Office of Public Sector Information
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The Office of Public Sector Information was a UK government body responsible for overseeing the re-use and licensing of public sector information and promoting open access to official data.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UK Government Publishing Service | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom government body
ⓘ
public sector information authority ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | OPSI ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Crown copyright material ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Information Commissioner’s Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the Information Commissioner (United Kingdom)
UK government departments ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2010s ⓘ |
| field |
copyright licensing
ⓘ
information management ⓘ information policy ⓘ open data ⓘ public sector information ⓘ |
| focus |
encouraging commercial and non-commercial re-use of government information
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improving transparency of government information holdings ⓘ standardising licensing terms for public sector information ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Kew
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surface form:
Kew, London
|
| industry | public administration ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information
ⓘ
Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 ⓘ |
| location |
Kew
ⓘ
surface form:
Kew, London
|
| operatedIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
The National Archives
ⓘ
surface form:
The National Archives (United Kingdom)
|
| partOf |
Cabinet Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Cabinet Office (historically, via The National Archives)
|
| predecessor |
His Majesty's Stationery Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
|
| replacedBy |
The National Archives
ⓘ
surface form:
The National Archives (United Kingdom)
|
| responsibility |
advising UK government departments on information re-use
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handling complaints about the re-use of public sector information ⓘ implementing the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations in the UK ⓘ licensing of public sector information ⓘ managing Crown copyright policy ⓘ operating the Information Fair Trader Scheme ⓘ oversight of re-use of public sector information in the UK ⓘ promoting open access to official data ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United Kingdom public sector information policy
ⓘ
studies on open government data in the UK ⓘ |
| successorFunction | open data and PSI policy functions within The National Archives (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Minister responsible for The National Archives (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
| typeOfLicensingItManaged |
Click-Use Licence
ⓘ
Crown copyright licences ⓘ |
| website | http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
UK Government Publishing Service