UK: Address Data - OFT decision imminent
The National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG) has published the January 2011 edition of the online eZine monthly news round up on topics closely related to the NLPG. The January 2011 edition carries a short update on the current status of the GeoPlace referral to the UK Office of fair Trading (OFT) and states:
OFT Decision on Formation of GeoPlace
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is due to reach a decision on the formation of GeoPlace, the anticipated joint venture between Ordnance Survey and Local Government Improvement and Development, and the proposed provision of addressing products, on February 15/16th 2011. A copy of the AGI's response to the OFT's invitation to comment, which closed on December 23rd 2010 can be found here.
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Parliamentary material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO on behalf of Parliament
London: 2nd December 2010
UK Parliament – statement on the UK Governments intention to create a national address gazetteer database.
The House of Commons statement reads:
National Address Gazetteer Database
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Robert Neill): I would like to inform the House that the Government are today announcing they will bring together publicly owned address information for England and Wales from Ordnance Survey and local authorities to create a "national address gazetteer database", providing one definitive source of accurate spatial address data.
To deliver this an agreement has been reached to set up a joint venture between Ordnance Survey and the local government group to create a single source of address data. Having just one database will remove duplication and inefficient processes in the public sector and will provide a better quality of information for all users.
The products created from the national address gazetteer database will be made available free at the point of use for all public sector bodies under the centrally funded public sector mapping agreement. Commercial customers will be able to license the data in the same way as they do for the Ordnance Survey and local government products they use today.
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The proposal for the national address gazetteer database will be referred to the Office of Fair Trading for third parties to comment. Subject to Office of Fair Trading clearance the database will be developed by April 2011. This will allow the market to review the database before it is released.
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The House of Lords statement reads:
National Address Gazetteer Database
Statement
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham): My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Bob Neill) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.
I would like to inform the House that the Government are today announcing they will bring together publicly owned address information for England and Wales from Ordnance Survey and local authorities to create a national address gazetteer database, providing one definitive source of accurate spatial address data.
To deliver this an agreement has been reached to set up a joint venture between Ordnance Survey and the Local Government Group to create a single source of address data. Having just one database will remove duplication and inefficient processes in the public sector and will provide a better quality of information for all users.
The products created from the national address gazetteer database will be made available free at the point of use for all public sector bodies under the centrally funded public sector mapping agreement.
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Commercial customers will be able to license the data in the same way as they do for the Ordnance Survey and local government products they use today.
The proposal for the national address gazetteer database will be referred to the Office of Fair Trading for third parties to comment. Subject to Office of Fair Trading clearance the database will be developed by April 2011. This will allow the market to review the database before it is released.”
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Related announcements and submissions to the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
Ordnance Survey / Local Government Improvement and Development
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3rd December 2010
Department of Communities and Local Government
New national 'address book' to be free to emergency services
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3rd December 2010
Ordnance Survey
Government initiative for national addressing
GeoPlace™ – a government initiative for national addressing
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3rd December 2010
Local Government Association
New agreement set to create a single address database
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Local Government Improvement and Development
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3rd December 2010
National Land and Property Gazetteer
Government initiative for national addressing
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3rd December 2010 & 6th December 2010
Intelligent Addressing
New OS and Local Government joint venture acquires IA and ends address confusion
Government initiative for national addressing
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3rd December 2010 and 8th December 2010
UKauthorITy.com
Government cuts the Gordian knot of addressing
Concerns raised about National Address Gazetteer plan
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22nd December 2010
The Association for Geographic Information
AGI submission to OFT regarding GeoPlace LLP
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30th December 2010
Shane O’Neill Associates
The creation of GeoPlace - opportunity to clarify
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London: 17 January 2011
GeoPlace LLP: OFT questions for AGI members
The AGI news item states:
“BACKGROUND TO THE OFT ROLE
Under the Enterprise Act 2002 the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) must refer the creation of GeoPlace to the Competition Commission for a more in-depth investigation if the OFT believes that this creation may be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition in the provision of geo-referenced address products. However, the OFT may decide not to make a reference (and hence allow the creation of GeoPlace) if it believes that customer benefits resulting from the creation of GeoPlace outweigh the substantial lessening of competition and its adverse effects. For the OFT to be able to decide whether or not to refer the creation of GeoPlace to the Competition Commission, it must have compelling evidence regarding the resulting customer benefits. This will allow the OFT to assess both the magnitude of the benefits and the probability of them occurring.”
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