Parliament Act 2025
- Assent:
- 2025-11-12
- Commencement:
- see section 2


This Act is about how Parliament works. You will learn how public money is used and how people are employed to work in Parliament. The Act also talks about keeping Parliament safe. The Act has several goals. It sets rules for how members of Parliament and candidates use public money and services. It also makes sure that employment rules are the same for everyone who works in Parliament. The Act creates a new role called parliamentary security officer. This person helps keep Parliament safe. You can find more information about parliamentary privilege in Part 2 of this Act, which is explained in section 10. Some parts of the Act, like Part 4 and Schedule 3, are about salaries, allowances, and services for members of Parliament. These parts have goals that are explained in section 60. The Act is meant to make the law about Parliament clearer and more modern. It helps you understand how Parliament works and how it is run.
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"The Parliament Act 2025: a law about how Parliament works"