WhatDoTheyKnow Authorities Dataset
Version: 0.73.0. This is the latest version. See all versions.
Description
Dataset of UK public authorities and tags that powers WhatDoTheyKnow
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Table: Public Authorities
Description:
WhatDoTheyKnow’s list of UK public authorities
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| version | integer | The current version of this authority's entry in this dataset | No | |
| internal-id | integer | Internal WDTK ID | Yes | |
| name | string | Name of the authority | Yes | |
| short-name | string | Short name of the authority | No | |
| url-name | string | WhatDoTheyKnow's URL name for the authority | Yes | |
| tags | string | A list of tags that describe the authority. Pipe seperated. | No | |
| home-page | string | The home page of the authority. | No | |
| publication-scheme | string | The publication scheme used by the authority | No | |
| disclosure-log | string | URL for the disclosure log of the authority | No | |
| notes | string | WDTK's notes for this authority | No | |
| created-at | string | Date the authority's entry was created in this dataset | No | |
| updated-at | string | Date the authority's entry was last updated in this dataset | No | |
| defunct | boolean | A boolean indicating whether the authority is defunct | No | false, true |
| categories | string | A list of categories that the authority belongs to. Pipe seperated. | No | |
| top-level-categories | string | A list of top-level categories that the authority belongs to. Pipe seperated. | No | |
| single-top-level-category | string | A single top-level category, automatically chosen from the list of top-level categories for quick lookups. | No |
Table: Categories
Description:
Lookup between a category name, category header, and top-level category of a public authority.
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| category-tag | string | A tag that describes a set of authorities. | Yes | |
| top-level-category | string | A top-level category of the authorities in the category. Can be multiple, pipe-seperated. | No | |
| category-name | string | The name of a category that describes a set of categories. | Yes |
Table: Public authority ID lookup
Description:
Lookup between a public authority WDTK url and its ID in various ID schemas
Data description
| Column name | Data type | Description | Unique | Required values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| schema | string | The ID schema this ID belongs to | No | |
| id | string | The ID in the specified schema | No | |
| wdtk-url-name | string | The WDTK URL name of the authority | No |
Change log
0.73.0
Changed render type to static - no individual version updates