iStandUK’s mission is to promote Data Standards that support Efficiency, Transformation, and Transparency of Local Public Services in the UK
Latest Events
National Data for Local Services Workshop
Tuesday 18th August – Online
Join us for the National Data for Local Services Workshop, this workshop looks at helping councils identify national service data that could be shared once and reused locally, bringing together council practitioner who use and manage service information. Find out more and register for a ticket to attend here.
Open Referral Validator Community of Interest
Wednesday 07th October – Online
Join us for the Open Referral Validator Community of Interest meeting, which aims to bring together Developers, Data Publishers, Service Providers, and Stakeholders committed to advancing the Validator. Find out more and register for a ticket to attend here.
Latest Blogs
From Benefits to Outcomes: What the Open Referral UK Visioning Workshop Helped Us See
Open Referral UK (ORUK) is moving from focusing on efficiency and data reuse to clarifying the outcomes it exists to enable: fairer access, joined‑up services, and better support for people in every place. ORUK is also already deployed in many places, supporting real...
Alison McKenzie‑Folan OBE Appointed As Project Sponsor for SAVVI
We are delighted to announce that Alison McKenzie‑Folan OBE, Chief Executive of Wigan Council and Executive Chair of iNetwork, has formally stepped into the role of Project Sponsor for SAVVI. “SAVVI is about turning innovation into real, practical change for councils...
iStandUK and Open Referral UK
About This is a briefing to explain how iStandUK is taking on the stewardship and promotion of the Open Referral UK Data Standard. Executive Summary Open Referral UK (ORUK) is an open data standard that provides a consistent way to describe, publish and share...