Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010

E96689

Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom United Kingdom constitutional statute

The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is a UK statute that put key aspects of the civil service and treaty ratification onto a statutory footing, strengthening parliamentary oversight and modernising constitutional arrangements.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom constitutional statute ⓘ
aimsTo	increase transparency in government ⓘ strengthen parliamentary control over the executive ⓘ
amends	House of Lords Act 1999 ⓘ
citation	2010 c. 25 ⓘ
codifies	Ponsonby Rule ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
defines	civil service values of integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality ⓘ
enhances	parliamentary oversight of treaty ratification ⓘ
establishes	Civil Service Commission as statutory body ⓘ
introducedBy	Jack Straw ⓘ
jurisdiction	England and Wales ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
legislativeBody	House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ
legislativeProcess	passed during the 2009–2010 session of Parliament ⓘ
longTitle	An Act to make provision about the civil service of the State; to make provision about the ratification of treaties; to make provision about the House of Lords; to make provision about the National Audit Office and the Comptroller and Auditor General; to make provision about the taxation of members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons; and for connected purposes ⓘ
modernises	United Kingdom constitutional arrangements ⓘ
parliament	Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
part	United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ
providesFor	disqualification of members of the House of Lords ⓘ resignation of members of the House of Lords ⓘ statutory process for parliamentary scrutiny of treaties ⓘ tax status of members of the House of Commons ⓘ tax status of members of the House of Lords ⓘ
putsOnStatutoryFooting	civil service code ⓘ Civil Service Commission ⓘ surface form: civil service commission process for ratification of treaties ⓘ
reforms	governance of the National Audit Office ⓘ terms of office of the Comptroller and Auditor General ⓘ
regulates	management of the civil service ⓘ special advisers ⓘ
requires	appointments to the civil service to be on merit on the basis of fair and open competition ⓘ
royalAssentDate	2010-04-08 ⓘ
shortTitle	Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 self-link ⓘ
status	in force ⓘ
subjectMatter	Comptroller and Auditor General ⓘ House of Lords reform ⓘ National Audit Office governance ⓘ civil service ⓘ parliamentary oversight ⓘ taxation of members of Parliament ⓘ taxation of members of the House of Lords ⓘ treaty ratification ⓘ
yearEnacted	2010 ⓘ

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Civil Service Commission → hasLegalBasisIn → Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 ⓘ

Civil Service Code → legalBasis → Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 ⓘ

Home Civil Service → legalBasis → Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 ⓘ

Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 → shortTitle → Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 self-link ⓘ