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Can a re-user require production of documents in a particular format?

April 26, 2017documents format particular production re-user require

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Can a re-user require production of documents in a particular format?

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A. No. The Regulations state that “Nothing in these Regulations shall oblige a public sector organisation to create or adapt a document in order to comply with a request for re-use”. Therefore, a public sector organisation is not required to supply documents in a particular format or to convert them from one format to another to satisfy the needs of an applicant. The organisation may choose to reformat the document and if it does it may negotiate a charge for such a tailored service. For example, data feeds of legislation in specific formats are provided as an added value service to major information publishers.