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'''The London Gazette''' is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published. | '''The London Gazette''' is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published. | ||
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| + | == Current publication == | ||
| + | ''The London Gazette'' is published each weekday, except for [[bank holiday]]s. Notices for the following, among others, are published: | ||
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| + | * Granting of [[royal assent]] to bills of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] or of the [[Scottish Parliament]] | ||
| + | * The issuance of [[writ]]s of election when a [[Vacancy (economics)|vacancy]] occurs in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]] | ||
| + | * Appointments to certain public offices | ||
| + | * Commissions in the [[UK/Military|Armed Forces]] and subsequent promotion of officers | ||
| + | * Corporate and personal [[insolvency]] | ||
| + | * Granting of awards of [[British honours system|honours]] and military medals | ||
| + | * [[Deed of change of name|Changes of names]] or of [[heraldry|coats of arms]] | ||
| + | * Royal [[proclamation]]s and other declarations | ||
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| + | The Stationery Office has digitised all issues of The Gazette, and these are available online.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20171206002223/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices</ref> | ||
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| + | The official Gazettes are published by [[The Stationery Office]]. The content is available in a number of [[machine-readable data|machine-readable]] formats, including [[XML]] (delivery by email/[[FTP]]) and XML/[[RDFa]] via [[Atom feed]].<ref name="reuse">https://web.archive.org/web/20200527044847/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/data</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:25, 22 February 2024
 The London Gazette    | |
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 The front page from Monday 3 - 10 September 1666, reporting on the Fire of London. | |
| Type | newspaper |
| Founded | 7 November 1665 |
| Author(s) | Unknown |
| Local copy | Broken Link: [[{{{local}}}]] |
| One of the official journals of record of the British government. | |
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
Current publication
The London Gazette is published each weekday, except for bank holidays. Notices for the following, among others, are published:
- Granting of royal assent to bills of the Parliament of the United Kingdom or of the Scottish Parliament
- The issuance of writs of election when a vacancy occurs in the House of Commons
- Appointments to certain public offices
- Commissions in the Armed Forces and subsequent promotion of officers
- Corporate and personal insolvency
- Granting of awards of honours and military medals
- Changes of names or of coats of arms
- Royal proclamations and other declarations
The Stationery Office has digitised all issues of The Gazette, and these are available online.[1]
The official Gazettes are published by The Stationery Office. The content is available in a number of machine-readable formats, including XML (delivery by email/FTP) and XML/RDFa via Atom feed.[2]
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