Local Authority Eng Register: Official List of English Local Authorities

A register of local authorities in England, maintained by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The data includes fields such as local-authority-eng, local-authority-type, name, official-name, start-date, and end-date. The register was last updated on 2026-07-08 13:33:09.376978.

Use Cases

• Mapping local government structures based on the local-authority-type field mentioned in the description.
• Tracking the historical existence of authorities based on the start-date and end-date fields.
• Validating official names of local authorities for data linkage or reporting purposes.

Strengths

• Contains official start and end dates for tracking authority lifespan.
• Maintained by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as an authoritative register.
• Includes multiple identifier and name fields (local-authority-eng, name, official-name).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official government records as a public register.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:09.376978; freshness should be verified.

Geography

England