Dear Mr Greenhill,

Thank you for your enquiry of 01 December 2017, in which you asked for the
following information.

Your request

I understand from today's report by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on
Statutory Instruments that the 5th edition of "Statutory Instrument
Practice" was produced in May 2017, but it does not seem to be published.
The 4th edition of SIP was dated November 2006 and is published online at
[1]http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si-practice.doc by OPSI/HMSO, now part of the
National Archives. It was formerly available via a webpage on the OPSI
website:

[2]http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.u...

I assume that the new edition is held by the National Archives as FOI
authority for the SI Registrar and HMSO. Accordingly, please provide a URL
where the 5th edition of "Statutory Instrument Practice" may be viewed
online. If this is not practicable, please email a PDF of the 5th edition.

Our response

Your request has been handled under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act
2000. The FOI Act gives you the right to know whether we hold the
information you want and to have it communicated to you, subject to any
exemptions which may apply.

We can confirm that The National Archives holds information relevant to
your request. We are pleased to be able to provide you with a copy of the
5th edition of ‘Statutory Instrument Practice’ guide in the attached PDF.

Final updates were made to this document on 01 December 2017. It is due to
be published on [3]www.legislation.gov.uk in the New Year.

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