Command Papers
Command Papers in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Command Papers. This legal term is related to the United Kingom and/or the English Legal System.
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- Command Papers in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- Command Papers in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Command Papers
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Command Papers : Documents that the government, by royal command, presents to Parliament for consideration. They include white papers and green papers. The former contain statements of policy or explanations of proposed legislation; the latter are essentially discussion documents. For reference purposes they have serial numbers, with (since 1869) prefixes. The prefixes are C (1870-99), Cd (1900-18), Cmd (1919-56), and Cmnd (1957- ).
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