The format for citing cabinet documents is as follows:

Eg Cabinet Office Circular “Conduct During Periods of Caretaker Government” (21 April 1999) CO 99/5 at [4].

The document identifier describes the document source and type.

The date is given in round brackets.

The reference number will be specific to the type of document:

• pre-1989 Cabinet minutes have references that begin with “CM”;
• 1989-present Cabinet minutes have references that begin with “CAB”;
• Cabinet Office documents have references that begin with “CO”;
• Cabinet Strategy Committee documents have references that begin with “STR”; and
• Cabinet papers have references that begin with “CAB”.