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Local authority

Dorset Council

About this entity

Fact links
CURIE local-authority:DST no fact link
Prefix local-authority Facts about Prefix
Reference DST Facts about Reference
Name Dorset Council Facts about Name
Quality Some: We have some data from an alternative source no fact link
Dataset Local authority no fact link
Organisation Dorset Council no fact link
Start date 2019-04-01 Facts about Start date
End date Facts about End date
Entry date 2025-02-19 Facts about Entry date
Typology organisation no fact link
Region E12000009 Facts about Region
Twitter @DorsetCouncilUK Facts about Twitter
Website https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk Facts about Website
Wikidata Q55609905 Facts about Wikidata
Wikipedia Dorset_Council_(UK) Facts about Wikipedia
Local authority type UA Facts about Local authority type
Parliament thesaurus 453118 Facts about Parliament thesaurus
Statistical geography E06000059 Facts about Statistical geography
Local resilience forum dorset Facts about Local resilience forum
Open Data Communities URI http://opendatacommunities.org/id/unitary-authority/dorset Facts about Open Data Communities URI
Local Authority District E06000059 Facts about Local Authority District
Local planning authority E60000292 Facts about Local planning authority

Contents 

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        "geometry": "",
        "point": "",
        "quality": "some",
        "region": "E12000009",
        "twitter": "DorsetCouncilUK",
        "website": "https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk",
        "wikidata": "Q55609905",
        "wikipedia": "Dorset_Council_(UK)",
        "local-authority-type": "UA",
        "parliament-thesaurus": "453118",
        "statistical-geography": "E06000059",
        "local-resilience-forum": "dorset",
        "opendatacommunities-uri": "http://opendatacommunities.org/id/unitary-authority/dorset",
        "local-authority-district": "E06000059",
        "local-planning-authority": "E60000292"
    }

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