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Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

 

Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

 

[AS AMENDED IN THE COMMITTEE]

 
 

Contents

Part 1

The civil service etc

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

 

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Special advisers

15   

Definition of “special adviser”

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

Chapter 3

Northern Ireland

20   

The Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland

Chapter 4

Crown employment: nationality

21   

Removal of existing nationality requirements

22   

Power to impose new nationality requirements

23   

Repeals and revocations

Part 2

Ratification of treaties

24   

Treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification

25   

Extension of 21 sitting day period

26   

Section 24 not to apply in exceptional cases

27   

Section 24 not to apply to certain descriptions of treaties

28   

Meaning of “treaty” and “ratification”

Part 3

Referendum on voting systems

29   

Referendum on voting systems

30   

Entitlement to vote

31   

Referendum period

32   

Role of Electoral Commission

33   

Payments to counting officers

34   

Taxation of counting officer’s account

35   

Restriction on legal challenge to referendum result

 

 

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Part 4

Parliamentary standards etc

Amendments of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

36   

Compliance Officer

37   

Membership of Speaker’s Committee

38   

Transparency etc

39   

MPs’ salaries

40   

MPs’ allowances scheme

41   

Allowances claims

42   

MPs’ code of conduct relating to financial interests

43   

Investigations

44   

Enforcement

45   

Relationships with other bodies etc

46   

Further functions of the IPSA and Commissioner

47   

Expiry of provisions of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

48   

Consequential amendments

Other provision

49   

Resettlement grants for MEPs

50   

Parliamentary and other pensions

Part 5

The House of Lords

Excepted hereditary peers

51   

Ending of by-elections for hereditary peers

Removal of members etc

52   

Removal of members of the House of Lords etc

53   

Expulsion and suspension of members of the House of Lords

54   

Resignation from House of Lords

55   

Disclaimer of peerage

56   

Supplementary provision

Part 6

Tax status of MPs and members of the House of Lords

57   

Tax status of MPs and members of the House of Lords

58   

Tax status of members of the House of Lords: transitional provision

Part 7

Public order

59   

Demonstrations etc in the vicinity of Parliament

 

 

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Part 8

Human rights claims against devolved administrations

60   

Time limit for human rights actions against Scottish Ministers etc

61   

Time limit for human rights actions against Northern Ireland Ministers etc

62   

Time limit for human rights actions against Welsh Ministers etc

Part 9

Courts and tribunals

63   

Judicial appointments etc

64   

Salary protection for members of tribunals

65   

Salary protection for office holders in Northern Ireland

Part 10

National audit

The Comptroller and Auditor General

66   

The office of the Comptroller and Auditor General

67   

Status of the Comptroller and Auditor General etc

68   

Provision of services

69   

Remuneration package of the Comptroller and Auditor General

70   

Resignation or removal of the Comptroller and Auditor General

71   

Employment etc of a former Comptroller and Auditor General

The National Audit Office

72   

Incorporation of the National Audit Office

73   

Interaction between NAO and the Comptroller and Auditor General

74   

NAO’s expenditure

Other matters

75   

Efficiency etc

76   

Indemnification

77   

Definitions

78   

Transitional provision and consequential amendments

79   

Power to make Companies Act companies subject to audit of Comptroller and

Auditor General

80   

Powers of National Assembly for Wales: Auditor General for Wales

Part 11

Transparency of government financial reporting to Parliament

81   

Inclusion in departmental estimates of resources used by designated bodies

82   

Corresponding provision in relation to Wales

 

 

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Part 12

Miscellaneous and final provisions

83   

Section 3 of the Act of Settlement

84   

Referendums: person may not be “responsible person” for more than one

permitted participant

85   

Referendums: expenses incurred by persons acting in concert

86   

Counting of votes in parliamentary elections

87   

Meaning of “Minister of the Crown”

88   

Financial provision

89   

Power to make consequential provision

90   

Extent, commencement, transitional provision and short title

Schedule 1   —   

The Civil Service Commission

Part 1   —   

The Commissioners

Part 2   —   

The Commission

Schedule 2   —   

Consequential amendments and transitional provision

relating to Part 1

Part 1   —   

Consequential amendments to Acts of Parliament

Part 2   —   

Consequential amendments to other legislation

Part 3   —   

Transitional provision relating to the Civil Service

Commission

Part 4   —   

Other transitional provision

Schedule 3   —   

Crown employment: repeals and revocations

Schedule 4   —   

Parliamentary Standards Act 2009: substituted Schedule 2

Schedule 5   —   

Parliamentary Standards Act 2009: new Schedule 4

Schedule 6   —   

Parliamentary standards: consequential amendments

Schedule 7   —   

Parliamentary and other pensions

Part 1   —   

Parliamentary and other pensions

Part 2   —   

Provision which may be included in schemes

Part 3   —   

Amendments, transitional provision etc

Schedule 8   —   

Conditions for removal of members of the House of Lords etc

Part 1   —   

Conditions for removal

Part 2   —   

Supplementary provision for section 52(2)

Part 3   —   

Reversal of effect of section 52(2)

Schedule 9   —   

Amendment to Part 2 of the Public Order Act 1986 etc

Schedule 10   —   

Judicial appointments etc

Schedule 11   —   

The National Audit Office

Part 1   —   

Membership and status

Part 2   —   

Non-executive members

Part 3   —   

Chief executive

Part 4   —   

Employee members

Part 5   —   

Employees

Part 6   —   

Procedural rules

Part 7   —   

Other matters

Schedule 12   —   

Interaction between NAO and the Comptroller and Auditor

General

Schedule 13   —   

Transitional provision relating to Part 10

Schedule 14   —   

Consequential amendments relating to Part 10

Part 1   —   

Meaning of “old NAO”

 

 

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Part 2   —   

Amendments to Acts of Parliament

Part 3   —   

Amendments to other legislation

 

 

 
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