Crown Copyright Licensing

 

 

All materials produced by the Fire Service College are Crown copyright. As a Trading Fund, the Fire Service College holds a Delegation of Authority from the Controller of HMSO which permits us to license the re-use of our Crown copyright materials. We have put systems in place to enable others to re-use our materials wherever possible. 
      
We comply with the requirements of the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 and the Fire Service College is accredited to the Information Fair Trader Scheme (IFTS), which ensures that we license information for re-use in an open, fair and transparent manner. The Chief Executive has signed a commitment to the IFTS principles.

Some examples of materials that have been made available for re-use under licence by The Fire Service College are:

Title	Description	Example of re-use
Photographs	Various photographs of  exercises undertaken at the Fire Service College, including fires & accidents	In magazine article, publication on web pages
Reflective learning journal	Development log for students & employees	Organizational personnel development records
Library catalogue	Electronic version of the holdings of the Fire Service College Library	Inclusion in online subscription service of fire-related materials
Supervisory Workbooks on Understanding change, leadership and diversity	CD ROM	Made available on an organization's intranet

 

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If you have any questions or queries regarding Crown Copyright Licensing, please contact us.

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Feedback

If you are unhappy with the outcome of a request for a licence to re-use Crown copyright material, you should write to:

The Chief Executive,

The Fire Service College,

Moreton-in-Marsh,

Gloucestershire

GL56 0RH 

Email: complaints@fireservicecollege.ac.uk

We aim to acknowledge receipt of your complaint within twenty four hours of it being received.  Your complaint will then be investigated fully before we provide you with a written response. The length of time taken to receive a response will vary, depending on the complexity and nature of the complaint.

 

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Licencing - Re-use of Photographs

Licencing - Re-use of Video

Licencing - Re-use of Text Materials

Licencing - Re-use of Course materials

Reason for licence refusal

Chief Executive's IFTS Commitment

Crown copyright licence charges

Example licence

Request form

 

Licensing Re-use of Photographs

Introduction

We have a large collection of photographs of the Fire Service College site and the training and events which take place on the site, e.g. buildings on fire, simulated road traffic accidents. Many photographs are available for re-use. Licenses have been granted to magazine and book publishers to re-use photographs to illustrate the text in their publications, and to website owners to re-use photographs on their websites.

Photographs produced by The Fire Service College are Crown copyright  materials and anyone wishing to re-use one or more in a publication, on a website, or in any other format, must first obtain a licence to do so.

Prices

The standard price for the re-use of a photograph is £50 +VAT per photograph for all types of re-use. Please see our Crown copyright licence charges for further details.

Terms and conditions of re-use of photographs

Please see the example licence, which details the standard terms and conditions under which photographs are licensed for re-use.

When placing a photograph licensed for re-use by The Fire Service College in your own materials, you are always required to acknowledge the ownership of the photograph. We normally ask that the following statement is used:

© Crown copyright, [date]. Reproduced with the permission of The Fire Service College.

How can I make a request for a licence?

To request a licence to re-use a photograph, please complete and return a request form providing as much detail as possible. You can email the form or, if you prefer, the form can be posted to :Information Services, The Fire Service College, London Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0RH, U.K.

What does The Fire Service College do when it receives the request?

Once your request for a licence has been received, it will be dealt with in the following way:

• Whenever possible, your request will be acknowledged within 5 working days via email, telephone or letter.
• Your request will be considered by us and wherever possible you will be informed in writing of the decision and any fees within 20 working days of your request.
• If your request is accepted and you wish to proceed, a licence agreement will be drafted and sent to you. This should be signed and returned to us.
• The licence agreement will be signed on behalf of the College and a signed copy can be sent to you if required.  The materials will then be sent to you.
• Information about the licence and the licensee will be entered onto a database. The information that is provided by the licensee will only be used for licensing purposes and will not be shared with other organisations.

For a simple request, such as the licensing of photographs, this process will be much quicker than that detailed above and can usually be completed within 5 working days.

Should you want to make a licence request, please complete our standard form.

Please note: A contract will only be formed once the licence agreement has been signed by the Fire Service College and you have been notified that permission is granted.

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Licensing Re-use of Video Footage

Introduction

We have video footage of the Fire Service College site and the training and events which take place on the site, e.g. buildings on fire, simulated road traffic accidents. Some footage is available for re-use. Licenses have been granted, for example, to television companies to re-use video footage to illustrate news items.

Videos produced by The Fire Service College are Crown copyright materials and anyone wishing to re-use any footage must first obtain a licence to do so.

Prices

The standard price for the re-use of video footage is £12 +VAT per second for all types of re-use. This normally includes the cost of supplying the materials. There is also a charge for repeat transmissions. Please see our Crown copyright licence charges [m7]  for further details.

Terms and conditions of re-use of video footage

Please see the example licence, which details the standard terms and conditions under which FSC materials are licensed for re-use.

When placing video footage licensed for re-use by The Fire Service College in your own materials, you are always required to acknowledge the ownership of the footage. We normally ask that the following statement is used:

© Crown copyright, [date]. Reproduced with the permission of The Fire Service College.

How can I make a request for a licence?

To request a licence to re-use video footage, please complete and return a request form providing as much detail as possible. You can email the form or, if you prefer, the form can be posted to: Information Services, The Fire Service College, London Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0RH, U.K.

What does The Fire Service College do when it receives the request?

Once your request for a licence has been received, it will be dealt with in the following way:

• Whenever possible, your request will be acknowledged within 5 working days via email, telephone or letter.
• Your request will be considered by us and wherever possible you will be informed in writing of the decision and any fees within 20 working days of your request.
• If your request is accepted and you wish to proceed, a licence agreement will be drafted and sent to you. This should be signed and returned to us.
• The licence agreement will be signed on behalf of the College and a signed copy can be sent to you if required.  The materials will then be sent to you.
• Information about the licence and the licensee will be entered onto a database. The information that is provided by the licensee will only be used for licensing purposes and will not be shared with other organisations.

Please note: A contract will only be formed once the licence agreement has been signed by the Fire Service College and you have been notified that permission is granted.

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Licensing Text Materials

Introduction

The College produces journals, leaflets, reports and other text materials to provide information to its customers, staff and stakeholders. Text produced by the Fire Service College is Crown copyright material and anyone wishing to re-use any text items must first obtain a licence to do so.

Prices

The standard price for the re-use of text materials is £30 for 500 words for all types of re-use. This normally includes the cost of supplying the materials. There may also be a charge for tables, illustrations and diagrams within the text. Please see our Crown copyright licence charges for further details.

Terms and conditions of re-use of text materials

Please see the example licence, which details the standard terms and conditions under which FSC materials are licensed for re-use.

When placing text licensed for re-use by The Fire Service College in your own materials, you are always required to acknowledge the ownership of the material. We normally ask that the following statement is used:

© Crown copyright, [date]. Reproduced with the permission of The Fire Service College.

How can I make a request for a licence?

To request a licence to re-use text materials, please complete and return a request form providing as much detail as possible. You can email the form or, if you prefer, the form can be posted to: The Information Services Manager, The Fire Service College, London Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0RH, U.K.

What does The Fire Service College do when it receives the request?

Once your request for a licence has been received, it will be dealt with in the following way:

• Whenever possible, your request will be acknowledged within 5 working days via email, telephone or letter.
• Your request will be considered by us and wherever possible you will be informed in writing of the decision and any fees within 20 working days of your request.
• If your request is accepted and you wish to proceed, a licence agreement will be drafted and sent to you. This should be signed and returned to us.
• The licence agreement will be signed on behalf of the College and a signed copy can be sent to you if required. The materials will then be sent to you.
• Information about the licence and the licensee will be entered onto a database. The information that is provided by the licensee will only be used for licensing purposes and will not be shared with other organisations.

 

Please note: A contract will only be formed once the licence agreement has been signed by the Fire Service College and you have been notified that permission is granted.

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Licensing Course Materials

So far only a limited number of course materials have been licensed for re-use. Each request is considered first on whether the course has been through the College's quality assurance processes, if the materials are current and if there are any health & safety or security issues that need to be addressed. This seeks to ensure that the materials we licence for re-use are fit for the purpose.

Course materials produced by the Fire Service College are Crown copyright materials and anyone wishing to re-use any course materials must first obtain a licence to do so.

Prices

The standard fees for the re-use of text materials is £30 for 500 words for all types of re-use. There may also be a charge for tables, illustrations, photographs and diagrams within the text. In some cases it may be more appropriate to charge royalties for the re-use of course materials. The cost of supplying the materials is not included in the licence fees. Please see our Crown copyright licence charges for further details.

Terms and conditions of re-use of course materials

Please see the example licence, which details the standard terms and conditions under which FSC materials are licensed for re-use.

When re-using course materials under licence from The Fire Service College, you are always required to acknowledge the ownership of the materials. We normally ask that the following statement is used:

© Crown copyright, [date]. Reproduced with the permission of The Fire Service College.

How can I make a request for a licence?

To request a licence to re-use course materials, please complete and return a request form providing as much detail as possible. You can email the form or, if you prefer, the form can be posted to: The Information Services Manager, The Fire Service College, London Road, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire GL56 0RH, U.K.

What does The Fire Service College do when it receives the request?

Once your request for a licence has been received, it will be dealt with in the following way:

• Whenever possible, your request will be acknowledged within 5 working days via email, telephone or letter.
• Your request will be considered by us and wherever possible you will be informed in writing of the decision and any fees within 20 working days of your request.
• If your request is accepted and you wish to proceed, a licence agreement will be drafted and sent to you. This should be signed and returned to us.
• The licence agreement will be signed on behalf of the College and a signed copy can be sent to you if required. The materials will then be sent to you.

Information about the licence and the licensee will be entered onto a database. The information that is provided by the licensee will only be used for licensing purposes and will not be shared with other organisations.

Please note: A contract will only be formed once the licence agreement has been signed by the Fire Service College and you have been notified that permission is granted.

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Reasons for refusing an application for a licence to reuse Fire Service College materials.

As the Fire Service College is accredited to the Information Fair Trader Scheme, it is committed to open and transparent dealings in regard to the licensing of its materials. On occasions it will not be possible to allow materials to be licensed and in that case enquirers are entitled to an explanation for this refusal.

Reasons for refusing an application will include one or more of the following:

1. The Fire Service College is unable to guarantee that the materials meet current legal requirements and/or Health and Safety legislation.
2. The materials requested contain extracts with copyright owned by a third party, and the exclusion of these extracts from the whole would damage the integrity of the materials.
3. The applicant is unable to meet Health and Safety obligations implicit in the materials.
4. The standards/quality of delivery of materials has not been proven by the applicant; e.g. competence of trainers has not been proven, or equivalent training facilities are not available.

 

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