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Defence Reform Act 2014

2014 c. 20 · Enacted 14 May 2014 · Extends to United Kingdom

Not fully up to date. 2 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 1 April 2024.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
s. 25(8A)insertedProcurement Act 2023 Sch. 10 para. 13(3)
s. 43(1)words insertedProcurement Act 2023 Sch. 10 para. 14

An Act to make provision in connection with any arrangements that may be made by the Secretary of State with respect to the provision to the Secretary of State of defence procurement services; to make provision relating to defence procurement contracts awarded, or amended, otherwise than as the result of a competitive process; to make provision in relation to the reserve forces of the Crown; and for connected purposes.

[14th May 2014]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Defence procurement Not yet in force
  2. Defence procurement arrangements Not yet in force
  3. 1Arrangements for providing defence procurement services Not yet in force
  4. 2Financial assistance Not yet in force
  5. 3Financial claims against contractors or former contractors Not yet in force
  6. 4Exemptions relating to premises used by a contractor Not yet in force
  7. 5Jurisdiction of Ministry of Defence Police Not yet in force
  8. 6Status of contractor Not yet in force
  9. 7Restrictions on disclosure or use of information Not yet in force
  10. 8Intellectual property rights Not yet in force
  11. Transfers Not yet in force
  12. 9Transfer of employees: application of TUPE regulations Not yet in force
  13. 10Transfer schemes Not yet in force
  14. General Not yet in force
  15. 11Financial provisions Not yet in force
  16. 12Interpretation of this Part Not yet in force
  17. Part 2: Single source contracts
  18. Single Source Regulations Office
  19. 13Single Source Regulations Office (or “SSRO”)
  20. Qualifying defence contracts
  21. 14Regulations relating to qualifying defence contracts
  22. Pricing of contracts
  23. 15Pricing of contracts
  24. 16Pricing of contracts: supplementary
  25. 17Contract profit rate
  26. 18Contract profit rate: supplementary
  27. 19Rates etc relevant to determining contract profit rate
  28. 20Allowable costs
  29. 21Final price adjustment
  30. 22Recovery of unpaid amounts
  31. Transparency
  32. 23Records
  33. 24Reports on qualifying defence contracts
  34. 25Reports on overheads and forward planning etc
  35. 26Duty to report relevant events, circumstances and information
  36. 27Records and reports: restrictions
  37. Sub-contracts
  38. 28Qualifying sub-contracts
  39. 29Determining whether a contract is a qualifying sub-contract
  40. 30Application of Part to qualifying sub-contracts
  41. Compliance
  42. 31Compliance notice
  43. 32Penalty notice
  44. 33Amount of penalty
  45. 34Enforcement
  46. SSRO: other functions
  47. 35Opinions and determinations
  48. 35AGuidance
  49. 36Recording, review and analysis functions
  50. 37Provision of other services to Secretary of State
  51. Disclosure of information
  52. 38Disclosure of information
  53. Review
  54. 39Review of Part and regulations under it
  55. 40Power to repeal Part
  56. General
  57. 41Single source contract regulations: time limits and determinations
  58. 42Single source contract regulations: general
  59. 43Interpretation etc
  60. Part 3: Reserve forces
  61. 44Renaming of Army Reserve and Territorial Army
  62. 45Call out of members of reserve forces
  63. 46Payments to employers etc of members of reserve forces
  64. 47Report on volunteer reserve forces
  65. 48Unfair dismissal of reserve forces: no qualifying period of employment
  66. Part 4: Final provisions
  67. 49Extent
  68. 50Commencement
  69. 51Short title
  70. Schedule 1: Exemptions relating to premises used by a contractor Not yet in force
  71. Introduction Not yet in force
  72. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  73. Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56) Not yet in force
  74. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  75. Nuclear Installations Act 1965 (c. 57) Not yet in force
  76. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  77. Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (c. 37) Not yet in force
  78. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  79. Radioactive Substances Act 1993 (c. 12) Not yet in force
  80. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  81. Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 Not yet in force
  82. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  83. Power to create other exemptions Not yet in force
  84. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  85. Orders under this Schedule Not yet in force
  86. 8Paragraph 8 Not yet in force
  87. Schedule 2: Restrictions on disclosure or use of information Not yet in force
  88. Introduction Not yet in force
  89. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  90. Disclosure between the parties etc Not yet in force
  91. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  92. Disclosure and use for audit purposes Not yet in force
  93. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  94. Unauthorised disclosure of information Not yet in force
  95. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  96. Unauthorised use of information Not yet in force
  97. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  98. Interpretation: general Not yet in force
  99. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  100. Schedule 3: Transfer schemes under section 10 Not yet in force
  101. Transfer of property, rights and liabilities Not yet in force
  102. 1Paragraph 1 Not yet in force
  103. Provision that may be made by a transfer scheme Not yet in force
  104. 2Paragraph 2 Not yet in force
  105. Compensation Not yet in force
  106. 3Paragraph 3 Not yet in force
  107. Foreign property Not yet in force
  108. 4Paragraph 4 Not yet in force
  109. Incidental etc provision Not yet in force
  110. 5Paragraph 5 Not yet in force
  111. Modification of transfer schemes Not yet in force
  112. 6Paragraph 6 Not yet in force
  113. Interpretation etc Not yet in force
  114. 7Paragraph 7 Not yet in force
  115. Schedule 4: Single Source Regulations Office
  116. Membership
  117. 1Paragraph 1
  118. Executive members: appointment and status
  119. 2Paragraph 2
  120. Non-executive members: tenure
  121. 3Paragraph 3
  122. Suspension from office
  123. 4Paragraph 4
  124. 5Paragraph 5
  125. Payment of non-executive members
  126. 6Paragraph 6
  127. Staff etc
  128. 7Paragraph 7
  129. 8Paragraph 8
  130. Superannuation
  131. 9Paragraph 9
  132. Procedure
  133. 10Paragraph 10
  134. Committees
  135. 11Paragraph 11
  136. Accounts and audit
  137. 12Paragraph 12
  138. Annual report
  139. 13Paragraph 13
  140. Powers
  141. 14Paragraph 14
  142. Seal and evidence
  143. 15Paragraph 15
  144. Finance
  145. 16Paragraph 16
  146. Status
  147. 17Paragraph 17
  148. Parliamentary Commissioner
  149. 18Paragraph 18
  150. Disqualification
  151. 19Paragraph 19
  152. 20Paragraph 20
  153. Freedom of information
  154. 21Paragraph 21
  155. Schedule 5: Restrictions on disclosing information
  156. Information to which Schedule applies
  157. 1Paragraph 1
  158. Offence of disclosing information
  159. 2Paragraph 2
  160. Disclosure with consent
  161. 3Paragraph 3
  162. Disclosure of information already available to public
  163. 4Paragraph 4
  164. Other permitted disclosures
  165. 5Paragraph 5
  166. Power to prohibit disclosure
  167. 6Paragraph 6
  168. Schedule 6: Call out of members of reserve forces: transitional classes
  169. 1Paragraph 1
  170. 2Paragraph 2
  171. 3Paragraph 3
  172. 4Paragraph 4
  173. 5Paragraph 5
  174. Schedule 7: Payments to employers etc of members of reserve forces: supplementary
  175. Reserve Forces Act 1996 (c. 14)
  176. 1Paragraph 1
  177. 2Paragraph 2
  178. 3Paragraph 3
  179. 4Paragraph 4
  180. 5Paragraph 5
  181. 6Paragraph 6
  182. 7Paragraph 7
  183. 8Paragraph 8
  184. 9Paragraph 9
  185. Transitional provision
  186. 10Paragraph 10
  187. 11Paragraph 11
  188. 12Paragraph 12