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The Re-use of Public Sector Information (PSI)
Under the Public Sector Information Regulations (PSI) we are required to make information available for re-use, give permission for that re-use, and in some circumstances, we can charge for the information.
These regulations do not affect access to information through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Likewise, any information that is deemed exempt under FOI will not be available through PSI.
To distinguish between PSI and FOI simply:
• FOI is about access to information and does not give an automatic right to re-use the information.
• PSI permits the re-use of public authority information and may involve licensing and charging for the re-use
of our documents if that re-use is for commercial gain.
We already make some information available for re-use in the form of electronic documents, leaflets and hard copies of publications. The majority of this information may be re-used free of charge providing our copyright is acknowledged. Unless it states to the contrary on the material, you may reproduce our copyright protected content, free of charge, without specific permission, provided you are not reproducing it for profit, material or financial gain. You must reproduce the material accurately and not use it in a misleading context. If you are republishing the material or issuing to others, you must acknowledge its source, copyright status and date of publication if known. The permission to reproduce The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust copyright protected material does not extend to material that is identified as being the copyright of a third party. You must seek authorisation to reproduce such material from the copyright holder concerned.
The Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) takes the lead for the UK implementation of PSI. They are at the heart of information policy, setting standards and providing a practical framework for the re-use of information. For full details of the regulations and guidance, see www.opsi.gov.uk
Extracts of Trust material may be reproducedwithout our permission, under the Fair Dealing provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, for the purposes of research for non-commercial purposes, private study, criticism, review, and news reporting, but remain subject to an acknowledgement of ourselves as the copyright owner. Wider re-use of Trust material requires our permission by which we may allow re-use under a licence imposing conditions to ensure the information is not used in a manner inconsistent with our copyright. We may also charge a re-use fee.
Initial enquiries about the re-use of material for commercial purposes should be directed to the Information Governance Team who can be contacted by email at information.access@ipswichhospital.nhs.uk or in writing to:
The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust
Information Governance Team (N038)
Heath Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 5PD