Policy paper

National Underground Asset Register project update - November 2023

An update on the progress of the NUAR project over the past year, the latest developments and what is planned for the future.

From:
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Geospatial Commission
Published
23 November 2023
Last updated
19 January 2024 — See all updates
This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Documents

NUAR project update - November 2023

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NUAR project update - November 2023

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NUAR impact assessment - November 2023

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Details

The National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) is an emerging digital map of underground pipes and cables that is revolutionising the way we install, maintain, operate and repair our buried infrastructure.

This project update on NUAR includes information on:

  • The platform’s minimum viable product being extended to cover the whole of England and Wales
  • Updates to existing legislation being sought to ensure workers have immediate access to all the data they need, when they need it, through NUAR
  • New discovery work launched to explore potential market opportunities and increased benefits from widened secure and controlled access

Updates to this page

Published 23 November 2023
Last updated 19 January 2024 + show all updates

  1. The summary pages on pages 1-3 of the NUAR impact assessment have been updated. This has been done to align the price base years and the present value base years with those used in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill's other impact assessments

  2. NUAR impact assessment November 2023 added

  3. First published.

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