Version Control

Current Template Version & Previous Release Notes

 

The SI Template is sometimes updated to introduce new functionality or to support new versions of Microsoft Word. When this happens it may necessitate changes to other services such as Validation meaning that older versions of the template are no longer supported by these services. Users therefore need to ensure that they are using the most recent version of the template.

New releases of the template will be advertised to registered users of the legislation.gov.uk Publishing Service.

The template is identified by a version number. The current version is 9.2.

To check what version you are using, open a template document and go to the ‘Help’ section in the SI menu on the toolbar.

  • Version 7.0 of the SI Template is compatible with Microsoft Word 2000, XP, 2003 and 2007 (Released: August 2009)
  • Version 7.1 of the SI Template is compatible with Microsoft Word 2003, 2007 and 2010 32 bit (Released: August 2012)
  • Version 7.2 of the SI Template is compatible with Microsoft Word 2003, 2007, 2010 32 bit and 2013 32 bit (Released: February 2014)
  • Version 8.0 of the SI Template is compatible with 32-bit versions of Microsoft Word 2010, 2013, 2016 and Microsoft Word - Office 365 (v2016 / 16.x) (Template released: November 2017)
  • Version 9.0 of the SI Template is compatible with 32-bit versions of Microsoft Word 2010, 2013, 2016 and Microsoft Word - Office 365 (v2016 / 16.x) (Template released: June 2018)
  • Version 9.1 of the SI Template is compatible with 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Microsoft Word 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019, and Microsoft Word - Office 365 (v2019 / 19.x) (Template released: April 2019)
  • Version 9.2 of the SI Template is compatible with 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Microsoft Word 2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019, and Microsoft Word - Office 365 (v2019 / 19.x) (Template released: May 2021)

Users who are producing an instrument which was created in an older version of the template should contact the SI Support Team for assistance with converting their document to the latest version of the SI Template.