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Re-use of public sector information and copyright
Unless otherwise stated, NHS East Sussex Downs and Wealdown the copyright in all material provided in response to requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
Subject to the following conditions, NHS East Sussex Downs and Wealdhave no objection to organisations re-using this copyright-protected material and reproducing them in their own publications, website or on their internal computer networks. All organisations using NHS East Sussex Downs and Wealdmaterials must adhere to the following criteria.
Organisations must ensure that they are using the latest version of the materials available.
Any publication or internal network which incorporates NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald materials must include an acknowledgement of the source of such materials.
The material must be clearly separated from any comment made on it by the organisation or others.
Readers of the material must not be given the impression that NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald are responsible for, or has in any way approved, the publication or network in which the materials are reproduced.
The materials may not be altered or amended unless such material is clearly marked as altered or amended by the organisation or others.
No fee may be charged by any organisation reproducing NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald materials in respect of reproducing materials.
When reproducing NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald materials, organisations must have regard to any qualifying statements or descriptions attached to the materials, (for example, descriptions such as 'consultation document', 'discussion paper', or 'preliminary view' are important as are statements concerning the audience at which the material is directed). If the material is reproduced in full, or substantial extracts are reproduced, any qualifying statements attached to the material must be included.
Any reproduction of NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald official forms, other than for the purpose of submitting information to the Primary care Trust, must be clearly marked 'SPECIMEN' unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Primary Care Trust.
There is no charge for the reproduction of materials made in accordance with these conditions.
The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 provides a framework for deciding issues relating to the re-use of information held by public bodies. Subject to the conditions set out above, NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald have no objection to organisations reproducing in their own publications materials available.
Where an organisation wishes to re-use NHS East Sussex Downs and Weald materials but the proposed re-use would contravene any of the conditions set out above, the organisation should contact the Information Governance Department at the address below to determine whether the proposed re-use would be permitted and what, if any, additional conditions may apply. The application should be in writing, specifying name and address of the applicant, identifying the documents to be re-used and the purpose for re-use.
The Information Governance Facilitator
East Sussex Downs and Weald Primary Care Trust
36-38 Friars walk
Lewes
BN7 2PB
