Royal Mail’s Address Management Unit has published new Postcode Address File (PAF) licences which will come into effect from 1 April 2010. The new licences have been developed following a consultation ...

Postcode Address File (PAF) should have been kept as open data for government, says committee MPs and open data advocates have attacked the government’s selloff of postcode data in the privatisation ...

The Postcode Address File contains all known UK delivery addresses The inclusion of a valuable database of postcodes and addresses in the Royal Mail flotation has been criticised by an influential ...

The Government has been slammed for selling a valuable database of every British postcode and address in last year's flotation of the Royal Mail. Ministers were strongly criticised for including the ...

The organisation that was given £10m government funding to increase the use of open data across the public sector has hit out at Whitehall plans to allow details of UK postcodes to continue to be sold ...

In its 10th anniversary year, the Strategic Mailing Partnership has joined the Postcode Address File (PAF) Advisory Board. The move coincides not only with the SMP’s anniversary but with the 60th ...

Royal Mail Group wins copyright and database right infringement case, in a dispute that can be linked to the history of postcodes in the UK The England and Wales High Court has found in favour of ...

Ministers have been strongly criticised for including a valuable database containing millions of postcodes and postal addresses in the sale of the Royal Mail to boost the share price. The Commons ...

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