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General:

1. Celebrating 10 years of the NLPG2. Underpinning Transformational Government3. Using the NLPG to Mobilise FiReControl4. Putting the Jigsaw Together5. TfL Responds to OS Strategy6. Govt Increases Search Fees7. PSI in Action8. OFT Looks at Govt Policy on Competition9. CORE Data Standards Update10. CORE Data Matching - Have you finished yet?

11. VOA - Over 99% Matched12. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea seeks an LLPG

Custodian

NLPG:

1. Welsh Assembly Government Project2. LLPG Regional Meetings

NSG:

1. NSG Uploads2. NSG Downloads3. Eton 54. Mapping5. Health Checks6. NSG Training7. Conferences8. NSG Regional Meetings

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[General]**1. Celebrating 10 years of the NLPG**2009 marks the 10 year anniversary of the NLPG, so this year's

Exemplar Awards willhave a special resonance, which is why we have included

additional Award categories,and worked closely with our partners in the Department of

Communities and Local

Government and the Ministry of Justice, to recognise theessential work being doneby local authorities in both the FiReControl and CORE projects.


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For more information about all of the Award categories, see

[1]www.nlpg.org.uk.Entry forms are also available on the website.

The Awards will be presented at the Underpinning

Transformational Government conferenceon 26th November.

[1] http://www.nlpg.org.uk/nlpg/link.htm?nwid=32

**2. Underpinning Transformational Government**The UTG conference on 26th November is the key event of the NLPG

and NSG calendarand aims to be an opportunity for custodians and ALOs from all

across England andWales to get together to discuss what is happening in their own

authorities, andto hear presentations on NLPG and NSG implementations. The UTG

conference has attracteda number of top notch speakers and session chairs, these

include:Mike More CBE, Chief Executive of Westminster City CouncilMartin Ferguson, Head of Policy at SOCITMRita Wilson, Strategic Director Organisational Development,

Lichfield District CouncilNicola Smith, Business Information Manager, Cambridgeshire FRS

Giles Finnemore, Head of Marketing, Royal MailDarren Merrill, Highway Asset Manager. Shropshire CouncilTom Lambert, Balfour Beatty General Manager of Street Works

Strategy and PerformanceDermot Padden, Project Manager, FiReControlChris Statham, Head of e-PIMS, Office of Government CommerceAlistair Calder, Head of the Address Register Project for the

2011 Census, ONSMichael Jennings, former Head of Policy and Development, Surrey

County CouncilMark Ostheimer, Chair of HAUC, Senior Consultant Virgin Media

and Operations Directorof NJUGRobert Barr OBE, Chairman Manchester Geomatics and Executive

Board Member, Planning,Regeneration and Housing, Warrington Borough Council.

The event is free of charge to all MSA participants. For more

information see the[1]Conference Programme. Registration is now open at

[2]www.thensg.org.uk and [3]www.nlpg.org.uk.


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Exhibition, Sponsors, Media Partners and Social Events

A number of suppliers have come on board to sponsor theconference, and IA and LGIH

would like to thank them as the event could not be run withouttheir support. Asof the end of September, the following companies have taken up

sponsorship opportunities.Gold Sponsors of the event include:Aligned Assets, ESRI UK, Experian QAS

Silver Sponsors include:Bartec Auto ID, Blom Aerofilm, Envitia, e-Spatial, FiReControl,

Getmapping, GGP

Systems, Hopewiser, IDOX, Postcode Anywhere, TM Search ChoiceLtdThere are still some exhibition spaces left, so if you deal with

a supplier notlisted above, please encourage them to attend!

Media Partners

IA and LGIH have arranged also media partnership deals with a

number of publicationsto help promote the event, so watch out for adverts in the

following publications:BAPCO, GEOconnexions, GIS Professional, Municipal Journal, The

Surveyor

Social EventsThe conference and exhibition isn't all about work! IA and LGIH

are sponsoringtwo drinks and nibbles receptions for delegates, speakers and

exhibitors. The firstget together is from 8pm on the 25th November, the night before

the conference,and will take place in a reserved room at [4]Tiger Tiger.

Whilst some nibbles will

be available at the reception, there are many restaurantsavailable in the areato suit all tastes and budgets.


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At the close of conference, there will be another drinks and

nibbles reception atthe conference venue, the [5]Victoria Park Plaza Hotel. Why not

stay and enjoya drink before setting off home?

If you any need advice on hotels in the area, please contactLaura on [6][email protected].

[1] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1248876821559.pdf[2] http://www.thensg.org.uk/iansg/link.htm?nwid=103[3] http://www.nlpg.org.uk/nlpg/link.htm?nwid=31[4] http://www.tigertiger-london.co.uk/[5] http://www.parkplaza.com/londonuk_victoria[6] mailto:[email protected]

**3. Using the NLPG to Mobilise FiReControl**Fire and Rescue services across England are preparing for

control convergence aspart of the FiReControl project, which will provide an

integrated and modern networkof nine Regional Control Centres. The NLPG has been selected as

the core sourceof location information for the project.

These 4 case studies examine the successful ways in which the

FRSs have worked with

the local authorities in their areas to prepare for FiReControl,exchanging informationand developing successful working practices to ensure that the

NLPG meets the purposesof the receiving authorities as well as the creating

authorities.All of the case studies can be seen in the NLPG [1]library:Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue: [2]Top level buy-in delivers

high quality gazetteerLincolnshire Fire and Rescue: [3]Confronting the Issues, Taking

the NLPG towardsFiReControlSurrey Fire and Rescue: [4]New Command, Control and Mobilisation

System uses theNLPG for Accurate Incident LocationWest Midlands Fire and Rescue: [5]Command and Control for

Mobilisation

The NSG: Reducing Congestion and Delivering Service Improvements

A new NSG brochure has now been published providing more up-to-date informationabout the composition of the NSG, together with descriptions on


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how it is beingused in local authorities, the emergency services and the

utility sector. The brochureis available [6]here, or if you would like a hard copy, please

contact Laura at[7][email protected].

[1] http://www.nlpg.org.uk/nlpg/link.htm?nwid=56[2] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1253030778057.pdf[3] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1253030863225.pdf[4] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1253030971156.pdf[5] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1253030452876.pdf[6] http://www.iahub.net/docs/1253783825673.pdf[7] mailto:[email protected]

**4. Putting the Jigsaw Together**As part of its new unitary status, Shropshire Council used the

opportunity to refineits processes for maintaining LSG and LLPG information. The

council identified thatthe most effective and efficient method for the creation and

maintenance of LLPGand LSG records required direct links between the different

functions. To readmore about how Shropshire Council did this, the problems they

faced, and how theytackled them, please see the [1]LGIH website.

[1] http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=8302494

**5. TfL Responds to OS Strategy**The Guardian's Free Our Data Blog (FoD) has recently published

[1]Transport forLondon's critical response to OS's strategy consultation. This

was gained via aFreedom of Information request, and expresses TfL's major

concerns with the issuesof Derived Data. In a separate story FoD illustrates how getting

data "out there"

can be useful, using a Show Us a Better Way Winner's suggestionfor locating postboxes. Royal Mail says it still holds the rights to the

locations of the postboxes - although it does not hold grid references for them; only

street name andpostcode. See [2]FoD article "Do you know where your post boxes

are?"

[1] http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/blog/?p=491[2] http://www.freeourdata.org.uk/blog/?p=503

**6. Govt Increases Search Fees**On September 16th Bridget Prentice, Parliamentary Under


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Secretary, Minister of Justice,[1]announced that the fee for a personal search of the local

land charges registershould be increased from 11, the level at which it was set in

2003, to 22. Thisincrease balances the interests of LAs, the private sector and

consumers. The newfee will come into force on 1st January 2010.

[1] http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wms/?id=2009-09-16a.157WS.2

**7. PSI in Action**Following the success of last year's conference, Civil Service

World, with supportfrom OPSI, APPSI and the Cabinet Office, is holding another

conference this yearto discover how PSI is transforming the information landscape

and further exploresthe issues surrounding PSI. Michael Wills, Minister of State, is

a keynote speakerfor this event.

PSI in Action will look at how public sector information policy

is being developedand shaped and how the PSI agenda is being delivered on three

fronts:Economic activity and the benefits to the information industry;

Social benefits that flow from removing obstacles to re-use; andHow re-use can transform public service delivery.

The all day conference will be held on the 20th October, in

central London. Furtherdetails can be found at: [1]www.psiinaction.co.uk/

[1] http://www.psiinaction.co.uk/

**8. OFT Looks at Govt Policy on Competition**The OFT has published a guide for policy makers in Whitehall and

beyond on how theycan identify and minimise unintended long term impacts on

markets when fulfillingother policy objectives. [1]Competition an essential

consideration for successfulgovernment policy, also provides an analysis of how Government

intervention canaffect markets for the good as well as for the bad.

[1] http://www.oft.gov.uk/news/press/2009/109-09

**9. CORE Data Standards Update**While the CORE project has been paused until its fit with the

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individual registration has been decided, the project team, atthe MoJ, will continueto complete the work on electoral registration data standards

towards their fullimplementation on 1st December of this year. The data standards

have benefits in

isolation of CORE and will provide for the first time a singleformat for electoraldata across Great Britain - an outcome that will have benefits

in its own rightfor users of the data.

The CORE team, at the MoJ, will shortly be issuing guidance on

how to claim forthe 2nd Tranche data standards payments, which are intended to

cover the remainingcosts incurred by local authorities in complying with the data

standards. The claimforms and guidance will be sent to all local authorities and

published on the Ministryof Justice website. A quality assurance process is also being

designed to ensurebenefits of the data standards are fully realised.

A further planned initiative will be publication of further

supplemental guidancethat will take account of issues and questions that have been

raised by stakeholders

throughout the past few months, including guidance on when UPRNsshould be allocatedin specific circumstances.

Please contact [1]Alison Franco for further questions or

comments.

[1] mailto:[email protected]

**10. CORE Data Matching - Have you finished yet?**No?

Don't panic!Send Intelligent Addressing your Register of Electors data as

soon as you can andwe will match it for you. The Special Projects Team at IA has

processed over 9million records and has achieved an average match rate of

97.31%. The service costs1,806 ex VAT. If you're interested in using IA to match your

data, contact Catherineon 020 7747 3500 or email [1][email protected].

Yes?Are you sure?Is it right?


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Intelligent Addressing offer a validation service which willanalyse matches betweenyour Register of Electors (RoE) and the National Land and

Property Gazetteer (NLPG).It will, amongst other tests:

check that all UPRNs that are matched to RoE records exist in

the NLPGcheck whether there are any UPRNs that are duplicated in the RoEdatacheck whether any of the UPRNs are located outside the local

authority area or donot exist in the NLPGcheck whether any of the RoE xrefs are duplicatedIf you wish to take advantage of this free service IA will

require a file containingthe Register of Electors unique reference and the NLPG UPRN that

is matched to that

unique reference. The file can also include the address elementsfrom the RoE asan optional extra. Please send this file to [2]core@intelligent-

addressing.co.uk.In return IA will send all participating local authorities the

results via email.If you wish to receive a full, detailed report there will be an

administration chargeof 150. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to

contact Catherine Teareon 020 7747 3500.

[1] mailto:[email protected][2] mailto:[email protected]

**11. VOA - Over 99% Matched**Since July, IA has received more than 540,000 records over three

monthly updatesfrom the VOA. The total number of CTAX records has increased by

87,151 and the totalnumber of NDR records has increased by 53,599. There have been

just under 300,000

changes made to VOA records. The current CTAX match rate hasleapt to 99.02%. Thereare now 8 regions with average CTAX match rates of above 99%

(only 2 more regionsto go) and there are 254 authorities with a CTAX match rate

above 99%, no localauthorities with a CTAX match rate of less than 90% and only 13

local authoritieswith a CTAX match rate of less than 95%.

The updates from the VOA have added records, deleted records and

altered addresses,postcodes, billing authority references and statuses. It is for

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IA did not send out the unmatched Non Domestic Rates files tolocal authoritiesat the beginning of September. IA are working to move the NDR

figures back up towhere they were in July, pre-updates, and will send out the

unmatched files in October.

**12. The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea seeks an LLPGCustodian**The Royal Borough has a vacancy for an experienced LLPG

Custodian to maintain thehigh quality of its gazetteer with the skills and drive to

continue its promotionas a key information system. Salary 30,500 - 41,300 +

Performance Related Pay

Our LLPG underpins all our core systems such as Council Tax,Parking, Planning,Environmental Health, CRM, Electoral Register and GIS. Its

importance is appreciatedat all levels and a cooperative environment has been established

to help maintainit.

The post is part of the central GIS team of five based in theInformation SystemsDivision.

The vacancy will be advertised w/c 5 October at

[1]http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/jobs.aspxfrom where you can apply on-line.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 23 October.

[1] http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/jobs.aspx

[NLPG]**1. Welsh Assembly Government Project**As some of you may already know, Shaun Powell LLPG custodian at

Newport Council,has been seconded to the Welsh Assembly Government. Shaun's

role will be to examinethe degree of progress local authorities in Wales have made in

implementing consistent,high quality LLPGs across their organisations. The project will

look at how thecommon data-standard gained through the use of BS7666:2006 could

be used to promoteand encourage widespread use of the NLPG within public services

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benefit of service providers and citizens. This work has beencommissioned by the'Making the Connections team' within the Welsh Assembly

Government and is alignedto a programme of work to improve citizens access to public

services. Shaun will

be in touch with all Welsh authorities as part of this work.

**2. LLPG Regional Meetings**South West LLPG Custodians Group on the 23rd October

[NSG]**1. NSG Uploads**

Despite August being the holiday season and many people beingaway,the NSG receiveda good number of successful submissions and are again pleased

to see that moreAuthorities have moved to the new DTF7.1. August saw a total of

115 Authoritiessuccessfully submit.

For those that have not to date been able to make a successful

submission in thenew DTF7.1 format or if you are having any other problems

submitting data pleasecontact IA regarding your current position.

The NSG team would like to remind everybody that submissionsshould be made withinthe first ten working days of the month (5 days for London). In

exceptional circumstancesthe NSG hub are able to receive submissions until the last day

of the month, thereforefor those Authorities who have yet to submit in September there

are a few more days

left.

**2. NSG Downloads**NSG Downloads have remained steady through the summer with over

2000 files downloadedin August. It is currently still possible to download data in

both DTF7.1 and thedownscaled NSG CSV formats. However the NSG CSV will only be

available until April1st 2010. With only 6 months until this date Authorities should

make sure that theirinternal systems are able and ready to move to the DTF7.1

format.


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It is strongly recommended that all Highway Authorities should

download their dataeach month to make sure they know exactly what data is being

published and are awareof what data Statutory Undertakers are seeing, and more

importantly using the datafor their streetworks activities.

For help or advice with downloads please contact the[1][email protected].


**3. Eton 5**The NSG team would again like to remind Authorities that they

should now have moved

to EToN v5. There are only a few Authorities left who are stillon EToN v4 or earlier.The change over date for use of EToN v5 files was January 13th

2009, thereforeplease make sure that your street works systems are EToN5

compliant and that youare publishing an up-to-date, current ODD file.

**4. Mapping**Your mapped NSG data has now been published to your FTP sites.

Currently IA areonly able to provide the data in MapInfo TAB format. If you have

forgotten yourFTP Login details please contact the [1][email protected]

who will be ableto reset your passwords.


**5. Health Checks**The new health checks are now complete and will be made

available from mid October.These checks will be based on any data you submitted in

September. If you haveany queries over them please do not hesitate to contact the

[1][email protected] advice.


**6. NSG Training**The first of the new training sessions were held earlier this

month and were verysuccessful. The training has been extremely popular, and

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an additional two days:

26th October 2009 (now full).11th November 2009 (New Date)20thJanuary 2010 (New Date)

If you are interested in attending one of these trainingsessions (to be held inIA's offices at Ivybridge House, 1 Adam Street, London WC2N

6DD), please do nothesitate to contact the NSG helpdesk ([1]

[email protected]) for more information.


**7. Conferences**Over the next month the NSG team will be attending the following

event:Anglia HAUC at Newmarket. 7th October 2009. Please feel free to

come and discussyour LSG issues. If you would like NSG attendance at any events

please contact theNSG team who will endeavour to send a representative.

**8. NSG Regional Meetings**West Midlands 2nd October 2009

For more information on Regional Meetings please contact your

Regional Chair.

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