Copyright

Copyright information

Unless otherwise stated, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) owns the copyright in all material on this site.

Subject to the following conditions, the Council has no objection to organisations downloading copyright-protected materials from the site (the 'Materials') and reproducing them in their own publications, or on their internal computer networks:

• Organisations must ensure that they are using the latest version of the Materials available.
• Any publication or internal network which incorporates Solihull Metropolitans Borough Council's Material must contain an acknowledgement of the source of such Materials.
• The Material must be clearly separated from any comment made on it by the organisation or others.
• Readers of the Material must not be given the impression that the Council is responsible for, or has in any way approved, the publication or network in which its Materials are reproduced.
• The Materials may not be altered or amended unless such material is clearly marked as altered or amended by the organisation or others.
• No fee may be charged by any organisation reproducing the Council's Materials.
• When reproducing the Council's Materials organisations must have regard to any qualifying statements or descriptions attached to the Materials, (for example, descriptions such as 'consultation document', 'discussion paper', or 'preliminary view' are important as are statements concerning the audience at which the Material is directed). If the Material is reproduced in full, or substantial extracts are reproduced, any qualifying statements attached to the Material must be included.
• Any reproduction of the Council's official forms, otherwise than for the purpose of submitting information to the Council, must be clearly marked 'SPECIMEN' unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Council.

There is no charge for the reproduction of Materials made in accordance with these above conditions.

Where an organisation wishes to re-use the Council's Materials but the proposed re-use would contravene any of the conditions set out above, the organisation should contact the Council to determine whether the proposed re-use would be permitted and what, of any, additional conditions may apply. The application should be in writing, specifying name and address of the applicant, identifying the documents to be re-used and the purpose for re-use. It should be addressed to

Corporate Information Governance Manager,
PO Box 18,
Council House,
Solihull,
West Midlands,
B91 9QS.