Attribution statements should include the name of the copyright owner and the date the material was published or created. Where possible, you should also provide a link to the Open Government Licence (OGL) and use the OGL symbol.
The following statements offer examples of attribution statements when the OGL is applied.
Online information resources (including website statements)
© [Insert name of copyright and/or database right owner], [insert year published/created]
This [insert name of information resource] is licensed under the Open Government Licence 3.0.
To insert the OGL symbol after the statement copy and paste the following HTML, making sure to insert the URL in place of 'Replace this text with the URL of the OGL symbol you wish to use':
<a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/"><img alt="Open Government Licence logo" src="Replace this text with the URL of the OGL symbol you wish to use"></a>
Print publications
© [Insert name of copyright and/or database right owner], [insert year published/created]
This information is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. To view this licence, visit https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/ [insert OGL symbol].
Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.
Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to: [information provider details].
Open source software (including source code)
Attribution should be made in the licence file, with the year of first publication. You can include the department or organisation in brackets:
© [insert name of copyright owner], [insert year of first publication], [name of government department].
You may use and re-use this software and associated documentation files free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0.
You may obtain a copy of the Open Government Licence at https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/
Welsh Crown copyright statement
© Hawlfraint y Goron
Mae’r holl gynnwys ar gael dan Drwydded Llywodraeth Agored v3.0 ac eithrio pan nodir yn wahanol
Hyperlinks to the Open Government Licence
It is helpful to tell search engines that the link to the Open Government Licence is to a licence. To do this in HTML, use the rel=”license” attribute
<a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/" rel="license”>Open Government Licence</a>
Specifying attribution statements
The OGL requires that users attribute the information provider and source of the information they use. Where you require a specific form of attribution, you should include a statement with the above copyright notices, such as the following example:
When you use this information under the Open Government Licence, you should include the following attribution: [Insert name of information resource, information provider and/or rights owner, date of publication], licensed under the Open Government Licence [insert link].