From 04289309fbdbb87712f922ae26be465028afa880 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kosiakkatrina <54268893+kosiakkatrina@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:46:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Add ADR for inferring LA from postcode (#169)

* Add ADR for inferring LA from postcode

* fix typos
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+### ADR - 012: Inferring LA from postcode
+
+We use ONS data to infer local authority from postcode in the property information section.
+The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes the National Statistics 
+Postcode Lookup (NSPL) and ONS Postcode Directory (ONSPD) datasets, 
+which may be used to find a local authority district for a postcode when compiling statistics. 
+
+We're using postcodes.io API with postcodes_io gem.
+Postcodes.io uses OS and ONS data which is updated as soon as new data becomes available.
+
+We are not using OS places API due to the lack of data. 
+Closest datapoint to LA in OS places api is ADMINISTRATIVE_AREA which does not always match with local authority.