Act
Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2026
2026 c. 2
Table of Contents
- Part 1 — The civil service
- 1. Application of Part
- 2. Civil Service Commission
- 3. Management of the civil service
- 4. Other statutory management powers
- 5. Civil Service Code
- 6. Diplomatic Service Code
- 7. Minimum requirements for codes
- 8. Code of Conduct for Special Advisers
- 9. Complaints about conduct conflicting with the Civil Service Code
- 10. Selection for appointment to the civil service
- 11. Recruitment Principles
- 12. Approval of selections and exceptions
- 13. Complaints about recruitment
- 14. Monitoring by the Commission
- 15. Special advisers
- 16. Annual reports about special advisers
- 17. Additional functions of the Commission
- 18. Interpretation of Part 1
- 19. Transitional provision relating to Part 1
- Part 2 — Ratification of treaties
- 20. Treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification
- 21. Extension of 21 sitting day period
- 22. Exceptional cases
- 23. Treaties to which section 20 does not apply
- 24. Explanatory memoranda
- 25. Meaning of treaty and ratification
- Part 3 — General
- 26. Meaning of Minister of the Crown
- 27. Financial provision
- 28. Power to make consequential provision
- 29. Extent
- 30. Commencement
- 31. Short title
- Schedule 1 — The Civil Service Commission
- Schedule 2 — Transitional and saving provision relating to Part 1