Public-service tools that stay on your side
Open Access UK is a local-first toolkit for everyday public accountability. Create letters and access requests, handle complaints, track deadlines, organise evidence, and find the right route without giving up control of your data.
- Local-first by default
- Open source
- Civic by design
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The suite
Seven tools. One coherent toolkit.
Each tool solves one part of a public-service journey. Together they help you draft, route, track, organise, and improve your next step.
Letter generator
Create useful letters, plan response windows, and follow up with confidence.
Accessible forms
Check readiness, export JSON specs, and generate remediation reports.
Public service directory
Find the right route and generate escalation readiness reports.
Legal templates
Bundle plain-English templates into reusable text and Markdown packs.
Design system
Use accessible components, tokens, and implementation recipes.
FOI response tracker
Track FOI requests, deadlines, and escalations across public authorities.
Case builder
Combine letters, evidence, deadlines, and journeys into one portable case file.
Workflow
From issue to resolution.
A clear route, with the right tools at each step.
Get information
Start with a letter or template, keep the request focused, export a copy, and use the directory to understand where to go next.
- Choose a request type.
- Draft locally in the browser.
- Export a copy and track replies.
Design system
Designed to be legible under pressure.
Public-service journeys are stressful. The interface uses plain language, strong contrast, clear hierarchy, and source-backed routes so people can act with confidence.
- Accessible by default
- Open standards
- Transparent and auditable
- Community-driven
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--ink: #111111;
--civic-red: #cf1f1f;
--route-blue: #0a4f9f;
--case-green: #19733a;
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}Product architecture
The suite is mapped around documents, routes, deadlines, and evidence.
Contributors
Built in the open. For everyone.
Every repo is open source. Star, fork, open an issue, or send a pull request. All contributions matter.
View the suite on GitHubRoadmap
A living roadmap for public impact.
Planned improvements and new tools guided by community needs.
Now
Core toolkit stable, workflows, exports, quality and tests.
Next
More templates, better escalation data, UX refinements.
Later
API and integrations, localisation, more partnerships.
Sources and safety
Source-backed, honest about limits.
High-risk content is reviewed against public sources and marked as information, not legal advice. If something looks stale, unclear, or unsafe, report it through GitHub or the support route.
Source records
Every high-risk tool has source notes, review dates, and a reviewer in the parent data registry.
Safety language
Tools explain that templates and routes are drafting support, not legal advice.
Report stale content
Use GitHub issues or support docs to flag broken links, outdated guidance, or unsafe wording.
Privacy and data
Local-first means you stay in control.
The tools do not need accounts, analytics, or server storage. Some tools can save drafts, favourites, notes, or plans in your browser so you can continue locally.
Known local data
Drafts, saved plans, favourites, review notes, and component shortlists stay in browser storage.
Clear locally
Each tool exposes clear/reset controls where it saves local data.
No hidden collection
Analytics are off by default and generated letters, templates, and reports are not sent to a server.