This section has useful information for Departmental Record Officers.

General Register Office approved guidance on the use of certified copies of official certificates.

The OSP for UK central government websites. The National Archives intends to capture datasets published on government websites into the UK Government Web Archive (UKGWA), where the publication format and data contained within it are amenable.

Guidance to help government organisations understand the process of producing parliamentary papers, including Command and House of Commons Papers.

Guidance describing the circumstances in which the UK Passport may be copied.

Find guidance on publishing for government organisations, including producing and publishing Command, House of Commons and un-numbered Act papers such as annual reports and accounts, policy papers, government responses and reviews.

Operational selection policies (OSPs) apply the criteria set out in the Records collection policy to the records of individual departments and agencies or to records relating to a cross-departmental theme.

This guidance outlines the purpose of the Open Government Licence (OGL) and explains what public sector bodies need to do to offer their information and data under it. It applies to all versions of the Open Government Licence.

Use the links below to download the appropriate Open Government Licence symbol for your needs.

Using the symbol guidelines

Download the guidelines (PDF, 6.30Mb)

Black symbols

Right mouse click to download OGL symbol black RGB in EPS format

Right mouse click to download OGL symbol 41 pixels wide retina black in PNG format

Right mouse click to download OGL symbol 41 pixels wide black in PNG format

Right mouse click to download OGL symbol black big in PNG format

White symbols

Right mouse click to download the OGL symbol white RGB in EPS format

Right mouse click to download OGL symbol 41 pixels wide retina white in PNG format

Right mouse click to download OGL symbol 41 pixels wide white in PNG format

Right mouse click to download OGL symbol white big in PNG format

This policy replaces the previous Acquisition and Disposition Strategy and sets out which records The National Archives will and will not collect from public records bodies, when it will collect them and where they will be held.