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This amendment requires not only that public bodies provide accurate data but that it is supported by clear metadata. Metadata is information that describes and explains what kind of information a particular data bucket holds. For example, the piece of data “Christian” might be attached to an individual, but is it their first name, their middle name, their surname, their religion or the name of the street where they live? The data itself is not self-explanatory; you have to know what data bucket it has been stored in, and you have to be confident that the buckets could not have been muddled up.