# The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2010, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force provisions of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 which make amendments to the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 (“the 2009 Act”) about the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (“the IPSA”) and its functions. The provisions which replace section 3(3) and (4) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 2009 Act with new provisions, and consequential amendments relating to the Compliance Officer, come into force on 19th April 2010, and the other provisions brought into force by this Order come into force on 7th May 2010.
The commenced provisions—
(a) replace provisions of the 2009 Act about the Commissioner for Parliamentary Investigations with provisions about the Compliance Officer for the IPSA (sections 26, 36 and 37 and Schedule 3);
(b) provide for lay membership of the Speaker’s Committee for the IPSA (section 27);
(c) provide for certain general duties of the IPSA, and for a publication scheme (section 28(1) to (3));
(d) provide a saving for the disciplinary powers of the House of Commons in relation to allowances (section 30);
(e) require the IPSA to provide guidance to MPs about the making of claims (section 31(6));
(f) repeal provisions about an MPs’ code of conduct relating to financial interests (section 32); and
(g) make consequential amendments (section 38 and Schedule 5, partially).
A regulatory impact assessment has not been prepared for this Order as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/1277/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/constitutional-reform-and-governance-act-2010-commencement-no-1-order-2010/note
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