diff --git a/script_copyright_checker/file/c_cpp.template b/script_copyright_checker/file/c_cpp.template
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+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// (C) Crown copyright Met Office. All rights reserved.
+// The file LICENCE, distributed with this code, contains details of the terms
+// under which the code may be used.
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/script_copyright_checker/file/fortran33.template b/script_copyright_checker/file/fortran33.template
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+! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+! (C) Crown copyright Met Office. All rights reserved.
+! The file LICENCE, distributed with this code, contains details of the terms
+! under which the code may be used.
+! -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/script_copyright_checker/file/python2.template b/script_copyright_checker/file/python2.template
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+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# (C) Crown copyright Met Office. All rights reserved.
+# The file LICENCE, distributed with this code, contains details of the terms
+# under which the code may be used.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------