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Metadata standards for sharing and publishing data

The Data Standards Authority has published standards and guidance on how to improve data sharing across government.

Updates to this page

From:
Government Digital Service
Published:
7 August 2020
Last updated:
22 April 2026
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  1. Added link to the page: Identify and record critical data assets Added link to the page: Record metadata to describe critical data assets

  2. Added a link to the page: Essential Shared Data Assets and Data Ownership in Government

  3. Added a link to the page: Using metadata to describe data assets in a data catalogue

  4. Addition of guidance - 'Develop your data and APIs using a reference architecture'

  5. Added "Using CSV file format" guidance to collection

  6. First published.

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