diff --git a/source/_templates/crown-copyright.html b/source/_templates/crown-copyright.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32be1cf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/_templates/crown-copyright.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{# Displays the copyright information (which is defined in conf.py). #}
+{% if show_copyright and copyright %}
+<p class="copyright">
+    {% if hasdoc('copyright') %}
+    {% trans path=pathto('copyright'), copyright=copyright|e %}© <a href="{{ path }}">Crown Copyright, </a> {{ copyright }}.{% endtrans %}
+    <br/>
+    {% else %}
+    {% trans copyright=copyright|e %}© Crown Copyright, {{ copyright }}.{% endtrans %}
+    <br/>
+    {% endif %}
+</p>
+{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source/conf.py b/source/conf.py
index 5e0c20d0..3fa4ff6a 100644
--- a/source/conf.py
+++ b/source/conf.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # -- Project information -----------------------------------------------------
 
 project = 'Simulation Systems'
-copyright = f'{datetime.datetime.now().year},  Met Office'
+copyright = f'Met Office 2023'
 author = 'Simulation Systems and Deployment Team'
 
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 html_theme = 'pydata_sphinx_theme'
 
 html_theme_options = {
-    "footer_start": ["copyright", "sphinx-version"],
+    "footer_start": ["crown-copyright", "sphinx-version"],
     "navigation_with_keys": False,
     "show_toc_level": 2,
     "show_prev_next": True,