We publish support material for all of our major licences which is available to view, download and print below.
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- Multinational Licence
- Business licences
- Schools licences
- Further education licences
- Higher education licences
- Public sector licences
NEW Multinational Licence
The CLA Multinational Licence enables you and your employees to share information globally whilst minimising the risk of copyright infringement. The CLA Multinational Licence has been developed specifically to meet the needs of information users in the digital age, allowing employees to distribute copyright-protected content whilst respecting the intellectual property rights of others.
Multinational Licence - licence application form with terms and conditions of the licence
Explanatory leaflet - detailed summary of how to use the licence
Copying guidelines - notice for display near copying equipment
Business Licence
Business Licence - Licence application form with terms & conditions of the licence.Explanatory Leaflet - detailed summary of how to use the licence.
Copying Guidelines - notice for display near copying equipment.
Rate Card - how to calculate the licence fee (effective from October 2011)
Law Licence
Please note the terms of the Law Licence are currently being revised. The materials shown below apply only to licences issued prior to 1 February 2011. The revised terms will be available here shortly.
Law licence - full terms & conditions
Law rate card - how to calculate the licence fee
Law copying guidelines - notice for display to users
Law explanatory notes - detailed summary of the licence terms for licensed firms
Pharmaceutical Licence
Please note the terms of the Pharmaceutical Licence are currently being revised. The materials shown below apply only to licences issued prior to 1 February 2011. The revised terms will be available here shortly.
Digital pharmaceutical licence - for full details of licence terms
Pharmaceutical copying guidelines - notice for display to users of copying equipment
Pharmaceutical user guidelines - detailed summary of main terms for licence holders
Other Business Licences
Document Delivery Licence
Transactional document delivery licence - to send any number of copies worldwide
Low volume document delivery licence -to send up to 100 copies per month within the UK
Copyshop Licence
Hotel Licence
Hotel and conference centre licence
Hotel and conference centre terms and conditions
Hotel and conference centre schedule
State schools
New schools licence effective from April 2010
Schools Licence England and WalesSchools Licence Northern Ireland
Schools Licence for PRUs and Resource Centres
Schools Licence for Independent Schools
Licence for Schools Administered by IAPS
Schools Licence for Independent Grant Maintined Schools in Scotland
Schools Licence for Language Schools
State FE colleges (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
State FE colleges user guidelines
State FE colleges explanatory leaflet
State FE colleges (Scotland)
State FE colleges user guidelines
State FE colleges explanatory leaflet
UUK/Guild HE members
- Comprehensive Licence
UUK/Guild HE comprehensive licence
UUK/Guild HE comprehensive user guidelines
UUK/Guild HE comprehensive notice for display
- Basic Licence
UUK/Guild HE basic user guidelines
UUK/Guild HE basic notice for display
UUK/Guild HE basic Welsh language notice for display
- Comprehensive Licence
Independent HE comprehensive user guidelines
Independent HE comprehensive notice for display
Independent HE comprehensive notice for display- Welsh
- Basic Licence
Independent HE basic licence user guidelines
Independent HE basic licence notice for display
Independent HE basic licence notice for display - Welsh
Forms for HE reporting
Digital copy record form user instructions
Public Administration Licence - application form and full terms and conditions of the licence.
Public Administration Licence Rate Card - how to calculate the licence fee (effective from 1 October 2011).


