All Census output is Crown copyright. The use of material from reports is subject to the acknowledgement of copyright and source, and licences may be required.

End user licences
The supply of all Census material in electronic form is subject to end user licences which grant unrestricted use of the material but with conditions which require

• the acknowledgement of Crown copyright and source
• that the user shall not attempt to derive information about identifiable individuals nor purport to have done so
• that the user is aware of third party rights which apply to some material and any need for licences (this applies particularly in the case of Output Area boundaries in vector form, where there are additional licence conditions (more details)

End user licences vary somewhat between products, but include explanatory footnotes.

Re-use and publication
Any re-use and publication of the copyrighted material must where indicated be covered by a free 'click-use' licence* obtained from HMSO as Controller of Crown copyright. The definition of 're-use and publication' is wide, and includes use on an intranet and any form of publication to a third party. An organisation may be covered by a single licence which applies for a period of five years.

For more information about the scheme and to obtain a copy of the 'click-use' licence* click HERE.

Re-use and publication of other material not covered by the click-use scheme must be covered where indicated by specially tailored licences.

* now termed a "core click-use license" on the HMSO Website.

Licenced intermediaries and Approved Suppliers
Organisations may use the 2001 Census output to create value-added products and supply these to third parties under a click-use licence or under a distribution licence which additionally allows sub-licencing of re-use and publication, both for non-commercial and commercial purposes.

Organisations supplying such value-added products under a distribution licence can apply for Approved Supplier status. The Approved Suppliers scheme has been introduced by the UK Census organisations to indicate that members meet agreed standards. More information on the Approved Suppliers scheme is available HERE. The Census organisations publish a list of Approved Suppliers and information about each Supplier is HERE.

This page last revised: 01 November 2005