source/rights-decisions.v1.yaml

rights_decisions_version: rights-decisions.v1
status: approved
decided_at: "2026-08-07"
decided_by: owner:chris-page-gov
scope: registered_vertical_slices_exhaustive_reference_inventory_and_mapping_references

repository:
  code:
    licence: MIT
    redistribution_allowed: true
    evidence:
      - kind: owner_instruction
        resource: LICENSE
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  documentation:
    licence: MIT
    redistribution_allowed: true
    evidence:
      - kind: owner_instruction
        resource: LICENSE
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  ontology_terms:
    licence: MIT
    redistribution_allowed: true
    evidence:
      - kind: owner_instruction
        resource: LICENSE
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  limitation: repository_authored_material_only_no_upstream_relicensing

use_policy:
  source_content: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
  source_content_redistribution_allowed: false
  snapshots_acquired: false
  snapshot_redistribution_allowed: false
  future_snapshot_rule: >-
    Record the exact source licence, version, attribution, exclusions,
    acquisition time and checksum before acquisition or redistribution.
  generated_projections:
    redistribution_allowed: true
    licence: MIT
    condition: >-
      Projection contains only repository-authored structure, original
      summaries, unprotected facts and links; embedded upstream expression
      retains its upstream terms and requires a new compatibility decision.
  publication_allowed: false
  publication_rule: Explicit owner request and release validation remain required.

link_only_reference_policy:
  decision: repository_may_retain_official_urls_identifiers_dates_and_original_summaries_without_acquiring_source_expression
  source_response_body_retained: false
  source_snapshots_acquired: false
  rights_basis: >-
    Each acquired source family is governed by its host decision below. A link,
    publisher identity, identifier or observed date is not a redistributed copy
    of the linked page. Any future acquisition of source expression requires a
    separate source-specific compatibility decision.
  decided_at: "2026-08-08"
  evidence: source/authority-registry.v1.yaml

attribution:
  ogl_v3_fallback: Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  ogl_v3_requirements:
    - use_provider_specified_attribution_when_supplied
    - identify_information_provider_and_source
    - link_to_source_and_ogl_v3_where_possible
    - do_not_imply_official_status_or_endorsement
    - do_not_use_information_in_a_misleading_way
    - exclude_personal_data_logos_crests_royal_arms_and_third_party_rights
  notice: NOTICE.md
  evidence:
    - resource: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"

licence_families:
  ogl-uk-3.0:
    licence: OGL-UK-3.0
    redistribution_permission: permitted_with_attribution_and_exclusions
    project_use: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
  ogl-provider-version-not-expressly-recorded:
    licence: Open-Government-Licence-version-not-recorded
    redistribution_permission: not_relied_on
    project_use: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
  provider-bespoke-reuse:
    licence: LicenseRef-Provider-Bespoke
    redistribution_permission: subject_to_provider_conditions
    project_use: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
  provider-copyright-restricted:
    licence: LicenseRef-Provider-Copyright
    redistribution_permission: not_permitted_without_separate_permission
    project_use: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
  no-open-licence-established:
    licence: LicenseRef-No-Open-Licence-Established
    redistribution_permission: not_permitted_without_separate_permission
    project_use: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
  provider-personal-noncommercial-no-scraping:
    licence: LicenseRef-Provider-Personal-NonCommercial-No-Scraping
    redistribution_permission: not_permitted_without_separate_permission
    project_use: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
  provider-attributed-noncommercial:
    licence: LicenseRef-Provider-Attributed-NonCommercial
    redistribution_permission: noncommercial_with_attribution_only
    project_use: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only

host_decisions:
  - host: www.gov.uk
    owner_family: UK Government departments and agencies on GOV.UK
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/help/terms-conditions
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - host: www.legislation.gov.uk
    owner_family: The National Archives legislation service
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/legal/copyright/
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - host: www.gov.scot
    owner_family: Scottish Government
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.gov.scot/publications/guide-to-information/pages/copyright/
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - host: www.mygov.scot
    owner_family: Scottish Government citizen service
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.mygov.scot/copyright
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - host: www.copfs.gov.uk
    owner_family: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.copfs.gov.uk/crown-copyright/
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - host: www.scotcourts.gov.uk
    owner_family: Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/scts-crown-copyright-policy/
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - host: www.nrscotland.gov.uk
    owner_family: National Records of Scotland
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/privacy
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - host: www.nidirect.gov.uk
    owner_family: Northern Ireland Executive departments and agencies
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/node/11440
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - host: www.spso.org.uk
    owner_family: Scottish Public Services Ombudsman
    licence_family: ogl-provider-version-not-expressly-recorded
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.spso.org.uk/freedom-information
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - host: www.coventry.gov.uk
    owner_family: Coventry City Council
    licence_family: no-open-licence-established
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.coventry.gov.uk/information-governance/open-data/2
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: OGL_v1_is_expressly_limited_to_open_data_pages_not_registered_service_pages
  - host: www.edinburgh.gov.uk
    owner_family: The City of Edinburgh Council
    licence_family: provider-copyright-restricted
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/terms
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - host: www.cardiff.gov.uk
    owner_family: Cardiff Council
    licence_family: no-open-licence-established
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/article/3712/Freedom-of-information
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: official_page_warns_that_disclosed_information_may_have_reuse_restrictions
  - host: www.belfastcity.gov.uk
    owner_family: Belfast City Council
    licence_family: provider-copyright-restricted
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/Copyright
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - host: www.lgo.org.uk
    owner_family: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman
    licence_family: provider-bespoke-reuse
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.lgo.org.uk/copyright
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      conditions: acknowledge_source_and_copyright_accurate_unamended_not_misleading_not_advertising_led
  - host: www.ombudsman.wales
    owner_family: Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
    licence_family: no-open-licence-established
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.ombudsman.wales/how-to-complain/
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: no_page_wide_open_reuse_grant_recorded
  - host: www.nipso.org.uk
    owner_family: Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman
    licence_family: no-open-licence-established
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.nipso.org.uk/
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: no_page_wide_open_reuse_grant_recorded
  - host: content-api.publishing.service.gov.uk
    owner_family: Government Digital Service GOV.UK Content API
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.gov.uk/help/terms-conditions
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: API_metadata_does_not_establish_leaf_service_jurisdiction_or_availability
  - host: www.gov.wales
    owner_family: Welsh Government
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.gov.wales/copyright-statement
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: logos_and_separately_identified_rights_are_excluded
  - host: www.nhs.uk
    owner_family: Department of Health and Social Care NHS website
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.nhs.uk/our-policies/terms-and-conditions/
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: >-
        OGL_excludes_logos_visuals_personal_data_third_party_content_and_medical_devices;
        provider_attribution_and_refresh_conditions_apply_to_reused_content
  - host: www.nhsinform.scot
    owner_family: NHS 24 on behalf of NHS Scotland and the Scottish Government
    licence_family: provider-personal-noncommercial-no-scraping
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.nhsinform.scot/terms-and-conditions/
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: personal_and_noncommercial_use_only_and_no_scraping_without_explicit_permission
  - host: 111.wales.nhs.uk
    owner_family: Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust
    licence_family: provider-copyright-restricted
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://111.wales.nhs.uk/termsofuse
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: crown_copyright_and_no_copy_reproduction_or_redistribution_outside_content_authorisation_policy
  - host: online.hscni.net
    owner_family: Strategic Planning and Performance Group of the Department of Health Northern Ireland
    licence_family: provider-attributed-noncommercial
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://online.hscni.net/homepage/terms/
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: noncommercial_reproduction_with_source_acknowledgement_only_other_use_requires_written_permission
  - host: www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk
    owner_family: Invest Northern Ireland on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive
    licence_family: provider-bespoke-reuse
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.nibusinessinfo.co.uk/content/copyright-information
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: >-
        crown_and_invest_ni_material_have_distinct_terms_republication_requires_written_permission_and_images_are_excluded
  - host: www.ons.gov.uk
    owner_family: Office for National Statistics
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.ons.gov.uk/help/terms-conditions
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: >-
        most_content_is_OGL_but_geography_products_can_include_Ordnance_Survey_Royal_Mail_GeoPlace_or_Northern_Ireland_rights
  - host: geoportal.statistics.gov.uk
    owner_family: Office for National Statistics Open Geography Portal
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/licences
      observed_at: "2026-08-08"
      limitation: >-
        geography_products_may_include_Ordnance_Survey_Royal_Mail_GeoPlace_or_Northern_Ireland_rights;
        this_repository_retains_only_identifiers_names_dates_and_links
  - host: services1.arcgis.com
    owner_family: Office for National Statistics Open Geography ArcGIS services
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/licences
      observed_at: "2026-08-08"
      limitation: >-
        query_responses_are_transformed_in_memory_to_identifiers_names_and_dates_only;
        no_response_body_or_geometry_is_retained
  - host: help.esd.org.uk
    owner_family: Local Government Association and Porism standards help service
    licence_family: no-open-licence-established
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://help.esd.org.uk/standards/faqs/where-can-i-find-latest-local-government-services-list-lgsl
      observed_at: "2026-08-08"
      limitation: >-
        the_help_page_is_used_only_to_identify_the_current_services_list_location;
        no_vocabulary_or_page_expression_is_acquired_and_the_list_never_proves_service_availability
  - host: digital.nhs.uk
    owner_family: NHS England Organisation Data Service
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/terms-and-conditions
      observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      limitation: >-
        current_OGL_with_NHS_England_attribution_exclusions_and_24_hour_refresh_condition_for_reused_content
  - host: www.hse.gov.uk
    owner_family: Health and Safety Executive
    licence_family: ogl-uk-3.0
    decision: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      resource: https://www.hse.gov.uk/help/copyright.htm
      observed_at: "2026-08-08"
      limitation: >-
        OGL_applies_to_Crown_material_unless_otherwise_indicated; logos_images_illustrations_multimedia_and_named_products_can_be_excluded;
        this_repository_retains_only_links_original_summaries_and_body_free_receipts

reference_standards:
  - id: cpsv-ap-3.2.0
    licence: CC-BY-4.0
    owner: European Union
    project_use: terminology_mapping_reference_only_no_specification_copy
    requirements:
      - identify_creator_title_and_source
      - link_licence_and_retain_notices
      - indicate_changes
      - do_not_imply_endorsement
    evidence:
      - resource: https://semiceu.github.io/CPSV-AP/releases/3.2.0/
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      - resource: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - id: open-referral-uk-website
    licence: OGL-version-not-expressly-recorded-for-most-website-content
    project_use: terminology_mapping_reference_only
    evidence:
      - resource: https://openreferraluk.org/info/terms
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      - resource: https://openreferraluk.org/about/50-governance
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    limitation: github_code_bases_are_labelled_CC_BY_SA_without_a_version_so_none_is_inferred
  - id: open-referral-uk-govuk-record
    licence: OGL-UK-3.0
    project_use: linked_reference_and_original_summary_only
    evidence:
      - resource: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-standards-for-government/record-and-share-information-about-public-services-in-local-authorities
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - id: hsds-3.1-documentation
    licence: CC-BY-SA-4.0
    project_use: terminology_mapping_reference_only_no_specification_copy
    requirements:
      - identify_creator_title_and_source
      - link_licence_and_retain_notices
      - indicate_changes
      - licence_adaptations_under_CC_BY_SA_4_0
    evidence:
      - resource: https://docs.openreferral.org/en/3.1/about/specification-governance.html
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      - resource: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
  - id: w3c-recommendations
    licence: W3C-Document-License-2023
    project_use: terminology_mapping_reference_only_no_specification_copy
    requirements:
      - link_original_document
      - preserve_copyright_notice_and_document_status_when_copying
      - do_not_publish_modified_material_as_a_competing_technical_specification
      - preserve_required_notice_for_implementation_derivatives
    evidence:
      - resource: https://www.w3.org/copyright/document-license-2023/
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    limitation: project_links_and_summarizes_skos_owl_prov_o_and_shacl_without_copying_specification_text
  - id: local-government-services-list
    licence: Open-Government-Licence-version-not-recorded
    project_use: identifier_mapping_reference_only_no_availability_claim
    evidence:
      - resource: https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/56d64715-2fa5-4870-9c9c-a6983785fca4/services-list
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    limitation: data_gov_uk_record_is_dated_2014_and_does_not_prove_current_service_availability
  - id: okf-explorer
    licence: MIT-code-and-CC-BY-NC-4.0-content
    project_use: consumer_compatibility_reference_only
    evidence:
      - resource: https://github.com/chris-page-gov/okf-explorer/blob/main/LICENSE-CODE.md
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
      - resource: https://github.com/chris-page-gov/okf-explorer/blob/main/LICENSE.md
        observed_at: "2026-08-07"
    limitation: viewer_code_is_mit_while_the_explorer_corpus_and_documentation_are_cc_by_nc_4_0