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The '''Postcode Address File''' ('''PAF''') is a database which contains all known "Delivery Points" and [[postcodes in the United Kingdom]]. The PAF is a collection of over 29 million Royal Mail postal addresses and 1.8 million [[postcode]]s.<ref>{{cite web|title=PAF Stats|url=http://www.poweredbypaf.com/category/paf-stats/|website=Powered By Paf|publisher=Royal Mail Group Ltd|accessdate=9 March 2016}}</ref> It is available in a variety of formats including [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] download, [[compact disc]] and previously available as [[Digital Audio Tape]]. As owner of the PAF, Royal Mail is required by [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/26/section/116 section 116] of the [[Postal Services Act 2000]] to maintain the data and make it available on reasonable terms. A charge is made for lookup services or wholesale supply of PAF data. Charges are regulated by [[Ofcom]]. It includes Small User Residential, Small User Organisation and Large User Organisation details. There have been requests as part of the [[Open Data in the United Kingdom|Open Data]] campaign for the PAF to be released by the government free of charge.<ref>{{cite news|first=Charles |last=Arthur |url=
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