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

British government documents
Parenthetical citations–reference list 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 date, series, volume number, and (if relevant) column or occasionally page number. In some cases, you may cite a specific document within a volume.

R: United Kingdom. 1879. Hansard Parliamentary Debates. 3d ser., vol. 249.

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

P: (United Kingdom 1879, cols. 611—27)

(Churchill 1945, 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.

R: United Kingdom. House of Commons. 1983. Present and Future Role of the Assistant Chief Education Officer. Sessional Papers, 1982—83, Prison Education. April 25. Vol. 2.

P: (United Kingdom 1983, vol. 2, par. 9.14, p. 102)

Acts of Parliament should usually be cited only in parenthetical citations or in the text. You generally need not include them in your reference list, although you may choose to include a specific work 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).

P: (Act of Settlement 1701, 12 & 13 Will. 3, c. 2)

(Consolidated Fund Act 1963, c. 1)

(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.

R: United Kingdom. 1890—1907. Acts of the Privy Council of England. Ed. J. R. Dasent. 32 vols. London.

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

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

P: (United Kingdom, 1810—28)