments at all levels into efficient, clean and transparent governments, and effectively protect people's right to know, participate and supervise, the regulations sum up the legislative experience of information disclosure of some local governments in China from the reality of our country, and stipulate the scope of government information disclosure from three aspects: voluntary disclosure, disclosure upon application and non-disclosure. First, the scope of government information disclosure by administrative organs is clarified. It is stipulated that administrative organs should voluntarily disclose government information that meets the following basic requirements: (1) Involving the vital interests of citizens, legal persons or other organizations; (2) It needs to be widely known or participated by the public; (3) Reflecting the institutional setup, functions and procedures of the administrative organs; (four) other in accordance with laws, regulations and relevant provisions of the state should take the initiative to open. The "Regulations" require all administrative organs to determine the specific content of voluntary disclosure of government information in accordance with the above basic requirements. At the same time, in order to ensure that the requirements of voluntary disclosure can be implemented, the regulations also stipulate the government information that should be mainly disclosed according to the work responsibilities of the people's governments at or above the county level and their departments and township (town) people's governments. Second, the government information disclosure system has been established. The government has a wide range of information, involving all aspects of social production and life. Among them, a considerable part of government information only involves some people and things, which plays a special role in the production, life arrangement and scientific research of specific citizens, legal persons or other organizations. In order to ensure that citizens, legal persons or other organizations can obtain the required government information, the regulations stipulate that citizens, legal persons or other organizations can also apply to the State Council departments, local people's governments at all levels and local people's government departments at or above the county level for obtaining relevant government information according to their own special needs in production, life and scientific research. The regulations also stipulate the form, reply method and time limit requirements of government information disclosure applications. The third is to clarify the scope of government information that will not be made public. This is a common practice adopted by foreign government information disclosure legislation. Proceeding from China's reality and drawing lessons from the legislative experience of local government information disclosure, the regulations stipulate that the disclosure of government information by administrative organs shall not endanger national security, public security, economic security and social stability. Administrative organs shall not disclose government information involving state secrets, commercial secrets or personal privacy. How to ensure citizens, legal persons or other social organizations to obtain government information in a timely and accurate manner In order to ensure citizens, legal persons and other organizations to obtain government information in a timely and accurate manner and improve the effectiveness of government information disclosure, the regulations fully consider the equal rights of different social groups to obtain government information when setting specific systems. On the basis of national standardization and strict restriction on the disclosure of government information, taking into account the actual situation of government information disclosure in various localities and departments, administrative organs are required to disclose government information in various ways according to the actual situation: first, it is stipulated that administrative organs should disclose government information in a timely and accurate manner, and if they find false or incomplete information that affects or may affect social stability and disrupt social management order, they should publish accurate government information within their scope of duties to clarify it; The second is to stipulate that administrative organs should establish and improve the coordination mechanism of government information release. If the release of government information by an administrative organ involves other administrative organs, it shall communicate and confirm with the relevant administrative organs to ensure the accuracy and consistency of the release of government information by administrative organs; Third, it is stipulated that administrative organs should disclose government information through government bulletins, government websites, press conferences, newspapers, radio, television and other means that are easy for the public to know; Fourth, it is stipulated that people's governments at all levels should set up government information consulting places in national archives and public libraries, equipped with corresponding facilities and equipment to facilitate citizens, legal persons or other organizations to consult and obtain government information; Fifth, it is stipulated that administrative organs can set up public consultation rooms, information retrieval points, information bulletin boards, electronic information screens and other places and facilities to disclose government information as needed; Sixth, it is stipulated that the administrative organ should compile and publish the catalogue and guide of government information disclosure and update it in time. Our government attaches great importance to the work of government information disclosure. The implementation of this work can standardize government behavior, disclose government information fairly and transparently, ensure a clean and honest working attitude, and play a great role in promoting the development of a harmonious society. At the same time, the supervision and guarantee mechanism of government information disclosure in China has been improved from three aspects: voluntary disclosure, disclosure according to application and non-disclosure.