Quick Links

Below are a number of quick links to some of the most useful Official Publications sites. Many SWOP members from individual institutions also have excellent websites which include links pages - a listing of those websites will appear shortly on SWOP Links.

Scotland

Scottish Parliament

• What's New- latest information on business in Parliament and its Committees

• Bills - includes:

  • Current Bills

  • Members' Bills Proposed

• Business Bulletin - Business Bulletin of the Scottish Parliament is produced each day. It details the current, future and past business of the Parliament.

• Official Report - the full and authoritative written report of proceedings in the Scottish Parliament and its committees, including debates on motions and bills, ministerial statements, question time, First Minister's question time, committee inquiries and evidence sessions.

  • Committee meetings

• Research briefings - publications, arranged by subject, provided by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) (Note all in pdf format) 

• Motions & Amendments

• Parliamentary Procedures - includes Standing Orders and Guidance issued by the Parliament

• Parliamentary Questions and Answers includes Written Answers Report and Database of written answers

Scottish Government

• Publications

• Consultations

• Topic index

Office of the Queen's Printer for Scotland - Scottish Legislation site

• Acts of the Scottish Parliament and Explanatory Notes

• Scottish Statutory Instruments / Draft Scottish Statutory Instruments

United Kingdom

UK Parliament

• House of Commons

• House of Lords

Directgov - UK government information portal which includes: 

• Contacts - browse government information by subject

• Do it online - A listing of government forms, transactions and tools. Do it online when you deal with government

• Guide to Government - A step-by-step guide to the major seats of power in UK politics from 10 Downing Street to the regions, from the Houses of Parliament to the European Union

• Newsroom - latest government information

OPSI UK Legislation site

• UK Acts
  UK Statutory Instruments (SIs): 1987 - 
  Draft UK Statutory Instruments (DSIs): 1997 - 
  Measures of the General Synod of the Church of England: 1988 -

• Official Documents: complete holdings of Command Papers and House of Commons Papers from 2005 onwards.  Selected Command Papers from 1993 onwards and selected House of Commons Papers from 1951-52 (TSO)

• Edinburgh, London and Belfast Gazettes - The London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes are the Official Journals of the United Kingdom, Scotland and Northern Ireland