lowertierlocalauthoritydescriptionvalue

This code list is used in association with the Description attribute which is present within the Lower Tier Local Authority Feature Type. The code list describes type of lower tier local authority (for example, London borough, or Scottish unitary authority).

Label	Definition
District	Districts are local administrative units and have at various times been used in all four countries of the UK. The only current references to districts however are found in metropolitan and non-metropolitan districts in England and in district council areas in Northern Ireland.
English Unitary Authority	Unitary authorities (UAs) are areas with a single tier of local government (as opposed to the two-tier county:district structure).
London Borough	The London boroughs are the local government areas within Greater London. The borough councils are unitary administrations with a status similar to metropolitan districts, but they will also be affected by any policies implemented by the Greater London Authority (GLA).
Metropolitan District	Metropolitan districts are subdivisions of the six metropolitan county areas of England. Since the abolition of the metropolitan county councils in 1986, the metropolitan district councils have been unitary administrations.
Scottish Unitary Authority	Unitary authorities (UAs) are areas with a single tier of local government (as opposed to the two-tier county:district structure).
Welsh Unitary Authority	Unitary authorities (UAs) are areas with a single tier of local government (as opposed to the two-tier county:district structure).