# The Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (Amendment) Order 2026, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order in Council)
This Order changes the annual amount of salaries payable under section 1 of the Ministerial and other Salaries Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”) to Ministers, Opposition Leaders and Whips and the Commons and Lords Speakers. This Order also updates the formula in section 1A of the 1975 Act that provides for annual alterations of those salaries.
Article 2 provides that the amounts of salaries specified in this Order have effect from the beginning of 1st April 2026. It also provides that the updated formula in section 1A has effect for the period of 12 months beginning with 1st April 2026 and each successive period of 12 months (so that the amounts specified in this Order will be altered for the period beginning with 1st April 2026 and each successive period).
Articles 3 to 5, and the Schedule, set out the new salaries payable under section 1 of the 1975 Act.
Article 6 updates the formula in section 1B of the 1975 Act so that it refers to the mid-points of the Senior Civil Service pay bands below that of permanent secretary, subject to a transitional measure for the period of 12 months beginning with 1st April 2026.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348280357/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-ministerial-and-other-salaries-act-1975-amendment-order-2026/note
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