Royal Commissions

These are ad hoc advisory bodies appointed to investigate and report on matters upon which new legislation may be desirable. They are appointed by Royal Warrant and their reports are addressed to the Queen. Many such reports are published as Command Papers . These will be located in our Parliamentary Papers collection. Publications of Royal Commissions not issued as Command Papers are catalogued individually and located in the main Dewey sequence. Publications of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts are located at State Papers 90 on Level 1. Particulars of current Royal Commissions are given in the Civil Service Year Book (QuickRef QR GOVT 350.1 CIV, on Level 2). See also Sectional List no. 59 `Royal Commissions, 1937-1976`.

Shelfmark: Parliamentary Papers (older material in Level 1 Compact Shelving)
Loan Period: Reference only

Shelfmark: Dewey class number
Loan Period: General

Shelfmark: State Papers (Level 1 Compact Shelving)
Loan Period: Gen Short