Pembrokeshire County Council’s management of its address information database has been recognised as the best in Wales.

The authority was awarded Best in Region (Wales) at the recent national GeoPlace conference and presentation of the Exemplar Awards 2017.

The Exemplar Awards celebrate excellence in service delivery which has been enabled through local government address and street information.

Jason Houghton, deputy national address data manager, said: “Pembrokeshire County Council has achieved the highest standard of address information data management in Wales.

“Achieving this level demonstrates excellence and commitment to a process that brings local and national benefits.”

Local councils have a statutory requirement for street naming and numbering and are the source for the millions of address records of every residence and business in the UK.

“Addresses are invaluable to our economy and our public services,” added Jason. “They help make sure that emergency services get to our door as quickly as possible; confirm our identity; and help us to access products and services.”

The Award was given to Adam Crocker, LLPG (Local Land and Property Gazetteer) administrator, David Morgan, GIS information co-ordinator and LLPG custodian, and June Shobrook, street naming and numbering officer.

Clr. Neil Prior, cabinet member for transformation and IT, said: “Managing and maintaining over 75,000 addresses is just one of the many unseen functions that councils run that we couldn’t provide public services without.

“The fact that at Pembrokeshire we have one of the leanest IT teams in Wales makes this award even more richly deserved.”

The best in region award is given to the authority which has attained the highest standard in national tests on data excellence, and supply of regular updates to the national hub which manages receipt of address data from all authorities in England and Wales.