Colombian Index of Classified and Reserved Government Information

An index of acts, documents, and information classified as confidential or reserved by Colombian public bodies, as mandated by Law 1712 of 2014 (Transparency and Access to Public Information Law). The dataset includes columns for classification rationale, legal basis, responsible officials, and retention periods. It is published by datos.gov.co and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in information classification using Fecha de la calificación (Date of classification) and Calificación (Classification) from 15 available columns.
• Identify common legal justifications for withholding information using Fundamento jurídico de la excepción (Legal basis for exception) and Fundamento constitucional o legal (Constitutional or legal basis).
• Track document lifecycles and responsible entities using Nombre del responsable de la información (Responsible official), Fecha de generación de la información (Information generation date), and Plazo de clasificación o reserva (Classification or reservation period).

Strengths

• Structured with 15 distinct columns detailing legal, administrative, and descriptive metadata for each record.
• Legally mandated and standardized by Colombian national law (Law 1712 of 2014).
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Collection Method

Compiled by Colombian public bodies in compliance with legal mandate.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:02:11; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia