Departmental Disclosure of Information

David Davis
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which non-departmental public bodies for which his Department is responsible sell information on a commercial basis to (a) companies or individuals in the private sector and (b) other organisations.

Ms Diana R. Johnson
Government Departments, agencies and non-departmental public bodies that have Crown status, make most of their information available for free re-use under PSI Click-Use licence. Additionally, whilst some information is sold as priced publications, none of the Department for Children, Schools and Families’ nine executive non-departmental public bodies sells information on a commercial/profit making basis to private sector companies/individuals and other organisations.