Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010
Long title | An Act to make provision relating to the civil service of the State; to make provision in relation to section 3 of the Act of Settlement; to make provision relating to the ratification of treaties; to make provision relating to the counting of votes in parliamentary elections; to amend the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 and the European Parliament (Pay and Pensions) Act 1979 and to make provision relating to pensions for members of the House of Commons, Ministers and other office holders; to make provision for treating members of the House of Commons and members of the House of Lords as resident, ordinarily resident and domiciled in the United Kingdom for taxation purposes; to amend the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 and to make corresponding provision in relation to Wales; to amend the Public Records Act 1958 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000. |
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Citation | 2010 c. 25 |
Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 8 April 2010 |
Status: Current legislation | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (c. 25), or CRAG Act, is an
Commencements
The Act was passed on 8 April 2010, in the last days of Gordon Brown's premiership, and before the change of government that resulted from the general election on 6 May. Part 4 (tax status of MPs and members of the House of Lords) came into force immediately on the passing of the Act. Some of the Act's provisions were brought into force in April or May 2010 by a commencement order made on 15 April 2010 by Bridget Prentice, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Ministry of justice).[1] Ministers of the incoming government made commencement orders for the Act's transitional and other provisions. Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office made the commencement order for Parts 1 (the civil service), 2 (ratification of treaties) and 5 (transparency of government financial reporting to Parliament) to come into force on 11 November 2010.[2]
The Act
Treaty ratification
With regard to parliamentary approval for the ratification of treaties, Part II of the Act gave the Ponsonby Rule a statutory footing, but did not place the declaration of war and the deployment of the British armed forces onto a similar statutory footing, as was first intended when the bill came to Parliament, leaving them instead to the royal prerogative, as before. Part II's rules also do not apply to treaties involving the European Union as provisions for these are made in the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 and the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008.
In
Civil service
The Act put
The
FOI exemption for royal family
Provisions of the Act that amended the
Other provisions
A commencement order for transitional provisions was made in July 2010 by
Key: Crossbench
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No | Peer | Type | Date joined in the Lords |
Date at cessation |
Post cessation |
Died | Notes | Ref. | |
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1
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The Lord Laidlaw | Life
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15 April 2010
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14 years, 9 days
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2
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The Lord McAlpine of West Green | Life
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26 May 2010
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3 years, 236 days
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17 January 2014 | (aged 71)||||
3
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The Baroness Dunn | Life
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30 June 2010
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13 years, 299 days
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4
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The Lord Bagri | Life
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6 July 2010
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6 years, 294 days
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26 April 2017 | (aged 86)||||
5
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The Lord Foster of Thames Bank | Life
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6 July 2010
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13 years, 293 days
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See also
References
- ^ The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010 [1]
- ^ The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2010.[2]
- ^ Transcript, 18 October 2016, p. 5
- ^ Institute for Government, Legislating for a Civil Service (2013), p.2.[3]
- ^ The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Commencement No. 4 and Saving Provision) Order 2011, and Explanatory Note.[4]
- ^ Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 (SI 2010/1931) [5]
- ^ The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010 [6]
- ^ "Lord Laidlaw". UK Parliament.
- ^ "Lord McAlpine of West Green". UK Parliament.
- ^ "Baroness Dunn". UK Parliament.
- ^ "Lord Bagri". UK Parliament.
- ^ "Lord Foster of Thames Bank". UK Parliament.