His Majesty's Stationery Office
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His Majesty's Stationery Office is a former UK government department and official publisher responsible for producing and distributing state documents, legislation, and official publications.
Aliases (10)
- The Stationery Office ×7
- HMSO ×2
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office ×2
- Her Majesty’s Stationery Office ×2
- Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office ×1
- HM Stationery Office ×1
- His Majesty's Stationery Office (as a department of the Treasury) ×1
- King's Printer ×1
- King’s Printer ×1
- Office of the Queen’s Printer for Scotland ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UK government organisation
→
former government department → official publisher → |
| alsoKnownAs |
HM Stationery Office
→
Her Majesty's Stationery Office → |
| archivesAt |
The National Archives (UK)
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| dissolvedType |
privatisation of publishing functions
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| distributionChannel |
commercial booksellers (for some publications)
→
official government outlets → |
| foundedBy |
British government
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| function |
centralised procurement of stationery for government
→
management of Crown copyright → official publication of UK legislation → sale of government publications to the public → |
| hasPart |
HMSO bookshops (historically)
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| headquartersLocation |
London
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| industry |
information management
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printing → publishing → |
| jurisdiction |
Government of the United Kingdom
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| legalForm |
non-ministerial government department
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| notableProduct |
Acts of Parliament
→
Command Papers → Statutory Instruments → The London Gazette (publishing responsibility) → official reports and white papers → |
| operatedUnderBrand |
HMSO
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| ownedBy |
Crown
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|
| parentOrganization |
Cabinet Office
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HM Treasury → |
| predecessor |
His Majesty's Stationery Office (as a department of the Treasury)
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| primaryRole |
distribution of official publications
→
official publisher of UK government documents → production of legislation and statutory instruments → |
| replacedBy |
Office of Public Sector Information
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The National Archives (for some functions) → The Stationery Office → |
| responsibleFor |
official gazette notices (in part)
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publication of government department reports → publication of parliamentary papers → |
| scope |
United Kingdom central government
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| sector |
public sector
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| shortName |
HMSO
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| subjectOf |
histories of government publishing in Britain
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studies of public administration in the UK → |
| typeOfPublisher |
government publisher
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|
Referenced by (21)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Belfast Gazette
("The Stationery Office")
→
Command Papers → Command Papers ("The Stationery Office") → Edinburgh Gazette ("The Stationery Office") → Edinburgh Gazette ("Her Majesty’s Stationery Office") → London Gazette → Patten Report ("The Stationery Office") → |
publisher |
|
John Ramsay McCulloch
("Comptroller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office")
→
Richard Grafton ("King’s Printer") → Robert Barker ("King's Printer") → |
positionHeld |
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His Majesty's Stationery Office
("HM Stationery Office")
→
His Majesty's Stationery Office ("Her Majesty's Stationery Office") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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His Majesty's Stationery Office
("His Majesty's Stationery Office (as a department of the Treasury)")
→
Office of Public Sector Information ("Her Majesty’s Stationery Office") → |
predecessor |
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TSO
("Her Majesty's Stationery Office")
→
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formerName |
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TSO
("The Stationery Office")
→
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fullName |
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His Majesty's Stationery Office
("HMSO")
→
|
operatedUnderBrand |
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Acts of Parliament
("The Stationery Office")
→
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publishedBy |
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Acts of the Scottish Parliament
("Office of the Queen’s Printer for Scotland")
→
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recordedBy |
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His Majesty's Stationery Office
("The Stationery Office")
→
|
replacedBy |
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His Majesty's Stationery Office
("HMSO")
→
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shortName |