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LGDL

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

Type

Vocabulary

Title

Local Government Directory List (LGDL)

Description

List defining the generic departmental structure of a UK local authority and other agencies delivering public services

Purpose

To allow sharing of information cross-referenced against standard lines of business.

Version

3

Current status

Full Version

Location

www.esd.org.uk/standards/lgdl

Scope

Local Government

Custodian

esd-Toolkit Controlled Lists Group

Development

· Forum on esd-toolkit for comment

· Comments collated and sifted by administrator

· Panel of LA officers 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

Tag information and people's interests in particular lines of busisness and match them to one another using LGDL.

esd-toolkit provides a starting 'tree' structure for new organisations based on the LGDL branches applicable for the organisation's type (as defined by LGAtL). Services relevant to each department are shown from cross-references to LGSL. Organisations can then modify the organisational structure and re-name branches so that they can access service information according to their own departmental strucure.

Benefits

· Provides structure for the LGSL

· When customised provides a view of the authority so that services can be grouped operationally

Take Up

26 public sector and 2 private sector organisations are registered to be notified of updates to LGDL.