New regulations governing the re-use of public sector information came into force on 1st July 2005. We are required to make information available for re-use, give permission for that re-use, and in some circumstances, we can charge for the information.
These new regulations do not affect access to information through the Freedom of Information Act. Likewise, any information that is deemed exempt under FOI will not be available through the re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations.
To distinguish between the PSI Regulations and Freedom of Information Act simply:
- FOI is about access to information and does not give an automatic right to re-use the information
- PSI Regulations permit the re-use of local authority information and may involve licensing and charging for the re-use of our documents if that re-use is for commercial gain
We already make huge amounts of information available for re-use in the form of electronic documents, leaflets and hard copies of publications. The majority of this information may be re-used free of charge providing our copyright is acknowledged.
You may reproduce our copyright protected content, free of charge, without specific permission, provided you are not reproducing it for profit, material or financial gain. You must reproduce the material accurately and not use it in a misleading context. If you are republishing the material or issuing it to others, you must acknowledge its source, copyright status and date of publication if known. The permission to reproduce Bournemouth Borough Council copyright protected material does not extend to any material that is identified as being the copyright of a third party. You must seek authorisation to reproduce such material from the copyright holder concerned.
The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) takes the lead for the UK implementation of The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005. They are at the heart of information policy, setting standards and poviding a practical framework for the re-use of information. For full details of the regulations and guidance, click on the following link to the OPSI Website.
Initial enquries about the Re-use of information for commerical purposes should be directed to the Council's Information Compliance Team by emailing us or write to us at the following address:
Bournemouth Borough Council,
Legal Services,
Bourne Avenue,
Bournemouth,
Dorset,
BH2 6DY
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