Editing Command paper (section)

==Numbering==
Command papers are numbered. Since 1870 they have been prefixed with an abbreviation of "command" which has changed over time to allow for new sequences.

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! width=10% | Prefix || width=15% | Dates || width=30% | Numbers
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| || 1833&ndash;1869 || 1 to 4222<ref name=gw>{{cite book |last=Williams |first=G.&nbsp;L. |year=1982 |title=[[Learning the Law]] |edition=11th |location=London |publisher=Stevens |page=180 |isbn=978-0-420-46290-9}}</ref>
|-
| C. || 1870&ndash;1899 || C.1 to C.9550<ref name=gw/>
|-
| Cd. || 1900&ndash;1918 || Cd.1 to Cd.9239<ref name=gw/>
|-
| Cmd. || 1919&ndash;1956 || Cmd.1 to Cmd.9889<ref name=gw/>
|-
| Cmnd. || 1956&ndash;1986 || Cmnd.1 to Cmnd.9927<ref>''The [[Australian Guide to Legal Citation]]''. Third Edition. Melbourne University Law Review Association Inc. Melbourne Journal of Law International Inc. Melbourne. 2010. Page 248.</ref>
|-
| Cm. || 1986&ndash;2018 || Cm.1 to Cm.9756
|-
| CP || 2019&ndash; || CP 1 upwards
|}