Official Publications
Calendar of Patent Rolls
Search and view online the full text of the Calendars of Patent Rolls from the reign of Henry lll in 1216-1225 to the reign of Henry Vl in 1446-1452, on this University of Iowa web site
http://sdrc.lib.uiowa.edu/ patentrolls/
Direct.gov
Gateway to government information. Includes topics such as education, home buying, environment, planning, tax and benefits, crime and justice, motoring, employment, health, leisure, citizenship and consumer rights ; links to White Papers and to government departments, local government and many other official bodies.
http://www.direct.gov.uk
GNN - Government News Network
Government press releases, listed both by date and by department.
http://www.gnn.gov.uk
Have Your Say
A 'user-friendly' free service from TSO (The Stationery Office) to help you become involved in influencing decisions that affect you. It gives you background information, rounds up the week's key Parliamentary Papers, explains official terms and much more. "To influence policy and legislation, you need to be involved. To be involved, you need to be in the know. To be in the know, you need impartial information from the official source".
http://www.haveyoursayonline.net
London Gazette
The daily official news. The last two issues and several supplements are available online free.
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk
London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes
The London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes are the official newspapers of record in the UK and contain official government notices, notices from the royal household and Honours and Awards and bankruptcy notices. The site also has an archive which includes complete coverage of the London Gazette for the World Wars and 20th century Honours and Awards.
http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk
Official Documents
All Command Papers, House of Commons Papers and key departmental papers from May 2005 onwards are available here. For earlier documents see Archive Official Documents site
http://www.official-documents.co.uk
Official Documents Archive
A selection of Command Papers and other Government documents published between 1994 and April 2005. Later official documents are on the main 'Official Documents' site
http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/
Official Publications
Guides to sources, on the Virtual Library's 'A-Z how to find information' section
http://www.galaxy.bedfordshire.gov.uk/ webingres/ bedfordshire/ vlib/ 0.information_reference/ official_publications.htm
TO Online Bookshop
TSO Online Bookshop
http://www.tso.co.uk/ bookshop/ bookstore.asp
United Kingdom Parliament: Parliamentary Business
Full text of Bills, draft Bills, Hansard, Select Committee Reports, House of Lords Judgements and more. Scroll down to 'Bills and Legislation' and 'Publications and Records' for the different types of publications
http://www.parliament.uk/ business/
University of Southampton Catalogue
Click 'Webcat' at the right of the home page to search the catalogue which includes the university's major collection of British official publications, recent and historical. You can limit your search to 'Hartley Library', where the official publications are held. Incorporates the former BOPCRIS records
http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ library/ bopcris/ projects.html
Page last updated: 8 February 2012
