diff --git a/LICENCE b/LICENCE
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+++ b/LICENCE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2017 Crown Copyright (Government Digital Service)
+Copyright (c) 2018-2025 Government Digital Service
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,10 +58,9 @@ When running locally we use the `ruby_build` target, which runs the app using th
 
 ## Licence
 
-Unless stated otherwise, the codebase is released under [the MIT licence](./LICENSE).
+Unless stated otherwise, the codebase is released under [the MIT License](LICENCE). This covers both the codebase and any sample code in the documentation.
 
-The data is [© Crown
-copyright](http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/copyright-and-re-use/crown-copyright/)
-and available under the terms of the [Open Government
-3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/)
-licence.
+The documentation is [© Crown copyright][copyright] and available under the terms of the [Open Government 3.0][ogl] licence.
+
+[copyright]: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/information-management/re-using-public-sector-information/uk-government-licensing-framework/crown-copyright/
+[ogl]: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/