To support local authorities in understanding and implementing the Code and to help them publish the data in a meaningful and consistent way, the Local Government Association (LGA) has produced this set of revised guidance.

The guidance provides more detail on both the mandatory and recommended elements of the Code. It should be read in conjunction with the Code and the associated frequently asked questions document.

The guidance offers practical help and advice, both to meet the immediate targets of publishing data, and to adopt consistent approaches that will add value for local people and public services to use the data over the longer term. This approach will enable authorities to be able to compile and compare data from different authorities and departments.

This document provides local authorities with practical guidance on how to publish information related to land and social housing assets and parking accounts and parking spaces.

Contents of the land asset register

Much of the information requested in the Code will be available on council websites as part of a land and buildings asset register. Land and building assets have a value to local authorities especially when they are well managed and maintained. Keeping detailed and accurate records of land and building assets is good practice for supporting this aim.

The LGA recommends a common approach and format for publishing the content of the data to enable more straightforward sharing and analysis of data. We advise that the content of the published land and building register data matches the format set out in the template provided in Annex I – Land and building asset template. The template is also available as a standardised schema which can be downloaded from http://schemas.opendata.esd.org.uk/LandAssets.

The data should follow the collection of columns suggested. Any additional fields that an authority wishes to publish should be added as required in the template.

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