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Official transcript and record sources

This directory lists official places where the words of public officials are published, with the type of record, how fast it appears and how to search it. UK Hansard is substantially verbatim ¹, and UN bodies have either verbatim or summary records ¹². Each cell comes from the publisher's own page or rules. A blank cell means the page read did not state the fact.

Last checked 6 November 2026

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UK Parliament Hansard
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Record type
Verbatim, described as substantially verbatim ¹
Publication timing
Rolling within three hours, daily part next morning ¹
How to search it
Browse by sitting, debate, division and Member ¹
Source
UK Parliament ¹
Scottish Parliament Official Report
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Record type
Verbatim, kept substantially verbatim ⁶
Publication timing
Finalised no later than 35 working days after publication ⁶
Source
Scottish Parliament ⁶
Australian Parliament Hansard
Jurisdiction
Australia
Record type
Verbatim, edited transcript ²
Publication timing
Proof within 3 hours of the day's end, official around 2 weeks after the sitting week ²
Source
Parliamentary Education Office ²
British Columbia Hansard
Jurisdiction
Canada
Record type
Verbatim, substantially verbatim under Standing Order 120 ³
Publication timing
Draft Blues complete about an hour after adjournment ³
Source
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia ³
Parliament of South Africa Hansard
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Record type
Verbatim, substantially verbatim ⁴
How to search it
Listing by name, House, language, date and type ⁴
Source
Parliament of South Africa ⁴
Kenya National Assembly Hansard
Jurisdiction
Kenya
Record type
Transcript in PDF for each sitting ⁵
Publication timing
Listed by sitting date, morning and afternoon apart ⁵
How to search it
Filter by parliamentary term, with video links ⁵
Source
Parliament of Kenya ⁵
Lok Sabha debates
Jurisdiction
India
Record type
Printed proceedings, with expunged words marked by asterisks, as reported ¹⁹
Source
ThePrint, as reported ¹⁹
Congressional Record
Jurisdiction
United States
Record type
Verbatim, substantially a verbatim report by law ⁸
Publication timing
Daily when Congress sits, on GovInfo usually by 11 a.m. ⁷
How to search it
Basic, advanced and citation search on GovInfo from 1994 ⁷
Source
GovInfo ⁷
Congressional committee hearings
Jurisdiction
United States
Record type
Published hearing documents ⁹
Publication timing
Two months to two years after the hearing ⁹
How to search it
GovInfo, select hearings from the 104th Congress ⁹
Source
GovInfo ⁹
European Parliament verbatim report of proceedings
Jurisdiction
European Union
Record type
Verbatim, in the original language ¹¹
Publication timing
After processing by the verbatim report service ¹⁰
How to search it
Filters for term, sitting dates, speaker and words ¹⁰
Source
European Parliament ¹⁰
UN verbatim records (PV)
Jurisdiction
United Nations
Record type
Verbatim, first-person ¹²
How to search it
UN Digital Library and Index to Speeches ¹²
Source
UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library ¹²
UN summary records (SR)
Jurisdiction
United Nations
Record type
Summary, third-person ¹²
How to search it
UN Digital Library Meeting Records collection ¹²
Source
UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library ¹²
UN Verbatim Reporting Service output
Jurisdiction
United Nations
Record type
Verbatim, in six official languages ¹³
Source
UN DGACM ¹³
UN Meetings Coverage press releases
Jurisdiction
United Nations
Record type
Summary synopsis by press officers ¹⁴
Publication timing
Two to three hours after a meeting adjourns ¹⁴
Source
UN Department of Global Communications ¹⁴
UN noon briefing
Jurisdiction
United Nations
Record type
Full transcript plus highlights ¹⁵
How to search it
All transcripts link and UN Web TV ¹⁵
Source
Office of the Spokesperson ¹⁵
US State Department press briefings
Jurisdiction
United States
Record type
Briefing transcripts ¹⁶
How to search it
Filters for year, month, speaker and bureau ¹⁶
Source
US Department of State ¹⁶
Prime Minister of Australia media
Jurisdiction
Australia
Record type
Items labelled Transcript, Speech or Media release ¹⁷
Source
Prime Minister of Australia ¹⁷
US Supreme Court argument transcripts
Jurisdiction
United States
Record type
Verbatim, official but subject to final review ¹⁸
Publication timing
Same day as the argument ¹⁸
Source
Supreme Court of the United States ¹⁸

Notes

Record type uses the publisher's own words. Verbatim records in most parliaments are edited to remove repetition and obvious mistakes ^1,2.

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UK Parliament Hansard

Scottish Parliament Official Report

Australian Parliament Hansard

British Columbia Hansard

Parliament of South Africa Hansard

Kenya National Assembly Hansard

Lok Sabha debates

Congressional Record

Congressional committee hearings

European Parliament verbatim report of proceedings

UN verbatim records (PV)

UN summary records (SR)

UN Verbatim Reporting Service output

UN Meetings Coverage press releases

UN noon briefing

US State Department press briefings

Prime Minister of Australia media

US Supreme Court argument transcripts

Notes

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