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© Parliamentary copyright
All Parliamentary copyrights are reserved. The material listed may be reproduced without formal permission for the purposes of non-commercial research, private study and for criticism, review and news reporting provided that the material is appropriately attributed. For any other re-use of the material you are required to apply for a Click-Use Parliamentary Licence from the Office of Public Sector Information. The use of images and broadcasts of the Proceedings of Parliament fall outside the scope of the Parliamentary Licence.
A Click-Use Parliamentary Licence covers - material produced by the House of Commons and the House of Lords of the Westminster Parliament which is subject to Parliamentary copyright protection. Only one Parliamentary Licence is required to reproduce Parliamentary copyright material. The use of images and broadcasts of the Proceedings of Parliament fall outside of the scope of the Parliamentary Licence.
You can apply online for a Click-Use Parliamentary Licence or visit the Office of Public Sector Information website to find out more about Parliamentary copyright or about Click-Use licensing.
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The Crowned Portcullis
Use of the House emblem, the Crowned Portcullis, is governed by the following statement:
The principal emblem of the House is the Crowned Portcullis. It is a royal badge and its use by the House has been formally authorised by licence granted by Her Majesty the Queen. The designs and symbols of the House should not be used for purposes to which such authentication is inappropriate, or where there is a risk that their use might wrongly be regarded, or represented, as having the authority of the House.
The House symbol is primarily used to authenticate communications from Members. Further background information can found in The Portcullis [HCIO Factsheet] G9 (General Series)
If you require further information about using the Crowned Portcullis, please contact the webmaster@parliament.uk
Parliamentary Archives : Copyright and Use
Permission from the Clerk of the Records is required for any reproduction of, or extended quotation from, the records, and is usually given provided suitable acknowledgement is made in the work.
Users are asked to fully cite the references of records in the custody of the Parliamentary Archives, whenever they are quoted in printed works and in theses. A style sheet for citations is available. Users are requested to supply the Archives with offprints or other copies of work in which use is made of the records.
Citations of Records in the Archives A style sheet for citations is available here.
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House of Commons Library
Please note that there is also a House of Commons Library Copyright Statement that you may need to consult when accessing their material.
Use of parliamentary photographic images
The photographic images featured on this website are covered by Parliamentary copyright. They may be downloaded and reused without permission in any format for non-commercial use, including publication on a website, subject to the following conditions:
- The photographs should be acknowledged in the following form: Parliamentary copyright images are reproduced with the permission of Parliament
- You should not adapt, alter or manipulate any of the images
- You should not use the images so as to bring Parliament into disrepute or use them in a deliberately misleading context
- You should not authorise others to re-use the images If a photographer’s name is published on www.parliament.uk they should be credited
- Photographs should not be used for marketing purposes or used for commercial gain.
All photographs of individual MPs and Peers on the biographical pages and Committee pages are the exclusive property of Dods and are protected under international copyright laws. The photographs may not be reproduced, copied, stored or manipulated in any form without the written permission of Dods unless for non-commercial purposes, provided permission is sought beforehand and the photo is credited. For more information on these photos, please email photos@dods.co.uk
If you have any questions or queries about the images on the website or further copyright questions, please email: webmaster@parliament.uk. If you wish to find out other images Parliament holds, please contact the House of Commons Information Office (hcinfo@parliament.uk or 020 7219 4272) or the House of Lords Information Office (hlinfo@parliament.uk or 020 7219 3107).
Video and audio
All live and archive video broadcasts of procedural coverage is subject to Parliamentary Copyright. They may not be directly linked to, reproduced, copied or downloaded without formal agreement from PARBUL (Parliamentary Broadcasting Unit Limited) or the Director of Parliamentary Broadcasting.
Outside of the live and archive video broadcasts, all other video clips produced by Parliament are also subject to Parliamentary Copyright. They may not be reproduced, copied or downloaded without formal agreement. They may not be directly linked to except when linking to the www.parliament.uk webpage the video is embedded on. Video content on Parliament's You Tube channel may be linked to and embeded by users. For further information or to make a request please email webmaster@parliament.uk.
Parliamentary publications
All of Parliaments publications are held in electronic form in a 'source database' operated by our contractors TSO on behalf of parliament.
Any organisation can apply to TSO (020 73944258) to arrange for the supply of these feeds, provided they are in possession of a 'click use licence' from OPSI.
The majority of this data is now available in xml, including the order paper, Hansard, Bills and amendments although some, particularly select committee reports, are only available in html.
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