Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision with respect to functions relating to the management of Her Majesty's Home Civil Service; and to make provision about parliamentary procedure in relation to legislation for Northern Ireland making corresponding provision with respect to the Northern Ireland Civil Service. |
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| Citation | 1992 c. 61 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 17 December 1992 |
| Commencement | 17 December 1992[c] |
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| Amended by | |
Status: Amended | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992 (c. 61) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Provisions
The act allows government ministers to delegate powers vested in them to "any other servant of the Crown" - in practice, this has generally meant civil servants.[1] The act allowed for the delegation of management functions to executive agencies.[2]
The act allowed individual departments to determine their own pay arrangements and broke up national pay bargaining.[3]
The act extends to civil servants working for the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government.[4][5] The act also extends to the Diplomatic Service.[6]
Notes
- ↑ Section 4(1).
- ↑ Section 4(3).
- ↑ Section 4(b) of the Interpretation Act 1978.
References
- ↑ Harris, Josh (September 2013). "Legislating for a Civil Service" (PDF). Institute for Government. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Leyland, Peter (20 January 2025), "The Civil Service UK Style", The Civil Service in Europe (1 ed.), London: Routledge, pp. 320–341, doi:10.4324/9781003458333-19, ISBN 978-1-003-45833-3, retrieved 26 July 2026
- ↑ Ewing, K D (November 2007), "The Privatisation of the Civil Service" (PDF), in Pittard, Marilyn; Weeks, Phillipa (eds.), Public Sector Employment in the Twenty-First Century (1st ed.), ANU Press, doi:10.22459/psetfc.11.2007.10, ISBN 978-1-920942-60-1, retrieved 26 July 2026
- ↑ "Nations and Regions: The Dynamics of Devolution" (PDF). University College London. August 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Welsh Government Pay Policy Statement" (PDF). gov.wales. 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ Torrance, David (19 July 2026). "The Civil Service". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
Further reading
- House of Commons Hansard, http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/
External links
- Text of the Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Civil Service (Management Functions) Act 1992 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.