[Talk-GB] Magistrates and Crown Courts listings as open data – hack event coming…

[tony wroblewski]

When listing such in newspapers or using online sites, they occasionally
list the postcode/street, but not always.

With post codes, it's often quite easy to find for a particular street or
house number. A quick type of the name of the street and house number into
Google will often bring back hundreds of results listing properties for
sale, house numbers, electoral roll, etc. Often in this case, I've even
seen listing of crimes commited by residences of a particular street (you
can find out who if you pay). So I'm guessing more than likely the
information will have this.


On 16 December 2013 18:37, Tim Waters <chippy2005 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On 15 December 2013 21:00, Jonathan <bigfatfrog67 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Was that a serious suggestion?
>>
>
> yes, but I can see how it could look flippant. Sorry!
>
> Basically there are not many open data sources of house addresses. From
> what I hazily remember the courts already publicly publish on paper for
> anyone to view the names and addresses of people involved. I gathered that
> they include the addresses because there may be more than one John Smith
> going to trial at any one time. They may also do this for weddings..
>
> I could be wrong, and my memory is fuzzy - hence the email wondering if
> they would publish them. If anyone knows, please enlighten us!
>
> I think it's likely that postcodes are excluded, but you never know. It's
> also likely that this information even if published on paper may not be on
> an API - makes sense, but again who knows!
>
> If there is a source of addresses, it is useful:
> * Mappers can use it to check to see if the street exists and has been
> mapped
> * Mappers keen on adding in addresses to streets can use it (or a bot) to
> validify that there is that number on the specified street.
> * FreeThePostcode or other open postcode database etc could be added to.
> The postcode and address exists, it can be contributed to. Assuming the
> licenses are compatible.
>
>
> Tim
>
>
>> Jonathan
>>
>> http://bigfatfrog67.me
>>
>> On 15/12/2013 13:36, Tim Waters wrote:
>>
>> I wonder if court listings also has the addresses of those involved /
>> defendants? A further source of addresses and postcodes
>>
>>
>> On 9 December 2013 17:16, Andy Mabbett <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> From:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://talkaboutlocal.org.uk/magistrates-crown-courts-listings-open-data-hack-event-coming/
>>>
>>> "Officials from HMCTS and MOJ will help organise a hack day with
>>> listings data from the court service."
>>>
>>> Possibly useful as a source of the locations of all court buildings
>>> and related data (not least their postcodes!)
>>>
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>>> Andy Mabbett
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>>> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
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