Government documents found online should be referenced as a website or webpage.
Available data may vary for these, but where possible include the following:
Format: in text citation
It was suggested that inequalities in infant mortality seemed to be narrowing in the late 1970s (Government Department, Year, Page).
Format: reference
Government Department/Institute Subdivision of department/institute (if known) (Year) Title of document. (Name of chairperson if it is a committee.) Place of publication: Publisher.
Example 1: in text citation
It was suggested that inequalities in infant mortality seemed to be narrowing in the late 1970s (Department of Health and Social Services, 2000, p.15).
Example 1: reference
Department of Health and Social Services (2000) Inequalities in health: report of a research working group. (Chairman: Sir Douglas Black.) London: DHSS.
Example 2: in text citation (online)
There are seven areas of learning and development that must inform educational programmes in early years settings (Department for Education, 2017).
Example 2: reference (online)
Department for Education (2017) Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage. GOV.UK [online]. Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2 [Accessed 6 January 2021].
Example 3: in text (online)
Teachers must establish high expectations for all students, tailoring challenging tasks for those excelling beyond norms (Department for Education, 2013).
Example 3: reference (online)
Department for Education (2013) The national curriculum in England: key stages 1 and 2 framework document. Department for Education [online]. Available from: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/425601/PRIMARY
_national_curriculum.pdf [Accessed 26 July 2023].