Advisory Panel on Public Sector Information

 Office of Fair Trading’s Commercial Use of Public Information (CUPI) study - December 2006

This study looked at the markets for public sector information (PSI) and how well the supply of PSI is working for customers, particularly:

· What PSI is made available for re-use, at what price and on what terms
· Whether business can compete with public sector infromation holders in the supply of products / services to which value has been added.

The CUPI study can be accessed here:  http://www.oft.gov.uk/advice_and_resources/publications/reports/consumer-protection/oft861

Summary of APPSI’s response to OFT’s CUPI Study

The main recommendations set out in the CUPI study should be implemented; and resources are required for the Office of Public Sector Information and public sector information holders to support the implementation of the recommendations.

There are opportunities for public sector information holders to improve current practices to enable more effective commercial re-use of PSI.

The value of PSI is significantly higher than stated in the CUPI study.

There is a need to clarify the value of the PSI sector.

Full response see http://APPSI’s response to OFT’s CUPI Study