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Guide to re-using council information

Corporate Information Management - August 2011
ikm@kirklees.gov.uk

This page does not attempt to provide you with a final answer on whether you require permission for your proposed re-use of council information. Instead it aims to help you identify some of the important issues. Please remember that any re-use of council information requires you to follow both the current law on Intellectual Property Rights and any terms and conditions that the Council has defined for a particular type of re-use.

Do I need permission to re-use?

Do you have the document OR is the document publicly available? (If you have to make a Freedom of Information request to obtain it then it is not publicly available)	No	You must gain access before re-use can be considered. Getting access
Yes
Is the document you are proposing to re-use protected by copyright? Further information on exclusions	No	Permission is not required
Yes
Is the proposed re-use non-commercial?	No	A request for permission must be made using the council's procedure for licensing re-use Requesting permission
Yes
Does the proposed re-use involve using the document in its original form (as published or made available to the public)?	No
Yes
Will you be able to carry out the proposed re-use without written confirmation of Council agreement?	No
Yes
Is your document covered by the Non-commercial Sharing Licence? (this will be clear either through a notice on the document or through a notice on the Council website) Further information on the Non-Commercial Sharing Licence	No
Yes
Re-use can be carried out without a need to make a request, but the terms and conditions of the Non-commercial Sharing Licence must be followed. View the Non-commercial Sharing Licence (PDF 44kb)

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