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Recommendation 9. By Budget 2008, government
should commission and publish an independent
review of the costs and benefits of the current
trading fund charging model for the re-use of
public sector information, including the role of the
five largest trading funds, the balance of direct
versus downstream economic revenue, and the
impact on the quality of public sector information.
[to be considered with:] Recommendation 10. To ensure the most appropriate supply of information for re-use, government should consistently apply its policy of marginal cost pricing for 'raw' information to all public bodies, including trading funds, except where the published economic analysis in recommendation 9 shows this does not serve the interests of UK citizens. [to be considered with:] Recommendation 12. To ensure that OPSI can regulate the public sector information market effectively, government should review the fit between OPSI's functions and funding, and recommend options that will ensure it is fit for purpose. | PARTIALLY ACCEPTED: The Government accepts the thrust of recommendation 9 and this year will undertake independent economic work that will be published. Only after that work has been carried out can decisions be taken about recommendations 10 and 12. |
