Information Fair Trader Scheme (IFTS)

The Information Fair Trader Scheme (IFTS) sets and assesses standards for public sector bodies. It requires them to encourage the re-use of information and reach a standard of fairness and transparency.

IFTS ensures that re-users of public sector information can be confident that they will be treated reasonably and fairly by public sector information providers. All Crown bodies who have been given a licensing delegation by the Stationery Office must join the Scheme, but it is open to most public sector organisations to join voluntarily.

In order to be recognised as an Information Fair Trader, an organisation will need to:

As a Non-Departmental Public Body there is no mandatory requirement on the Coal Authority to join the Scheme. However, in order to demonstrate its commitment to fair information trading, the Chief Executive of the Coal Authority has voluntarily agreed for the organisation to be assessed for accreditation by the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) - please view our Statement of Commitment.

Download the report prepared by OPSI following this assessment

Information and Data Licences

The Authority will provide public third-parties with information extracts from its coal mining database for the purpose of engineering, technical or academic studies. Standard conditions of supply are applicable.

Information Available For Re-Use:

CON29M Coal and Brine Consulation Area Polygon Data

This data comprises the geo-referenced areas of where a CON29M coal and brine search should be made. It has been derived from current information available to the Coal Authority, including, but not limited to, abandoned coal mine plans and other coal mining related records and information held by the Authority. This information is regularly updated and therefore the data is only correct on the date of creation. The Coal Authority owns the copyright to this data and the coal mining information used to produce it. All rights are reserved and all unauthorised use is prohibited. In providing this data the ownership in the copyright and any other rights is not transferred. The copyright and all other intellectual property rights in this data will remain the property of the Coal Authority.

The data also includes the extent of the Cheshire Brine Subsidence Compensation District as defined by the Cheshire Brine Subsidence Compensation Board which was constituted and operates under the provisions of the Cheshire Brine Pumping (Compensation for Subsidence) Acts 1952 and 1964. The Coal Authority and the Brine Board own the copyright to this data and the information used to produce it. All rights are reserved and all unauthorised use is prohibited. In providing this data the ownership in the copyright and any other rights is not transferred. The copyright and all other intellectual property rights in this data will remain the property of the Coal Authority and the Brine Board.

This data is supplied free-of-charge but on the strict understanding that the Coal Authority gives no warranty and make no representations relating to its fitness for third party purposes. It is also provided on the distinct understanding that the Coal Authority is not legally responsible (including for negligence) for any reliance placed on or use made of the data. The Coal Authority reserves the right to update the data from time to time without any obligation to inform third parties of this. It is the responsibility of the third party to ensure that they are using the most up-to-date version available for download from the Coal Authority website.

Download the CON29M Coal and Brine Area Polygon Data [ZIP archive]

Should you require this data in an alternative format, please contact our data sales team.

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