Terms of Service

Who we are and how to contact us

The DBV in SEND Website is managed by the Delivering Better Value (DBV) in SEND team within the Department for Education (DfE).

Using the DBV in SEND Website

You agree to use this site only for lawful purposes. You must also use it in a way that does not infringe the rights of, or restrict or inhibit the use and enjoyment of, this site by anyone else.

We update the site regularly. We can change or remove content at any time without notice.

Linking from this site

This site links to websites that are managed by other bodies. We do not have any control over the content on these websites.

We’re not responsible for:

• The protection of any information you give to these websites
• Any loss or damage that may come from your use of these websites, or any other websites they link to

You agree to release us from any claims or disputes that may come from using these websites.

You should read all terms and conditions, privacy policies and end user licences that relate to these websites before you use them.

Linking to this site

We welcome and encourage other websites to link to this site.

You must contact us for permission if you want to either:

• Charge your website’s users to click on a link to any page on this site.

• Say your website is associated with or endorsed by this site or another government department or agency.

Using DBV in SEND content

Most content on GOV.UK is subject to Crown copyright protection and is published under the Open Government Licence (OGL).

Some content is exempt from the OGL - check the list of exemptions.

Departmental logos and crests are also exempt from the OGL, except when they form an integral part of a document or dataset.

If any content is not subject to Crown copyright protection or published under the OGL, we’ll usually credit the author or copyright holder.

You can reproduce content published on GOV.UK under the OGL as long as you follow the licence’s conditions.

Contact us if you want to reproduce a piece of content but are not sure if it’s covered by Crown copyright or the OGL.

We make most of the content on GOV.UK available through feeds for other websites and applications to use. The websites and applications that use our feeds are not our products, and they might use versions of our content that have been edited and stored for later use (‘cached’).

We do not give any guarantees, conditions or warranties about the accuracy or completeness of any content used by these products. We’re not liable for any loss or damage that may come from your use of these products.

The most up to date version of our content will always be on GOV.UK.

Disclaimer

While we make every effort to keep this site up to date, we do not provide any guarantees, conditions or warranties that the information will be:

• Current
• Secure
• Accurate
• Complete
• Free from bugs of viruses

We’re not liable for any loss or damage that may come from using this site. This includes:

• Any direct, indirect or consequential losses.
• Any loss or damage caused by civil wrongs (‘tort’, including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise.
• The use of this site and any websites that are linked to or from it.
• The inability to use this site and any websites that are linked to or from it.

This applies if the loss or damage was foreseeable, arose in the normal course of things or you advised us that it might happen.

This includes (but is not limited to) the loss of your:

• Income or revenue
• Salary, benefits or other payments
• Business
• Profits or contracts
• Opportunity
• Anticipated savings
• Data
• Goodwill or reputation
• Tangible property
• Intangible property, including loss, corruption or damage to data or any computer system
• Wasted management or office time

We may still be liable for:

• Death or personal injury arising from our negligence
• Fraudulent misrepresentation
• Any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law

Requests to remove content

You can ask for content to be removed from this site. We’ll remove content:

• In order to comply with data protection legislation covering the rights and freedoms of individuals
• If it breaches copyright laws, contains sensitive personal data or material that may be considered obscene or defamatory

Contact us to ask for content to be removed. You’ll need to send us the web address (URL) of the content and explain why you think it should be removed. We’ll reply to let you know whether we’ll remove it.

We remove content at our discretion in discussion with the department or agency responsible for it. You can still request information under the Freedom of Information Act and the Data Protection Act.

Information about you and your visits to this site

We collect information about you in accordance with our privacy policy and our cookie policy. By using this site, you agree to us collecting this information and confirm that any data you provide is accurate.

Virus protection

We make every effort to check and test this site for viruses at every stage of production. You must make sure that the way you use this site does not expose you to the risk of viruses, malicious computer code or other forms of interference which can damage your computer system.

We’re not responsible for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or computer system that might happen when you use this site.

Viruses, hacking and other offences

When using this site, you must not introduce viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or any other material that’s malicious or technologically harmful.

You must not try to gain unauthorised access to this site, the server on which it’s stored or any server, computer or database connected to it.

You must not attack this site in any way. This includes denial-of-service attacks.

We’ll report any attacks or attempts to gain unauthorised access to this site to the relevant law enforcement authorities and share information about you with them.

Changes to these terms and conditions

Please check these terms and conditions regularly. We can updatethem at any time without notice.

You’ll agree to any changes if you continue to use this site after the terms and conditions have been updated.