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Seam brings together records that UK government, Parliament, regulators and other public bodies have already published. It helps you find the ones that matter to you.

It is a finding aid, not the source of record. Where something matters, follow the link and read the original.

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Our coverage is not complete. A gap in our data is not evidence that nothing happened.

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Add-ons. On a paid plan you can buy add-ons, such as extra Ask questions or meeting packs, as one-off payments. The pricing page lists them. We use an add-on only once the month’s allowance for that tool has gone. Each add-on lasts 12 months from the day you buy it, and any part not used by then lapses. Add-ons bought before 12 October 2026 do not lapse.

We give 30 days’ written notice of any price rise, so you can cancel before it takes effect.

An organisation such as an accelerator, an investment fund or a Catapult can buy Seam for a group of companies. We call this a Portfolio.

Who the customer is. The organisation that buys the Portfolio is our customer and is responsible for paying. These terms apply between that organisation and us. So does anything we agree with it in writing, such as the price and the list of companies.

Each company gets its own account. Every company in the Portfolio has its own account and its own briefing, set up for that company.

The people who use it accept these terms. Everyone at a portfolio company who signs in to Seam uses it under these terms of use, like any other user.

A yearly contract, billed once a year. A Portfolio is a contract for one year. We invoice it once a year, in advance.

Paying by invoice. We send the invoice through Stripe, our payment provider. You pay it online from the link on the invoice. We can put your purchase order number on it.

Changing the companies. During the year, you can replace one company with another by emailing [email protected].

You can cancel at any time from your account, under “Manage billing or cancel”. If you cannot get into your account, email [email protected] and we will cancel it for you.

You pay only for the days you have used. When you cancel, your access stops. We refund the rest of what you paid for that month or year. For example, if you cancel on day 5 of a £99 month (plus VAT), you get about £83 plus the VAT on it back. We pay refunds back to the card you paid with, within 14 days.

The same applies in your first 14 days. You ask for the service to start straight away. So if you change your mind in that time, you also pay for the days you have used and get the rest back. If you are a consumer, this covers your legal right to cancel within 14 days.

These rules are for plans bought from your account. Ending a Portfolio early is covered by what we agreed with the organisation that bought it.

We will keep improving Seam. Most changes need no warning. If we change these terms, or reduce what you are paying for in a material way, we will give you 30 days’ written notice. If you do not want to continue, cancel within that time. We will then refund the unused part.

You can reuse the public records themselves under their own licences by going to the source.

You may read, search, quote and cite what you find on Seam in your own work, such as board papers, tender responses and consultation submissions.

You may not republish our sources or briefings wholesale, extract our data in bulk, use it to train an AI model, or resell access. The fair use policy sets out where the line falls. To do any of these things, ask us about a licence.

The investor one-pager and the Investor pack are made for you, our customer. You may share them, including through a live data-room link, with investors, advisers and others who are considering your company.

They are provided on a non-reliance basis. They are general information drawn from public records and from your own use of Seam. They are not legal, regulatory or investment advice, and they are not a complete account of every rule that may apply to you.

Only you may rely on them. We owe no duty to anyone you share them with, and we accept no responsibility to them for any decision they take. Our responsibility to you is set out under “Our liability” below and is not increased by sharing.

What you change is yours. You can add items and remove items before you share or download a document. You are responsible for those changes and for anything you say alongside the document. When items have been removed, the document says how many. Do not present an edited document as a complete view.

A data-room link shows the current version for up to 90 days. You can switch it off at any time, and it stops if your plan no longer includes that document. We count how often a link is opened but do not record who opened it.

Seam can help you write to ministers, officials, regulators and MPs and send the letter from your own email account.

A letter is yours. It goes out under your name. You are responsible for what it says: that it is accurate, lawful and yours to say.

Nothing is sent without your approval. We use AI to help write drafts, so read every letter before you approve it.

Tracking is a guide. We cannot promise a letter arrives, is read or gets a reply.

Write about public business. Do not use Seam for marketing, bulk mailings, repeated unwanted messages, or anything abusive or misleading. Do not write as someone you are not. If you lobby for paying clients, you may need to register as a consultant lobbyist. You are responsible for keeping to the rules that apply to you.

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What you write stays yours. Your descriptions, answers, drafts and documents belong to you. We use them only to provide the service. See the privacy notice.

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Record of Proceedings © Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament. The Senedd’s own re-use terms contradict each other, and we have put the question to them. So this source holds only titles, dates, committees, speakers and links. We do not reproduce any of the Record’s words.

Notice data is based on the TED schema, © European Union, 1998–2020.

Northern Ireland Assembly written answers and Official Report headings: Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We take this only from the Assembly’s open data portal. We copy nothing from the Assembly’s website, video or audio.

Northern Ireland Executive departments’ publications, news and consultations are Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. We list each by title, date, summary and link. We do not copy the documents themselves.

Northern Ireland statistics releases: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk

None of these licences covers personal data. Where a record names a person, we rely on data protection law instead, as the privacy notice explains.

For more information on licensing and sources, write to [email protected].

The fair use policy forms part of these terms.

We take care over the data, but we do not promise it is complete, current or free of error. We aim to keep the site running. But we cannot promise it will never be interrupted, including when services we rely on are down.

We may suspend or close an account that breaks these terms or the fair use policy, is being used to cause harm, or has a payment that keeps failing. Unless the breach is serious or deliberate, we will tell you first and give you a chance to put it right. If we close a paid account for a reason that is not your fault, we will refund the unused part.

Nothing here limits our liability for death or personal injury caused by our negligence, for fraud, or for anything else the law does not allow us to limit.

If you are a consumer, we are responsible for foreseeable loss caused by our breaking these terms or failing to use reasonable care. Your legal rights are not affected.

If you are a business, we are not liable for loss of profit, business, contracts or savings, or for indirect or consequential loss. Our total liability is limited to the greater of the fees you paid us in the 12 months before the claim and £100.

We are not liable for decisions you take based on what you read here. Check the source.

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The law of England and Wales governs these terms, and its courts have jurisdiction. If you live in Scotland or Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings there.

If any part of these terms cannot be enforced, the rest still applies. If we do not enforce something straight away, we have not given it up. Only you and we can enforce these terms. Nobody you share a document with gains any right under them, including under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999.