Introduction
1.These explanatory notes relate to the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 which received Royal Assent on 8th April 2010. They have been prepared by the Ministry of Justice, in conjunction with the Cabinet Office, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and HM Treasury. These notes have been prepared in order to assist the reader of the Act. They do not form part of the Act and have not been endorsed by Parliament.
2.The notes need to be read in conjunction with the Act. They are not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Act. So where a section or part of a section does not seem to require any explanation or comment, none is given.