Can Hansard Be Corrected?

Members are provided draft copies of their speeches at the same time that the speeches are first published on the Parliament website. Members can request correction of inadvertent factual inaccuracies but they are unable to significantly change what they said in the House.

Is Hansard edited?

Members' words are recorded by Hansard reporters and then edited to remove repetitions and obvious mistakes but without taking away from the meaning. ... The paper version of Hansard is produced by 6 am the following day. Bound final versions follow, proofread to eliminate any errors that may have occurred in the original.

What is the purpose of Hansard?

Hansard is a “substantially verbatim” report of what is said in Parliament. Members' words are recorded, and then edited to remove repetitions and obvious mistakes, albeit without taking away from the meaning of what is said.

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