Information available from Bideford Town Council under the model publication scheme
Publishing datasets for re-use
Public authorities must publish under their publication scheme any dataset they hold that has been requested, together with any updated
versions, unless they are satisfied that it is not appropriate to do so. So far as reasonably practicable, they must publish it in an electronic form
that is capable of re-use.
If the dataset or any part of it is a relevant copyright work and the public authority is the only owner, the public authority must make it available
for re-use under the terms of a specified licence. Datasets in which the Crown owns the copyright or the database rights are not relevant
copyright works.
The Datasets Code of Practice recommends that public authorities make datasets available for re-use under the Open Government Licence.
The term ‘dataset’ is defined in section 11(5) of FOIA. The terms ‘relevant copyright work’ and ‘specified licence’ are defined in section 19(8) of
FOIA. The ICO has published guidance on the dataset provisions in FOIA. This explains what is meant by “not appropriate” and “capable of reuse.
