About Public Information Online
Public Information Online is the only resource which will allow you to view UK Parliamentary, Scottish Parliamentary, Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Government publications and Non-Parliamentary publications in PDF format online.
UK Parliament
All of the following UK Parliamentary material is available from the 2006/07 Session onwards. This section is updated daily and is available in PDF on the day of publication
- House of Commons Papers
- House of Commons Bills
- House of Commons Explanatory Notes
- House of Lords Papers
- House of Lords Bills and Amendments
- House of Lords Explanatory Notes
- Command Papers
- Public Bill and Standing Committee Debates
- Public General Acts and Explanatory Notes
- Amending Statutory Instruments
- House of Commons Daily Hansard
- House of Lords Daily Hansard
- House of Commons Weekly Information Bulletin
- Local Acts
- Church Measures
- Votes and Proceedings
Scottish Parliament
Material from the Scottish Parliament is available from Session 3 onwards and is updated daily. All of the following publications will be available in PDF on the day of publication:
- Scottish Parliament Papers
- Bills and Explanatory Notes
- Policy Memorandum
- Marshalled Lists
- Accompanying Documents
- Delegated Powers Memorandum
- Groupings
- Financial Memorandum
- Business Bulletins
- Official Report - Meeting of the Parliament
- Minutes of Proceedings
- Written Answers
- Official Reports on Committee Debates
- Acts and Explanatory Notes
Northern Ireland Assembly
Material from the Northern Ireland Assembly is available from 08/09 session onwards and is updated daily. All of the following publications will be available in PDF within one week of being published in hard copy:
- Northern Ireland Assembly Papers
- Bills
- Explanatory and Financial Memorandum
- Notices of Amendments
- Marshalled Lists
- Groupings
- Committee Reports
- Registers of Member's interests
- Acts and Explanatory Notes
- Official Report Hansard
- Official Report Written Answers
National Assembly for Wales
Measures and Explanatory Notes from the National Assembly for Wales are available from 2008 onwards and is updated daily. The following publications will be available in PDF on the day of publication in hard copy:
- National Assembly of Wales Measures
- Explanatory Notes to Measures
Scottish Government
Publications from the Scottish Government are available from 2008 onwards. Many of the documents in this section are unpublished in hard copy and cover the following topics:
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Scottish Government Papers
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People, Communities & Living
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Agriculture
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Arts, Heritage & Recreation
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Education & Skills
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Employment, Jobs & Careers
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Energy & Fuel
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Environment
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Marine & Fisheries
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Government, Politics & Public Administration
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Health, Well-being & Care
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Information & Communication
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Science, Technology & Innovation
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Business & Industry
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Crime, Law, Justice & Rights
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Care & Social Work
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Economics & Finance
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Transport & Infrastructure
Non-Parliamentary Publications
Public Information Online has been extended to include non Parliamentary material. Publications are from 2009 onwards and include:
- Official departmental reports
- Technical papers
- Research reports,
- Annual reports
- Statistical research
From departments including:
- Audit Commission
- Department for Communities & Local Government
- Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
- Office for National Statistics (ONS)
- Competition Commission
- Department for Transport (DfT)
- Forestry Commission
- Law Commission Reports & Consultation papers
Many of the ONS publications are not available in one print ready PDF anywhere else.
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