Publishing Fees

Publishing Fees for Welsh Statutory Instruments & Associated Documents

The contract provides for the publishing of legislation and associated documents in both print and electronic format and governs the prices that Government departments can be charged for publishing activities.

The pricing structure for Statutory Instruments and associated documents is dependent on whether the documents have been drafted using approved templates (where available) and the templated document has passed validation. 

Please note:  Printed dual-column WSIs do not use the templated workflow for publishing and are therefore subject to the charges listed under Optional Charges.

The standard publishing fees for Statutory Instruments and associated documents are shown below. Local arrangements may be in place that vary from the prices shown. All prices quoted are exclusive of VAT. VAT will be applied where applicable.

Standard Publishing Charges

Charges for Statutory Instruments

• £320.00 per printed Statutory Instrument where the instrument is drafted using the SI Template and passes validation.  The charge includes one complimentary copy of the printed instrument – additional print copies are charged at the Additional Copy rate.
• £355.00 per printed Statutory Instrument where the instrument has only low impact validation errors which the Publisher is requested to correct.  High impact errors must be fixed by the department.  The charge includes one complimentary copy of the printed instrument – additional print copies are charged at the Additional Copy rate.
• £95.00 per non-print Statutory Instrument.

Charges for Associated Documents to Statutory Instruments

• £155.00 per Explanatory Memorandum / Policy Note associated with a print Statutory Instrument.
• £60.00 per Impact Assessment.

Charges for Correction Slips

• £22.00 per Correction Slip.

Optional Charges

Charges for Non-Templated Printed Statutory Instruments

• £355.00 per Statutory Instrument where the instrument is not drafted using the SI Template plus per page typesetting fee of £16.75 per page.  One set of page proofs are included, further page proofs are charged at £13.25 per page.  The charge includes one complimentary copy of the printed instrument – additional print copies are charged at the Additional Copy rate.