LibGuides: Legislation: United Kingdom

Official legislation

Legislation.gov.uk
Legislation currently in force in the United Kingdom, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Includes Public, Local and Private Acts, and Statutory Instruments.

Compiled legislation

Westlaw UK
Primary and secondary legislation for the United Kingdom, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and retained EU legislation.
Westlaw International Materials
United Kingdom Law in Force (Statutes and Statutory Instruments) and Scots Law in Force (Statutes and Statutory Instruments).
Lexis Advance
New Zealand and international legal content.

Historic legislation

vLex Justis
As enacted copies of United Kingdom legislation from 1235 onwards.

United Kingdom Legislation: Historic
Historical versions of United Kingdom statutes and statutory instruments from 1992.
United Kingdom Legislation: Historic Statutes
Historical versions of Statutes from 1992.
United Kingdom Legislation: Historic Statutory Instruments
Historical versions of Statutory Instruments from 1992.

Bills

Bills and Legislation
United Kingdom Parliament current and draft Bills, and Bills from earlier Parliamentary sessions back to 2002.
How Does a Bill Become a Law?
Guide to the passage of a Bill through the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

U.K. Parliamentary Papers
Historic parliamentary publications from the House of Commons and the House of Lords including Bills, Hansard, and Parliamentary Papers, and Private Acts. Includes content from 1660-1834 although date coverage varies for each type of official record.

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