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Command paper

British government document

Command paper
Summary

British government document

The Interim [[Taylor Report]] into the Hillsborough disaster is an example of a command paper.

A command paper is an official document in the United Kingdom which is issued by His Majesty's Government (HMG) and presented to Parliament.

White papers, green papers, treaties, government responses, draft bills, reports from royal commissions, reports from independent inquiries and various government organisations can be released as command papers, so called because they are presented to Parliament formally "By His Majesty's Command".

Dissemination

Command papers are:

  • produced by government departments
  • printed on behalf of His Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO)
  • presented to Parliament "by Command of His Majesty" by the appropriate government minister
  • recorded by the House of Commons and the House of Lords
  • published by government departments on gov.uk
  • subject to statutory legal deposit

Numbering

Command papers are numbered. Since 1870 they have been prefixed with an abbreviation of "command" which has changed over time to allow for new sequences.

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C.
Cd.
Cmd.
Cmnd.
Cm.
CP

References

References

  1. Williams, G. L.. (1982). "[[Learning the Law]]". Stevens.
  2. ''The [[Australian Guide to Legal Citation]]''. Third Edition. Melbourne University Law Review Association Inc. Melbourne Journal of Law International Inc. Melbourne. 2010. Page 248.
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