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Command paper

into the Hillsborough disaster is an example of a command paper. A command paper is an official document in the United Kingdom which is issued by His Majesty's Government (HMG) and presented to Parliament. White papers, green papers, treaties, government responses, draft bills, reports from royal commissions, reports from independent inquiries and various government organisations can be released as command papers, so called because they are presented to Parliament formally "By His Majesty's Command".

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into the Hillsborough disaster is an example of a command paper. A command paper is an official document in the United Kingdom which is issued by His Majesty's Government (HMG) and presented to Parliament. White papers, green papers, treaties, government responses, draft bills, reports from royal commissions, reports from independent inquiries and various government organisations can be released as command papers, so called because they are presented to Parliament formally "By His Majesty's Command".

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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