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Information Services Team
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Legislation

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For licensing reasons, some of our resources are only accessible from computers in libraries.

British Standards Online (all libraries) - grants access to the full-text of most British Standards and the British equivalent of some European and International standards.

CANS Advice Notes logo CANS Advice notes - This is a detailed and practical summary of the laws of England, Wales, and Scotland. Updated each and every week by a team of dedicated lawyers, the legislation is set out in a user-friendly way to make it easier for you to find the information you need.


The following are only available at the County Central Library. Please ask at the enquiry desk for access.

Halsbury's Laws of England - Full text of the Halsbury's Laws of England series.

HSE Direct - Full text of Health and Safety Executive publications, including their regulations.

Westlaw - Full text of consolidated legislation from 1267, case law (over 180,000 full text case reports) and access to legal news.

You can also find out more about the legislative process.

Freeweb sites

Legislation online - Full text of acts of parliament (consistently from 1987 and back to 1837 where available), statutory instruments (from 1987) and measures of the General Synod of the Church of England (from 1988) as originally published.

Statute law database - Developed by the Statutory Publications Office, this database offers a range of advanced search and navigation functions across over 30,000 items of UK primary and secondary consolidated legislation.

Community Legal Advice - This has been set up to help individuals find the right legal information and advice to solve legal problems.

Advice guide - The online Citizen Advice Bureau service providing independent advice on your rights. Topics range from benefits, housing, employment and debt to consumer and legal issues.

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