Uploading data: what you can do

So you are free to:

1. Copy, publish, distribute and transmit the data.

2. Adapt the data.

The Open Government Licence (OGL) is

applicable across the whole public sector and
designed to enable any public sector information
holder to make their information available for use
and re-use under its terms. 3. Exploit the data commercially for example, by combining
it with other Information, or by including it in your own
Use of copyright and database right material product or application.
expressly made available under this licence
indicates your acceptance of the terms and
conditions below.
Uploading data: what you must do

You must:
1. Acknowledge the source of the Information by including
any attribution statement specified by the Information
Provider(s) and, where possible, provide a link to this
licence.

2. Ensure that you do not use the Information in a way that

suggests any official status or that the Information
Provider endorses you or your use of the Information.

The Open Government Licence (OGL) is

applicable across the whole public sector and
designed to enable any public sector information
holder to make their information available for use 3. Ensure that you do not mislead others or misrepresent
and re-use under its terms. the Information or its source.

Use of copyright and database right material 4. Ensure that when using the data you do not breach the
expressly made available under this licence Data Protection Act of 1998 or the Privacy and Electronic
indicates your acceptance of the terms and Communications Regulations 2003
conditions below.
 Uploading data: exemptions
This licence does not cover the use
The Open Government Licence (OGL) is
applicable across the whole public sector and
designed to enable any public sector information
holder to make their information available for use
and re-use under its terms.
Use of copyright and database right material
expressly made available under this licence
indicates your acceptance of the terms and
conditions below.
of:
1. Personal data in the Information
2. Information that has not been published, disclosed under
information access legislation (including the Freedom of
Information Acts for the UK and Scotland) or with the
consent of the Information Provider;
3. Departmental or public sector organisation logos, crests
and the Royal Arms except where they form an integral
part of a document or dataset;
4. Military insignia;
5. Third party rights the Information Provider is not
authorised to license;
6. Information subject to other intellectual property rights,
including patents, trademarks, and design rights;
7. Identity documents for example a British Passport
How to upload: publishing formats

What you need to know:

1. Data can be published in many different formats, such
as:
• A document in PDF format
• A spreadsheet in CSV format

2. The Open data initiative is promoting the use of

machine readable formats, in this case CSV or xml files.
LG advise authorities to publish the data in both
formats: CSV and PDF. Microsoft Excel files should be
Local Transparency converted to CSV.

For specifics on spending data please visit:

2. The CSV file should have precisely one header line with
LG Group Transparency Programme field names exactly as in the example file supplied.
Values must be separated by a comma character.
Please Note: these are draft guidelines found on Please Note: It is unable to deal with non-Western
the LG Transparency website for consultation characters (like Chinese). In cases where you have
and may be amended by the LG group in the such payments, an alternative route to creating the CSV
future. files in Unicode format will need to be found.
 Publishing your data

What to do:
1. Once the data is in the right format, it should be
published on your website. Wherever you publish the
data, it is advisable to give further information about the
salary data, and to give contact details in case of any
enquiry.

2. Aside from publishing the data on the local authority

website, you can make it more widely known that the
data are available by sharing or registering the data
through: Direct.gov.uk, The national data portal on
Local Transparency data.gov.uk, , The local open Data, CoP.

For specifics on spending data please visit:

3. You should make sure that you inform individuals of the
LG Group Transparency Programme
precise timetable for publication – LG Recommends you
give at least 48 hours notice of the date and time of
Please Note: these are draft guidelines found on
publication. All media questions should be routed to your
the LG Transparency website for consultation
Media/Communications team.
and may be amended by the LG group in the
future.
 Licensing Regulations

Recommendations:
1. LG recommends you use the Open Government License
published by The National Archives for more information.

2. A guide for information providers is published on the same

website.

Local Transparency

For specifics on spending data please visit:

3. The license replaces the previously used terms and
LG Group Transparency Programme conditions of data.gov.uk.

Please Note: these are draft guidelines found on

the LG Transparency website for consultation
and may be amended by the LG group in the
future.