Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010
Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (2010 c. 25)
- Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (2010 c. 25)
- Part 1 The civil service
- CHAPTER 1 Statutory basis for management of the civil service
- Application
- 1 Application of Chapter
- Civil Service Commission
- 2 Establishment of the Civil Service Commission
- Power to manage the civil service
- 3 Management of the civil service
- 4 Other statutory management powers
- Codes of conduct
- 5 Civil service code
- 6 Diplomatic service code
- 7 Minimum requirements for civil service and diplomatic service codes
- 8 Special advisers code
- 9 Conduct that conflicts with a code of conduct: complaints by civil servants
- Appointment
- 10 Selections for appointments to the civil service
- 11 Recruitment principles
- 12 Approvals for selections and exceptions
- 13 Complaints about competitions
- 14 Monitoring by the Commission
- Special advisers
- 15 Definition of “special adviser”
- Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom
- Scottish Executive
- Welsh Assembly Government
- 16 Annual reports about special advisers
- Additional functions of the Commission
- 17 Agreements for the Commission to carry out additional functions
- Final provisions
- 18 Definitions etc
- CHAPTER 2 Consequential and transitional provision
- 19 Consequential amendments and transitional provision
- Part 2 Ratification of treaties
- 20 Treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification
- 21 Extension of 21 sitting day period
- 22 Section 20 not to apply in exceptional cases
- 23 Section 20 not to apply to certain descriptions of treaties
- 24 Explanatory memoranda
- 25 Meaning of “treaty” and “ratification”
- Part 3 Parliamentary standards etc
- Amendments of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
- 26 Compliance Officer
- 27 Membership of Speaker's Committee
- 28 Transparency etc
- 29 MPs' salaries
- 30 MPs' allowances scheme
- 31 Allowances claims
- 32 MPs' code of conduct relating to financial interests
- 33 Investigations
- 34 Enforcement
- 35 Relationships with other bodies etc
- 36 Further functions of the IPSA and Commissioner
- 37 Expiry of provisions of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
- 38 Consequential amendments
- Other provision
- 39 Resettlement grants for MEPs
- 40 Parliamentary and other pensions
- Part 4 Tax status of MPs and members of the House of Lords
- 41 Tax status of MPs and members of the House of Lords
- 42 Tax status of members of the House of Lords: transitional provision
- Part 5 Transparency of government financial reporting to Parliament
- 43 Inclusion in departmental estimates of resources used by designated bodies
- 44 Corresponding provision in relation to Wales
- Part 6 Public records and freedom of information
- 45 Transfer of records to Public Record Office
- 46 Freedom of information
- Part 7 Miscellaneous and final provisions
- 47 Section 3 of the Act of Settlement
- 48 Parliamentary elections: counting of votes
- 49 Meaning of “Minister of the Crown”
- 50 Financial provision
- 51 Power to make consequential provision
- 52 Extent, commencement, transitional provision and short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 The Civil Service Commission
- Part 1 The Commissioners
- Membership of the Commission
- Appointment of First Civil Service Commissioner
- Appointment of Civil Service Commissioners
- Payment of remuneration and allowances etc
- Resignation or removal from office
- Compensation for loss of office of First Commissioner or Commissioner
- Part 2 The Commission
- Status of the Commission and its property
- Powers
- Committees
- Procedure and proceedings
- Staff
- Pensions
- Arrangements for assistance
- Delegation
- Financial provisions
- Accounts
- Reports
- Meaning of “financial year”
- Documentary evidence
- SCHEDULE 2 Consequential amendments and transitional provision relating to Part 1
- Part 1 Consequential amendments to Acts of Parliament
- Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)
- Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)
- House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)
- Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)
- House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978 (c. 36)
- Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992 (c. 61)
- Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)
- Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)
- Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2)
- Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (c. 23)
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)
- Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21)
- Extradition Act 2003 (c. 41)
- Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
- Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Act 2007 (c. 16)
- Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18)
- Part 2 Consequential amendments to other legislation
- Civil Service Orders in Council
- Diplomatic Service Orders in Council
- Servants of the Crown (Parliamentary, European Assembly and Northern Ireland Assembly Candidature) Order 1987
- Revenue and Customs (Complaints and Misconduct) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3311)
- Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/242)
- Part 3 Transitional provision relating to the Civil Service Commission
- Definitions
- Head of the old commission to become First Commissioner
- Restriction on period of office if First Commissioner is former head of the old commission
- Members of the old commission to become Commissioners
- Restriction on period of office for former member of old commission
- Audits of recruitment policies and practices
- Requirements to publish recruitment information
- Appeals by civil servants
- First annual report
- Transfer of property, rights and liabilities
- Information previously held by old commission
- Preparatory work
- Part 4 Other transitional provision
- Application of section 16(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978
- Power to manage the civil service
- Selection on merit etc
- Special advisers
- SCHEDULE 3 Parliamentary Standards Act 2009: substituted Schedule 2
- SCHEDULE 4 Parliamentary Standards Act 2009: new Schedule 4
- SCHEDULE 5 Parliamentary standards: consequential amendments
- Part 1 Amendments of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
- Part 2 Amendments of other Acts
- European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 (c. 50)
- Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1987 (c. 45)
- Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 (c. 5)
- Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)
- Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32)
- SCHEDULE 6 Parliamentary and other pensions
- Part 1 Parliamentary and other pensions
- The Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund etc
- Continuance of Fund
- Number and composition of trustees
- Member-nominated trustees
- Remuneration
- Resignation and removal of trustees
- Proceedings
- Powers of trustees
- Administration scheme
- Procedure for administration scheme
- Exchequer contribution to Fund
- Power to determine Exchequer contribution
- MPs' pension scheme
- MPs' pension scheme
- Meaning of “service as a member of the House of Commons”
- MPs' pension scheme: further provision
- Procedure for MPs' pension scheme
- Ministers' etc pension scheme
- Ministers' etc pension scheme
- Ministers' etc pension scheme: further provision
- Procedure for Ministers' etc pension scheme
- Supplementary provision
- Protection of accrued rights
- Meaning of “accrued right”
- Power to make consequential amendments
- Interpretation etc
- Part 2 Provision which may be included in schemes
- Introductory
- Contributions
- Conditions etc
- Pensions not paid out of Fund
- Transfer values
- Service
- Repayments
- Pension age
- Assignment etc
- Functions
- Approvals
- Payments without probate
- Application of other provisions
- Part 3 Amendments, transitional provision etc
- Pensions (Increase) Act 1971 (c. 56)
- Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1972 (c. 48)
- European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 (c. 50)
- House of Commons Members' Fund and Parliamentary Pensions Act 1981 (c. 7)
- Parliamentary and other Pensions Act 1987 (c. 45)
- Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 (c. 5)
- Pensions Act 2004 (c. 35)
- Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (c. 13)
- Trustees of the Fund
- SCHEDULE 7 Amendments of Freedom of Information Act 2000
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