033. John Adam St Gang: Intelligent Addressing; Ezine July 2008

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General:

1. Govt to Examine OS Trading Fund Model2. APPSI Reports to Ministry of Justice3. PSI Alliance Puts Pressure on PSI4. CORE Data Matching5. Electoral Commission Publishes Registration Standards6. OPSI Sets up An "unlock that data" Channel7. The Post Code Debate8. Govt Offers 20,000 Prize in PSI Competition9. 'Underpinning Transformational Government, Everything Happens

Somewhere' Conference and Exhibition

10. 2008 NLPG NSG Exemplar Awards11. New Exemplar Awards Logo12. Photo Montage at Awards13. Technical Assistant for LLPG sought at King's Lynn & West

Norfolk14. Thurrock is Seeking a LLPG/LSG Custodian

NLPG:

1. Health Checks

2. Rejected Records3. LLPG Data Entry Conventions4. LLPG Regional Custodian Group Meetings5. NLPG Literature

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[General]**1. Govt to Examine OS Trading Fund Model**Those of you who have been following the IA/OS debate on the

availability of datamay be interested in the recent [1]announcement by the

Department for Businessand the Treasury of a new review which will examine the impact

of Trading Funds'business models and consider the benefits to the wider UK

economy from any potentialchanges to the trading funds' business model.

It has been a long held view of IA that the OS model and

licensing terms were unfair

and restrictive.The priority group of Trading Funds to be included in the


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assessment includes OrdnanceSurvey, Meteorological Office, UK Hydrographic Office, HM Land

Registry, Driverand Vehicle Licensing Agency and Companies House.

The review will also be informed by the views of relevant

Government departments,industry and data users, and will draw on previous workincluding the OFT MarketStudy, the Power of Information Review and the Cambridge Report

on Models of PublicSector Information Provision. Advice will be provided to Chief

Secretary to theTreasury Yvette Cooper and Business Minister Shriti Vadera in

the autumn.

[1]

http://www.shareholderexecutive.gov.uk/publications/pdf/tradingfunds250608.pdf

**2. APPSI Reports to Ministry of Justice**Professor David Rhind CBE, chair of the Advisory Panel on Public

Sector Information(APPSI), has written Michael Wills MP, Minister of State for

Justice, with recommendationsto progress the re-use of public sector information (PSI).

The [1]letter outlines the blocks to progress in widespread use

of PSI, as seenby the bulk of APPSI members and says the some form of

guaranteed right of accessand use (subject to limited exception, such as personal

information) is essentialto encourage the widespread use of PSI.

He remarks on the lack of clarity in the process of defining

public task pointingto "mistrust" between various parties, suggesting that a proper

process is required

to define public task.The letter was accompanied by a report [2]The Impact and Success

of Legislationon the Re-use of Public Sector Information

(Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and Council of

17 November 2003and the UK Regulations) -

which will form the basis of APPSI's formal response to the

EC's public consultation.

[1] http://www.appsi.gov.uk/reports/minister-letter-ec-submission-


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07-2008.pdf[2] http://www.appsi.gov.uk/reports/ec-submission-07-2008.doc

**3. PSI Alliance Puts Pressure on PSI**Rolf Nordqvist, the recently elected PSI Alliance's Board

Chairman, is calling for

the rapid development of Public Sector Information (PSI) re-useactivities acrossEurope; this will stimulate the development of a fair,

innovative, dynamic and competitivemarketplace, and release the under-exploited economic and social

benefits.

He said that,"PSI producers are state-owned and responsible onlyto politicians.It is difficult for SMEs active in the market to bite the hand

that feeds them,

and political action is needed to breed dynamism in the sector.Only political decision-makerscan enforce change, and this is where the PSI Alliance comes in.

We need a strong,pan-European industry action group to push for change in the PSI

marketplace andrealise its real potential".

**4. CORE Data Matching**IA are receiving a steady flow of Electoral Register data for

cleaning and matchingand are well placed for taking more files since building up the

data team. ERmanagers and LLPG custodians are being encouraged to submit

their data earlier ratherthan later to ensure that they have ample time to research any

anomalies that aresent back. Currently the team has processed files from all

the leading softwarevendors and the turnaround time is well within the 20 days

stipulated in the MSA.

In order to proceed, authorities need only supply a purchaseorder for 1806.00+VATand subsequently the address element of the data, including the

unique static referencenumber. All personal details such as names and dates of birth

should be removed.Data can be sent via email to [email protected]

or via ftp download.A dedicated ftp download username and password will be issued

to each authoritywishing to use this secure site.

At the time of going to publication IA has processed over 2.5

million records with


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an average match rate of 96.3%. Two local authorities achieveda match rate inexcess of 99%.

**5. Electoral Commission Publishes Registration Standards**

The Electoral Commission published [21st July 2008] performancestandards for ElectoralRegistration Officers (EROs) in England, Wales and Scotland. The

standards willapply to the work EROs across Great Britain undertake to

register electors in theirarea.

Starting from this autumn's annual canvass, EROs will report on

a variety of aspectsof their work and submit this information to the Electoral

Commission. The Commissionwill then publish an assessment of EROs' performance against

these standards inthe spring of 2009.

The 10 standards were developed after extensive consultation

with local authoritiesand other stakeholders. They are designed to cover a wide range

of performance issuesfor this vital public service function, including improving the

accuracy and integrity

of the register as well as public engagement and planning. The10 standards are:Using information sources to verify entries on the register of

electors and identifypotential new electorsMaintaining the property databaseHouse-to-house enquiriesMaintaining the integrity of registration and absent voter listsSupply and security of the register and absent voter listsPublic awarenessWorking with partners

Accessibility and communication of informationPlanning for rolling registration and the annual canvassTraining

The Commission will publish comprehensive guidance material forEROs on completingthe performance standards later this summer.

**6. OPSI Sets up An "unlock that data" Channel**On July 7th 2008 The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)

set up a [1]websitewhere you can request data sets you want released.


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As the regulator for public sector information re-use, OPSIknows that people canencounter problems from time to time getting hold of the

information they need inthe formats they want. Difficulties can include problems with

charging, licensing

or the data standards that public sector information is providedin.These problems aren't about access (which is dealt with under

Freedom of Informationlegislation), but all the other issues which can occur when you

want to do somethingwith public sector information - copy it, remix it with other

data or add valueand republish it. OPSI says that if you are trying to re-use

some public sector

information, but the data you need is locked-up, this service isfor you.To view requests made so far go to [2]Requests and Offers and to

make your own requestgo to [3]Make a Request.

If the request is "OK", having checked it through, OPSI will

contact the publicsector information holder and see what can be done to unlock the

information for

re-use. To keep things simple, if the problem relates to anissue specifically coveredby the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations or the

Information Fair TraderScheme, it will treat it accordingly - so you won't need to make

a separate complaint.At the time of going to press an online "voting functionality"

was being prepared.

[1] http://www.opsi.gov.uk/unlocking-service/OPSIpage.aspx?

page=UnlockIndex[2] http://www.opsi.gov.uk/unlocking-service/[3] http://www.opsi.gov.uk/unlocking-service/OPSIpage.aspx?page=RequestNew

**7. The Post Code Debate**Tom Watson MP, the Cabinet Office minister on the Power of

Information taskforce,has started an interesting debate on his [1]blog, about the

usefulness of the PostcodeAddress File.

An Early Day Motion, proposed by Mahmood Khalid, MP for

Birmingham Perry Barr,


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at the House of Commons, dated July 1st "That this housebelieves that the Registerof Postcodes is a national public asset and should be freely

available", which wasbacked by 68 signatures, was withdrawn.

[1] http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/?p=2076

**8. Govt Offers 20,000 Prize in PSI Competition**Ever been frustrated that you can't find out something that

ought to be easy tofind? Ever been baffled by league tables or 'performance

indicators'? Do you thinkthat better use of public information could improve health,

education, justice orsociety at large?

The UK Government wants to hear your ideas for new products thatcould improve theway public information is communicated. The Power of Information

Taskforce is runninga competition on the Government's behalf, and it has a 20,000

prize fund to developthe best ideas to the next level. You can see the type of thing

it is looking for[1]here.

To show it is serious, the Government is making available

gigabytes of new or previouslyinvisible public information especially for people to use in

this competition.Rest assured, this competition does not include information

about people.It is confident that you'll have more and better ideas than it

will. You don't haveto have any technical knowledge, nor any money, just a good

idea, and 5 minutesspare to enter the [2]competition on the "Show Us a Better Way"

website.

[1] http://www.showusabetterway.com/call/examples.html[2] http://showusabetterway.com/

**9. 'Underpinning Transformational Government, Everything HappensSomewhere' Conference and Exhibition**Booking for the conference are coming in thick and fast from

local authorities andemergency services across the country. Last year's event

attracted over 200 attendees

and we are already on track for exceeding this number. Pleasebook [1]here as soonas possible to be sure of a place and encourage colleagues from


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other directorateswho are interested in the power of the NLPG and NSG to come

along as well.The target audience for the 2008 event includes: heads of

service, policy, ICT,

Transformation and e-Government in local authorities, directorsand managers ofhighways, land and property professionals, LLPG and LSG

custodians, CRM specialists,GIS specialists, electoral registration officers (EROs),

authority liaison officers(ALOs), street naming and numbering officers (SN&NOs), managers

and practitionersfrom the emergency services and national parks authorities.

The agenda is now finalised and we have a line up of 15 speakers

from local government,police and fire. Please see [2]here for the conference

brochure.The exhibition is now sold out with 20 leading companies from

the local governmentsector. See [3]here for the list of exhibitors.

[1] http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=9ziRjNjA_2b58oO7ZqcC5gRw_3d_3d[2] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1216913806845.pdf

[3] http://www.nlpg.org.uk/nlpg/link.htm?id=2019

**10. 2008 NLPG NSG Exemplar Awards**The Exemplar Awards are about celebrating innovation,

collaboration, partnershipand best practice within the local government and emergency

services community,supporting better service delivery and joined-up e-govt.

Authorities LLPGs and LSGs are increasingly being embedded

within a wide range of

local government activities and areas such as transformation,partnership working,integration of gazetteers with each other and with other

corporate datasets andsystems, the, use of the gazetteers for emergency response as

well as by the emergencyservices and the utilities, and readiness for Traffic Management

Act (TMA) and StreetworksRegisters.

If your authority has used your LLPG in such a way, please

enter the Exemplar Awards.Even if your entry is not selected as a winning entry by the

judges, it may still


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be the basis of a press release or case study.Please remember the closing date for the Awards is 3rd September

2008.The Awards [1]brochure and [2]entry form can also be downloaded

from the [3]NLPGand [4]NSG websites.

[1] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1214326110057.pdf[2] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1214393428453.doc[3] http://www.nlpg.org.uk[4] http://www.thensg.org.uk

**11. New Exemplar Awards Logo**To highlight the importance of the Exemplar Awards, we have

designed a new logo

intended to encapsulate both the NLPG and NSG under the bannerof the Exemplar Awards.

This will be appearing on the websites and our promotionalmaterial.

**12. Photo Montage at Awards**We are planning to put together a photo montage of out of the

ordinary and unusualbuildings/property/streets that would make an interesting

display at the Awards.

The subject submitted would need to have a UPRN or USRNattached to it and couldbe submitted on the basis of being an unusual or historic

structure, being in aremote or difficult to access area, or having a peculiar

function.If you have an image of somewhere/something in your authority

that would meet thesecriteria, please email the photo, plus the UPRN/USRN to

[1][email protected].

The 12 best images will be incorporated into a calendar for2009 which will besent out to all local authorities during December. Closing date

for entries isSeptember 12th 2008.

[1] mailto:[email protected]

**13. Technical Assistant for LLPG sought at King's Lynn & WestNorfolk**Part Time Technical Assistant (GIS/LLPG Team). Starting salary

between 13,998 and17823 (pro rata). 30 hours per week (Tuesday to Friday).


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You will be responsible for the management and promotion of theLocal Land & PropertyGazetteer (LLPG). You will be part of a small team and become

the main point ofcontact for the LLPG as well as providing technical and

administrative support to

the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Officer.

We are looking for someone educated to atleast 'A' Level (orequivalent) standardwith good computer and keyboard skills including experience of

spreadsheets, databasesand word processing. You will be able to read and interpret

maps and plans andhave good communication skills to effectively liaise with others

and confidentlypresent clear advice.

Benefits of working for the Council include a performancerelated pay scheme, finalsalary pension scheme, 32 days leave (including bank holidays),

flexible workinghours scheme (for office based posts) and great opportunities

for training and development.Application packs are available online at [1]www.west-

norfolk.gov.uk or by contactingPersonnel Services at [2][email protected] or on

01553 616662.

Closing Date: 7 August 2008

[1] http://www.west-norfolk.gov.uk[2] mailto:[email protected]

**14. Thurrock is Seeking a LLPG/LSG Custodian**Post No: Z04136. Salary: 27,783 - 36,273 per annum Hours: 37

hours per week

Thurrock Council is looking for a LLPG/LSG Custodian to assistthe GIS Manager inthe maintenance of the LLPG and LSG. The successful candidate

will be responsiblefor the overall management, maintenance and integration of the

LLPG and LSG, ensuringthat quality standards, local and national conventions are

adhered to.The post plays an important role in the e-government

modernisation of Thurrock Council,

and we are looking for candidates that have enthusiasm andvision within the fieldof information management, preferably to degree standard.


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Candidates will need tohave knowledge of relational database concepts, data migration

and experience ofusing GIS, preferably ArcGIS. Knowledge of BS7666 and an

understanding of the rolesof GIS and the LLPG in local government are essential.

For further information about this vacancy please contact LeeHenley on 01375 652500.For full details on this and other vacancies in the Thurrock

area, and to applyon-line, please go to [1]www.thurrock.gov.uk/jobs

If you do not have Internet access, please call 0870 787 1176

between the followingtimes: (Mon-Fri 0800hrs - 1900hrs, or Sat 0900hrs - 1400hrs)

Please E-Mail enquiries to: [2]Recruitment Team

Closing Date: 10/08/2008

[1] http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/jobs[2] mailto:[email protected]

[NLPG]

**1. Health Checks**The latest set of NLPG health checks were placed on the ftp site

on the 20th July.There was a significant reduction in the number of errors

nationally compared tothe previous batch. Thanks to all of the custodians that have

used the health checksto improve the quality of their data.

Following feedback from previous months a Summary Report has now

been included with

the Health Check along with minor edits to the main report toassist Custodiansin understanding some of the checks that are made to the data at

the NLPG Hub.

The health checks and summary reports will be placed in a newHealth Check folderin your out directory on the ftp site. These will now be

distributed monthly inthe middle of the month.

**2. Rejected Records**As of the 1st October we will be changing the way we deal with


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Rejected internalrecords at the hub. BLPUs with a logical status of 9 will not

be permitted to beupgraded to another logical status after this date. In effect

this will mean thatchanging the logical status of a BLPU to 9 will be similar to

deleting it from theNLPG. In the meantime we are continuing to report warningswhere Rejected recordsare returned to a 'live' or historic logical status.

**3. LLPG Data Entry Conventions**The Conventions Working Group has discussed the BLPU

Classification Scheme extensivelyover their last two meetings. Output from the group was passed

to IDeA and the

Regional Chairs for comment at their recent meeting. The codesmade will be madeavailable shortly to download from the [1]NLPG Website subject

to some queriesand further review. Please note that these codes will not come

into use until1st October 2008 and the early release of the detail is to allow

LLPG software vendorsthe chance to update existing packages and validation in

readiness. Please liaisewith your product supplier about dates to support these changes.

The Working Group will be meeting several times over the course

of the summer todiscuss other aspects of the Conventions document that have been

raised by the community,but as always, if you have any suggestions for improvements to

the conventions pleasesend them to [2][email protected].

[1] http://www.nlpg.org.uk/nlpg/link.htm?id=52[2] mailto:[email protected]

**4. LLPG Regional Custodian Group Meetings**Meeting dates have been arranged for the following regions:

South West - September (tbc)East Midlands - 19th September The Council House, NottinghamWest Midlands - 24th September 2008 (Sandwell)

**5. NLPG Literature**A number of new leaflets have been produced about the NLPG,

please see the NLPG[1]website :


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National land and property gazetteer: glossary and referencesNational Land and Property Gazetteer: product service

information sheetNational Land and Property Gazetteer: technical information

sheetNational Land and Property Gazetteer: the intelligent address

NLPG potential commercial applications: a more detailed approach

[1] http://www.nlpg.org.uk/nlpg/link.htm?id=62

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033. John Adam St Gang: Intelligent Addressing; Ezine July 2008