UK Government Data Standards Catalogue

Metadata Value
Data Element

UK Local Authority Code
Is Part Of
Address
Has Parts  
Version 1.1 
Status Release 
Previous Versions  
Later Versions  
Date Agreed 1 May 2002

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Name

UK Local Authority Code
Description The identifier of a Local Authority within the UK
Business Format 4 characters - 2 numeric followed by 2 alphabetic
Element Type Data Type
XML Schema
Validation
Area Type Country Code Type Code Range Comments
Counties England NN 09-47
Non-MetropolitanDistricts England **AA UC-UQ Code not unique
without parent
countycode.
London Boroughs England 00AA AA-BK Prefixed by ‘00’.
Metropolitan Districts England 00AA BL-DB Prefixed by ‘00’.
Unitary Authorities England 00AA EB-MW Prefixed by ‘00’.
Unitary Authorities Wales 00AA NA-PT Prefixed by ‘00’.
Council Areas Scotland 00AA QA-RJ Prefixed by ‘00’.
District Council Areas N Ireland 95A A-Z Prefixed by ‘95’.
Blank space follows
district code.
See http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/snac.asp for guidance and latest list
Value
See http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/snac.asp for guidance and latest list
DefaultValue
Owner ONS
Based On ONS SNAP Codes
Verification
Comments
  • ONS Geography, in collaboration with the Department of Health (DH) and theOffice of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), have produced a ‘StandardNames and Codes Database’ that contains names and codes for UK geographic areas as at 31 December 2002.
  • This includes Local Authority Codes.
  • Discussed at Government Process Group 7 May 2002