Key
Dataset Description -
Names
and Codes Listings/Constitutions
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Key
Dataset Description -
Names
and Codes Listings/Constitutions
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Guide to Key Dataset Description
| Title | NAMES AND CODES LISTINGS/CONSTITUTIONS. |
| Alternate Title | - |
| Originator | Office for National Statistics (ONS). |
| Abstract | A range of listings that contain the codes of the geographic entities held on the ONS Geographic Database (maintained by the ONS Geographic Support Service (OGSS)) and their associated names. A range of constitutions is also maintained that provide links between some of the geographic entities. |
| Start Date of Capture | 1991 (some limited listings exist for pre-1991). |
| End Date of Capture | On-going. |
| Frequency of Update | Annually (as necessary). |
| Resource Type | Held as computer files. |
| Access Constraints | Generally none; but the supply of data may need control through licensing. |
| Keywords | Area names Names Area codes Codes Names listings Code listings Area constitutions Constitutions |
| Geographic extent | England and Wales (full range); Scotland and Northern Ireland (limited range). |
| System of Spatial Referencing by Coordinates | Not applicable. |
| System of Spatial Referencing by Description | Not applicable. |
| Descriptive name for geographic extent | United Kingdom (does not extend to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man). |
| Level of Spatial Detail | Electoral
areas Local government administrative areas Central government policy and administrative areas Health areas |
| Copyright | Copyright ONS. |
| Format/Media/On-line Ordering information | Hardcopy
paper floppy disc CD-ROM (if requested) |
| Additional Information |
The codes held on the ONS Geographic Database and their associated names are the standard adopted for use in the UKSGB. The names and codes are used extensively in central and local government and in the health service for statistical processing; in the private sector for demographic purposes; and as ancillary data in digital mapping/GIS products. |
| Dataset Association | Not applicable. |
| Contact Name or Title | Mrs Chris Smart |
| Contact Address | Office
for National Statistics ONS Geography Segensworth Road Titchfield |
| Contact City | FAREHAM Hampshire |
| Contact Country | England |
| Contact Postcode | PO15 5RR |
| Contact Phone no | +44 (0) 1329 813477 |
| Contact Fax no | +44 (0) 1329 813383 |
| Contact email address | ons.geography@ons.gov.uk |
| Contact web site address | www.ons.gov.uk |