Open Government Licence for public sector information
You are encouraged to use and re-use information made available under this licence freely and flexibly, subject to the conditions below.
Using information under this licence
Using copyright or database-right material expressly made available under this licence means you accept these terms. The licensor grants a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual and non-exclusive licence to use the information subject to the conditions below.
You are free to
- copy, publish, distribute and transmit the information
- adapt the information
- use the information commercially and non-commercially, including in products and applications
You must
- acknowledge the source of the information and any attribution statement specified by the information provider
- where possible, provide a link to this licence
- avoid suggesting official status or endorsement where none exists
If no specific attribution is supplied, use: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exemptions
This licence does not automatically cover personal data; unpublished information; departmental or public-sector organisation logos, crests or Crown arms except where integral to a document or dataset; third-party rights the provider cannot license; patents, trade marks or design rights; or identity documents.
Non-endorsement
This licence does not permit use of information in a way that suggests the information provider or licensor endorses you or your use.
No warranty
Information is licensed as published. The information provider and licensor do not guarantee that it is error-free or continuously available, subject to the limits of applicable law.
Governing law
This licence is governed by the law applicable to the information provider unless the provider states otherwise.
About the Open Government Licence
The National Archives maintains the Open Government Licence as the common non-transactional licence for public-sector information. This page is version 3.0.