Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps are being taken to encourage government departments to adhere to copyright licensing rules.

Each Department is responsible for its own licensing adherence.

The National Archives, in collaboration with the Intellectual Property Office and the Government Digital Service, has recently issued simple new guidance to civil servants on the duties associated with copyright belonging to the Crown or to third parties: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/copyright-and-re-use/crown-copyright/

This joins The National Archives’ existing guidance at: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/crown-copyright-an-overview-for-government-departments.pdf

The cross-sector guidance issued by the Intellectual Property Office also provides an introductory framework for government: https://www.gov.uk/topic/intellectual-property/copyright