A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations, 7th edition - Kate L. Turabian 2007

British government documents
Notes-bibliography style: citing specific types of sources
Part II. Source Citation

Cite British government documents similarly to U.S. public documents. Begin citations with the phrase United Kingdom unless it is obvious from the context. The publisher of most British government material is Her (or His) Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) in London.

Parliamentary debates have been published in several series and, since 1909, in separate series for the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Citations include series, volume number, date, and (if relevant) column or occasionally page number. In some cases, you may cite a specific document within a volume. Notice the form for a shortened note, which differs from the usual pattern (see 16.4.1).

N: 1. Hansard Parliamentary Debates, 3d ser., vol. 249 (1879), cols. 611—27.

5. Hansard, 3d ser., vol. 249, col. 628.

21. Churchill, Speech to the House of Commons, January 18, 1945, Parliamentary Debates, Commons, 5th ser., vol. 407 (1944—45), cols. 425—46.

B: United Kingdom. Hansard Parliamentary Debates, 3d ser., vol. 249 (1879).

Churchill, Winston. Speech to the House of Commons, January 18, 1945. Parliamentary Debates, Commons, 5th ser., vol. 407 (1944—45), cols. 425—46.

The bills, reports, and papers issued separately by Parliament are published together at the end of each session in volumes referred to as Sessional Papers. Each volume includes a divisional title.

N: 8. House of Commons, “Present and Future Role of the Assistant Chief Education Officer,” Sessional Papers, 1982—83, Prison Education, April 25, 1983, vol. 2, par. 9.14, p. 102.

B: United Kingdom. House of Commons. “Present and Future Role of the Assistant Chief Education Officer.” Sessional Papers, 1982—83, Prison Education, April 25, 1983, vol. 2, par. 9.14, p. 102.

Acts of Parliament should usually be cited only in a note. You generally need not include them in your bibliography, although you may choose to include a specific act that is critical to your argument or frequently cited. Identify acts by title (in roman type, not enclosed in quotation marks), date, and chapter number (c. for chapter; arabic numeral for national number, lowercase roman for local). Acts from before 1963 are cited by regnal year and monarch's name (abbreviated) and ordinal (arabic numeral).

N: 8. Act of Settlement, 1701, 12 & 13 Will. 3, c. 2.

15. Consolidated Fund Act, 1963, c. 1.

16. Manchester Corporation Act, 1967, c. xl.

There are many compilations of British historical records, some of them transcriptions of the documents preserved in the Public Record Office. In notes, use abbreviations for frequently cited items.

N: 19. Rot. parl., vol. 2 (1341) (n.p., n.d.).

B: United Kingdom. Acts of the Privy Council of England. Edited by J. R. Dasent. 32 vols. London, 1890—1907.

United Kingdom. Rotuli parliamentorum . . . (1278—1504). 6 vols. N.p., n.d.

United Kingdom. Statutes of the Realm. Edited by A. Luders and others. 11 vols. London, 1810—28.