UK Government Data Standards Catalogue

Metadata Value
Data Element

UK Telephone Number
Is Part Of
Contact Information
Has Parts  
Version 2.0 
Status Release 
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Date Agreed 1 January 2002

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Name

UK Telephone Number
Description A number, including any exchange or location code, at which a person or organisation can be contacted in the UK by telephonic means.
Business Format Max 35 characters
Element Type Data Type
XML Schema
View whole schema document Contact Information as XML
View definition TelephoneStructure as HTML
Validation
There must not be spaces between the characters.
Value
DefaultValue
Owner DTG
Based On EDIFACT
Verification
Comment
  • The complete telephone number should always be transferred for international operation and clarity as to which country ( in this case UK) the number belongs.E.g. +447710287657 .
    Note no leading zero after country code.
    STRUCTURE OF THE SCHEME