HM Stationery Office
/ˌeɪtʃ em ˈsteɪʃənri ɒfɪs/
/ˌeɪtʃ em ˈsteɪʃəneri ɑːfɪs/
Her/His Majesty's Stationery Office
/hə ˌmædʒəstiz ˈsteɪʃənri ɒfɪs/
/hər ˌmædʒəstiz ˈsteɪʃəneri ɑːfɪs/
(abbreviation HMSO)
- a former British government organization that was responsible for publishing certain important government documents, including official reports and papers giving details of laws. The trading part of HMSO was sold to private owners in 1996 is now called the Stationery Office. The HMSO is now part of the Office of Public Sector Information.