Delegations of authority

Delegations of authority are granted by the Keeper of Public Records to government departments where there are sound policy or practical benefits in doing so. Delegated authority enables them to license the re-use of Crown copyright material which they produce.

Anyone wishing to re-use information produced by a department with a delegation of authority should contact the organisation directly for advice and guidance.

Most of the organisations with a delegation of authority have their activities regulated by the Information Fair Trader Scheme (IFTS).

There are certain non-Crown bodies which have been granted a licence from the Controller to sub-license the Crown copyright material which they hold. These bodies are identified by an asterisk (*).

Organisation	Date of delegation	Material covered under delegation
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales	19 May 2015 (updated and amended from 8 October 2002	RCAHMW Collections and individual items which are Crown copyright or where the copyright has been assigned to the Crown, including photographs, manuscripts, documents, drawings, audio-visual material, digital records, databases and websites originated by or for RCAHMW, and a collection of archived material held by RCAHMW.
CADW. Welsh Government	1 April 2015 (updated and amended from 2002	Publications; Interpretive text ; Graphic art including maps, plans, reconstructions and illustrations etc; Literary works such as commissioned poetry; Text for audio; Works of art commissioned by Cadw; Text from Corporate publications; Photography; Commissioned and other photographic images used to promote tourism in Wales; Digital Media - Video; Interactive reconstructions; Sound and light projections; Film and videos; Digital Media - Audio; Audio Tours; Audio to accompany digital media; Digital Media - Mobile Devices - Apps (Applications) for mobile devices; Cadw Logo; Design and Layout of Publications. Typographical arrangement of published editions.
Highways England Limited	1 April 2015	Images from the Highways Agency CCTV Traffic Management Cameras; Images from Highways England Limited CCTV Traffic Management Cameras
Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales of Welsh Government Office	1 April 2015	Software licence Widget application for care service provider websites to facilitate links to Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) reports.
RAF Museum	31 March 2015	Crown copyright documents in the collection kept by the Royal Air Force Museum including:- Photographs, Cinematograph films; Fine art; Posters; Official documents;
National College for Teaching and Leadership	2 February 2015	Leadership learning modules, units, courses or programmes, whether online, paper-based or in any other form.
British Film Institute	12 March 2014	•moving images and tapes from the Central Office of Information Film and Tape Library and other collections including material from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office •still imagery and posters •correspondence relating to film productions
Companies House	4 August 2009	All
Drinking Water Inspectorate (Defra)	6 January 2014	The Drinking Water Inspectorate Risk Assessment Tool
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency	20 December 2005	Information, databases, logos and visual images
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency	11 April 2014	All
Food and Environment Research Agency	6 January 2014	Photographs and digital images
Forest Research Photo Library	29 October 2001	Photographs, films and all visual material
Government Art Collection	21 September 2001	Photographic and digital archives of the Government Art Collection
Government Communication Headquarters	7 February 2002	Information and databases created by GCHQ
Health and Safety Laboratory	26 June 2008	Software, photographs and images, film and video, survey and training material
Historic Scotland	4 December 2001	Historic Scotland's Photographic Library
HM Land Registry	31 May 2002	All
Intellectual Property Office	24 November 2009	Reports of Patent, Design and Trade Mark Cases series of Law Reports
Land and Property Services, Northern Ireland	1 April 2008	All
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency	4 October 2002	All
Met Office	25 January 2002	All
Ministry of Defence (Directorate of Intellectual Property Rights)	28 June 2006	Military insignia, medals, photographs, technical material, illustrations and graphic works, film and video clips, musical recordings
Ministry of Defence (Defence Geospatial Intelligence)	8 April 2003	Geospatial information and intelligence and aerial photography and imagery
National Archives of Scotland	14 December 2006	Photographs and images created and held by the NAS Image Library. Commissioned photographs and digital images where the copyright has been assigned to the NAS on behalf of the Crown
National Army Museum*	29 April 2010	Photographs, video and digital recordings, posters, maps, pamphlets, recruiting material, archival literary works, regimental magazines, instruction manuals, dress regulation and orders, Army Lists
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre	13 March 2002	Information, databases, logos and visual images
Registers of Scotland	15 August 2001	All
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland	18 June 2001	Photos, manuscripts, documents and drawings originated by or for RCAHMS, RCAHMS databases
Royal Mint	31 December 2004	Photographs and coin designs
Transport Scotland	28 July 2008	Traffic Scotland still images of Scottish roads and traffic
Treasury Solicitor, Bona Vacantia Division	2 February 2000	Licensing and assignment of rights acquired by the Crown as bona vacantia
UK Hydrographic Office	10 October 2001	All
Welsh Government	19 January 2007	Photographs and images held by the Visit Wales Image Centre
National Offender Management Service (NOMS)	5 July 2011	Training packages, manuals, consultancy, software, services