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LGBCL

This information was last updated on 01/11/2007, and is revision number 1.

Type

Vocabulary

Title

Local Government Business Categories List ( LGBCL)

Description

Hierarchical list categorising businesses by sector.

Purpose

To identify which local government information and services are relevant to which businesses.

Version

1

Current status

Full Version

Location

www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgbcl

Scope

Local Government

Custodian

esd-Toolkit Controlled Lists Group

Development

· Forum on esd-toolkit for comment

· Comments collated and sifted by an administrator

· Panel reviews comments and agrees next version

· Porism (on behalf of LAs) develops next version

License

Owned' by esd-toolkit. Reuse encouraged - available for download without licence or payment.

How Implemented

Each business is assigned a LGBCL category so that. Categories are sub-divided according to differences relevant to local authorities, hence most office-based businesses come under a single category. Categories can be derived from cross-referenced which ar provided to SIC (Standard Industry Classification) codes.

Cross-references to services in LGSL indicate which services are relevant to which LGBCL category.

Benefits

· Identification of businesses with a common set of needs in local government terms.

Take Up

28 public sector and 2 private sector organisations have registered to be notfied of updates to LGAtL