- Full IFTS accreditation
- Re-users and licensees
- Exceptions to marginal cost pricing
- Frequently asked questions
- IFTS Online accreditation scheme
Members
Any public sector body can apply to become an IFTS member, whether or not they are a Crown body.
Some government departments have delegated authority from the Controller of HMSO to license the re-use of the Crown copyright material which they originate. IFTS accreditation is used as the method of regulating decisions about the licensing of Crown copyright information by those bodies. The Controller of HMSO has also granted limited delegations to parts of government departments which have responsibility for specialised forms of licensing activity. These organisations undergo the IFTS Online Assessed process rather than IFTS accreditation.
Non-Crown bodies can become accredited to the IFTS, although their copyright material is not Crown copyright and is not vested in the Controller of HMSO.
The following have undergone full IFTS verification and have been accredited
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Date of delegation: n/a (non-Crown)
Accredited: October 2004 (re-accredited September 2006 and May-July 2010)
British Geological Survey commitment
British Geological Survey report (PDF, 0.29Mb)
Coal Authority
Date of delegation: n/a
Accredited: April 2009
Coal Authority report (PDF, 0.20Mb)
Companies House
Date of delegation: 4 August 2009
Accredited: March 2009
Companies House report (PDF, 0.19Mb)
Central Office of Information
Date of delegation: 24 May 2002
Accredited: September 2008
Central Office of Information commitment
Central Office of Information report (PDF, 0.27Mb)
Driving Standards Agency
Date of delegation: 14 January 2002
Accredited: April 2004 (re-accredited May 2006 and February 2009)
Driving Standards Agency commitment
Driving Standards Agency report (PDF, 0.19Mb)
Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Date of delegation: 20 December 2005
Accredited: February 2006 (re-accredited May 2008)
Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency commitment
Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency report (PDF, 0.17Mb)
Environment Agency
Date of delegation: n/a (non-crown)
Accredited: November 2004 (re-accredited May 2006 and November 2009)
Environment Agency report (PDF, 0.25Mb)
Fire Service College
Date of delegation: 6 April 2001Accredited: February 2005 (re-accredited April 2007)
Fire Service College commitment
Fire Service College report (PDF, 0.26Mb)
Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)/Office of the Queen's Printer for Scotland (OQPS)
Date of delegation: n/a
Accredited: November 2002 (re-accredited August 2005 and May 2007)
Her Majesty's Stationery Office /Office of the Queen's Printer for Scotland report (PDF, 0.18Mb)
Land & Property Services, Northern Ireland
Date of delegation: 1 April 2008
Accredited: August 2008
Land & Property Services commitment
Land & Property Services, Northern Ireland report (PDF, 0.29Mb)
Land Registry
Date of delegation: 31 May 2002
Accredited: January 2004 (re-accredited January 2006 and January 2009)
Land Registry report (PDF, 0.20Mb)
Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency
Date of delegation: 4 October 2002
Accredited: July 2006 (re-accredited July 2008)
Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency commitment
Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency report (PDF, 0.27Mb)
Met Office
Date of delegation: 25 January 2002
Accredited: November 2004 (re-accredited November 2005, September 2007 and September 2010)
Met Office report (PDF, 0.25Mb)
Ministry of Defence, Directorate of Intellectual Property Rights
Date of delegation: 28 June 2006
Accredited: December 2005 (re-accredited May 2009)
Ministry of Defence commitment
MOD, Directorate of Intellectual Property Rights report (PDF, 0.22Mb)
Office of Government Commerce (OGC)
Date of delegation: June 2009
Accredited: January 2011
OGC Report (PDF, 0.19Mb)
Ordnance Survey
Date of delegation: 6 June 2002
Accredited: April 2003 (re-accredited October 2005 and November 2007)
Ordnance Survey report (PDF, 0.24Mb)
Registers of Scotland
Date of delegation: 15 August 2001
Accredited: September 2004 (re-accredited February 2008)
Registers of Scotland commitment
Registers of Scotland report (PDF, 0.18Mb)
The National Archives
Date of delegation: n/a
Accredited: December 2007
The National Archives commitment
The National Archives report (PDF, 0.24Mb)
UK Hydrographic Office
Date of delegation: 10 October 2001
Accredited: January 2003 (re-accredited November 2005 and June 2007)
UK Hydrographic Office commitment
UK Hydrographic Office report (PDF, 0.20Mb)
The following have delegations to license specific types of information and undergo IFTS Online Assessment
Defence Geospatial Intelligence
Date of delegation: 8 April 2003
IFTS assessed: August 2005
Material licensed: Aerial photographs and imagery geographical information
Department of Culture Media and Sport (Government Art Collection Branch)
Date of delegation: 21 September 2001
IFTS assessed: May 2005
Material licensed: Photographic and digital archives of the Government Art Collection
Forestry Commission (Picture Library)
Date of delegation: 29 October 2001
IFTS assessed: April 2005
Material licensed: Photographs, films and other visual material
GCHQ
Date of delegation: 7 February 2002
IFTS assessed: May 2005
Material licensed: Information and databases created by GCHQ
Historic Scotland
Date of delegation: 4 December 2001
IFTS assessed: July 2005
Material licensed: Historic Scotland's Photographic Library
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments for Scotland
Date of delegation: 18 June 2001
IFTS assessed: November 2006
Material licensed: Photos, manuscripts, documents and drawings originated by or for RCAHMS, RCAHMS databases
Royal Mint
Date of delegation: 31 December 2004
IFTS assessed: September 2006
Material licensed: Photographs and coin designs
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