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Statute Book · United Kingdom
National Policy
112 statutes · 11 titles
last enacted 1994
average shown on
country page ↗
Economic
Centrist
-0.41
Social
Center-Trad
+0.51
code
record
Titles
Taxation
-1.2
Education
-0.1
Environment
-0.3
Governance
+0.5
Healthcare
-0.6
Infrastructure
-0.5
Defense
+0.5
Public Safety
0.0
Social
+1.3
Trade & Tariffs
—
Economy
+0.1
Title I — Taxation
8 statutes
leans center-left -1.2
▾
Customs and Imperial Preference Act
— Rate: 1%
enacted 1994 · Oct 16 · per Job Security Initiative
Economic
Centrist
Low Income Tax
— Rate: 24%
standing law
↓
Small Businesses
Economic
Center-Left
Medium Income Tax
— Rate: 24%
standing law
↓
Small Businesses
Economic
Center-Left
High Income Tax
— Rate: 24%
standing law
↓
Small Businesses
Economic
Center-Left
National Insurance Rate Act
— Rate: 9.6%
standing law
↑
Small Businesses
↑
~Median Income
↑
~nhsWaitingTime
↑
~Life Expectancy
↑
~Social Mobility
Economic
Center-Right
VAT Rate Act
— Rate: 16%
standing law
↓
Small Businesses
↓
~Cost of Living
↑
~GDP Growth
↓
~Poverty Rate
↓
~Food Insecurity
Economic
Center-Left
Domestic Corporation Tax Rate Act
— Rate: 40%
standing law
↓
Small Businesses
↓
~GDP Growth
↑
~Unemployment
↓
~Median Income
Economic
Left
Foreign Corporation Tax Rate Act
— Rate: 45%
standing law
↓
Small Businesses
↓
~GDP Growth
↑
~Unemployment
↑
~Cost of Living
Economic
Left
Social
Center-Liberal
Title II — Education
12 statutes
leans centrist -0.1
▾
National Education Settlement Act
— Secondary for All
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per National Education Settlement Act
Economic
Left
Teachers and School Building Act
— Teachers and Buildings
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Teachers and School Building Act
Economic
Centrist
Technical Colleges and Apprenticeship Act
— Technical Colleges
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Technical Colleges and Apprenticeship Act
Economic
Centrist
Attainment and Literacy Standards Act
— No Programmes
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Attainment and Literacy Standards Act
Scientific Research Councils Act
— Research Establishment
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Scientific Research Councils Act
Economic
Centrist
Examinations and Inspection Act
— Selection Examinations
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Examinations and Inspection Act
Economic
Centrist
Direct Grant and School Choice Act
— Broad Choice Support
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Direct Grant and School Choice Act
Economic
Right
National Service Resettlement Act
— Training and Resettlement
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per National Service Resettlement Act
Economic
Centrist
University Grants Committee Act
— Grants Committee
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per University Grants Committee Act
Economic
Centrist
School Meals and Milk Act
— Meals and Milk Service
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per School Meals and Milk Act
Economic
Centrist
Certificates and Vocational Standards Act
— Model Standards
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Certificates and Vocational Standards Act
Economic
Lean Left
Assisted Places and Endowed Schools Act
— Assisted Places System
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Assisted Places and Endowed Schools Act
Economic
Centrist
Title III — Environment
13 statutes
leans centrist -0.3
▾
Rivers and Pollution Control Act
— River Boards
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Rivers and Pollution Control Act
Economic
Right
National Parks and Access Act
— Parks and Access Programme
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per National Parks and Access Act
Economic
Centrist
Smoke Abatement and Clean Air Act
— Smoke Inspectors
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Smoke Abatement and Clean Air Act
Economic
Center-Right
Electricity and Grid Development Act
— No Programme
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Electricity and Grid Development Act
Coal and Domestic Resources Act
— Development Programme
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Coal and Domestic Resources Act
Economic
Centrist
Fuel Prices and Allocation Act
— Tariff Restraint
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Fuel Prices and Allocation Act
Economic
Centrist
Minerals Licensing Act
— Licensing Windows
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Minerals Licensing Act
Economic
Left
Atomic Energy Programme Act
— No Atomic Programme
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Atomic Energy Programme Act
Countryside and Access Act
— Parks and Rights of Way
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Countryside and Access Act
Economic
Centrist
Clean Rivers and Sanitation Act
— Treatment Grants
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Clean Rivers and Sanitation Act
Economic
Center-Right
Strategic Materials and Sterling Area Act
— Strategic Stockpile
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Strategic Materials and Sterling Area Act
Economic
Centrist
Quarries and Minerals Act
— Licensing Programme
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Quarries and Minerals Act
Economic
Left
Fuel Boards Regulation Act
— Tariff Oversight
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Fuel Boards Regulation Act
Economic
Lean Left
Title IV — Governance
10 statutes
leans center-trad +0.5
▾
Representation and Franchise Act
— Modern Registration
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Representation and Franchise Act
Social
Moderate
Official Information and Publications Act
— Publication Rules
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Official Information and Publications Act
Social
Lean Trad
Local Government Finance Act
— Grant Settlement
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Local Government Finance Act
Social
Moderate
Public Accounts and Tribunals Act
— No Watchdogs
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Public Accounts and Tribunals Act
Civil Service and Whitehall Act
— Administrative Excellence
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Civil Service and Whitehall Act
Social
Center-Trad
Cabinet and Machinery of Government Act
— Organized Centre
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Cabinet and Machinery of Government Act
Social
Moderate
Parliamentary Sovereignty and Crown Powers Act
— Assured Sovereignty
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Parliamentary Sovereignty and Crown Powers Act
Social
Moderate
Elections Administration Act
— Returning Officer Standards
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Elections Administration Act
Social
Traditional
Machinery of Government Act
— Reorganization Authority
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Machinery of Government Act
Social
Moderate
Broadcasting Charter Act
— Charter Broadcasting
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Broadcasting Charter Act
Social
Moderate
Title V — Healthcare
13 statutes
leans center-left -0.6
▾
National Health Service Act
— Universal Comprehensive Service
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per National Health Service Act
Economic
Far Left
National Insurance and Pensions Act
— Beveridge Insurance
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per National Insurance and Pensions Act
Economic
Lean Left
Public Health and Vaccination Act
— Vaccination Programmes
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Public Health and Vaccination Act
Economic
Centrist
Hospital Boards and Medical Progress Act
— No Investment
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Hospital Boards and Medical Progress Act
Charges and Benefit Conditions Act
— Modest Charges
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Charges and Benefit Conditions Act
Economic
Center-Left
Private Practice and Provident Schemes Act
— Pay Beds and Panels
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Private Practice and Provident Schemes Act
Economic
Lean Left
Service Efficiency and Management Act
— Efficiency Committee
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Service Efficiency and Management Act
Economic
Centrist
National Insurance Extension Act
— Coverage Extension
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per National Insurance Extension Act
Economic
Lean Right
Hospital Building Programme Act
— Repairs and Extensions
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Hospital Building Programme Act
Economic
Right
War Pensions and Service Health Act
— Pensions and Treatment
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per War Pensions and Service Health Act
Economic
Centrist
Medical Research Council Act
— No Council
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Medical Research Council Act
Friendly Societies and Benefits Act
— Societies Recognized
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Friendly Societies and Benefits Act
Economic
Lean Left
National Assistance Reform Act
— Eligibility Review
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per National Assistance Reform Act
Economic
Center-Left
Title VI — Infrastructure
12 statutes
leans center-left -0.5
▾
Housing and Town Development Act
— Three Hundred Thousand Homes
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Housing and Town Development Act
Economic
Left
Railways and Public Transport Act
— Modernization Support
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Railways and Public Transport Act
Economic
Centrist
Utilities and Telephone Expansion Act
— Connection Programme
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Utilities and Telephone Expansion Act
Economic
Centrist
Public Works and Maintenance Act
— Deferred Maintenance
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Public Works and Maintenance Act
Trunk Roads Programme Act
— Trunk Improvement Programme
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Trunk Roads Programme Act
Economic
Centrist
Building Societies and Ownership Act
— Societies Framework
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Building Societies and Ownership Act
Economic
Lean Left
Planning and Development Control Act
— Planning Permissions
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Planning and Development Control Act
Economic
Left
Trunk Roads and Freight Act
— Corridor Improvements
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Trunk Roads and Freight Act
Economic
Center-Left
Highlands and Rural Development Act
— Hydro and Development Boards
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Highlands and Rural Development Act
Economic
Centrist
Slum Clearance and Town Development Act
— Clearance and Overspill
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Slum Clearance and Town Development Act
Economic
Centrist
New Towns Act
— New Towns Programme
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per New Towns Act
Economic
Centrist
London Transport and Municipal Buses Act
— Operating Support
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per London Transport and Municipal Buses Act
Economic
Lean Right
Title VII — Defense
12 statutes
leans moderate +0.5
▾
Diplomatic Service Act
— Global Diplomacy
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Diplomatic Service Act
Social
Moderate
Commonwealth and International Bodies Act
— Commonwealth Leadership
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Commonwealth and International Bodies Act
Social
Moderate
External Broadcasting and Culture Act
— Broadcasting and Council
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per External Broadcasting and Culture Act
Social
Moderate
Security Services and Signals Act
— No Apparatus
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Security Services and Signals Act
Defence Production and Research Act
— Production and Research
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Defence Production and Research Act
Social
Moderate
Armed Forces and National Service Act
— National Service Establishment
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Armed Forces and National Service Act
Social
Lean Trad
Strategic Forces and Deterrent Act
— Deterrent Programme
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Strategic Forces and Deterrent Act
Social
Moderate
Civil Defence Corps Act
— No Corps
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Civil Defence Corps Act
Colombo Plan and Development Act
— Development Programmes
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Colombo Plan and Development Act
Social
Moderate
North Atlantic and Commonwealth Defence Act
— Alliance System
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per North Atlantic and Commonwealth Defence Act
Social
Moderate
Territorial and Reserve Forces Act
— Ready Reserve System
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Territorial and Reserve Forces Act
Social
Moderate
Secret Vote
— Unfunded
standing law
Social
Traditional
Title VIII — Public Safety
10 statutes
leans moderate 0.0
▾
Criminal Justice and Detention Standards Act
— Detention Standards
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Criminal Justice and Detention Standards Act
Social
Moderate
Legal Aid and Advice Act
— Legal Aid Scheme
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Legal Aid and Advice Act
Social
Moderate
Police Conduct and Watch Committees Act
— Conduct Standards
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Police Conduct and Watch Committees Act
Social
Moderate
Crime Prevention Grants Act
— No Programmes
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Crime Prevention Grants Act
Courts and Assizes Capacity Act
— Court Modernization
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Courts and Assizes Capacity Act
Social
Moderate
Police Forces and Constabulary Act
— Modern Constabulary
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Police Forces and Constabulary Act
Social
Moderate
Sentencing and Prisons Act
— Firm Sentencing
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Sentencing and Prisons Act
Social
Moderate
Justice Administration Act
— Justice Administration
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Justice Administration Act
Social
Moderate
Borstal and Prison Reform Act
— Borstal System
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Borstal and Prison Reform Act
Social
Moderate
Special Branch Expansion Act
— Branch Expansion
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Special Branch Expansion Act
Social
Moderate
Title IX — Social
11 statutes
leans center-trad +1.3
▾
Race Relations and Equal Standing Act
— No Statutory Protection
standing law
Social
Far Traditional
Women's Employment and Family Services Act
— Nursery Network
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Women's Employment and Family Services Act
Social
Lean Liberal
Opportunity and Advancement Act
— Scholarship Ladders
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Opportunity and Advancement Act
Social
Center-Trad
Population and Registration Act
— Count Only
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Population and Registration Act
Voluntary Bodies and Charities Act
— Charitable Framework
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Voluntary Bodies and Charities Act
Social
Center-Liberal
Family Allowances Act
— Family Allowances
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Family Allowances Act
Social
Moderate
Crown, Church and Heritage Act
— Heritage Programmes
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Crown, Church and Heritage Act
Social
Moderate
Commonwealth Citizens and Equal Standing Act
— No Statutory Protections
standing law
Social
Far Traditional
British Nationality and Migration Act
— Closed Door
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per British Nationality and Migration Act
Maternity and Child Welfare Act
— Mother and Child Service
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Maternity and Child Welfare Act
Social
Moderate
Equal Pay Implementation Act
— No Implementation
standing law
Social
Traditional
Title X — Trade & Tariffs
1 statute
no axis positions
▾
Tariff
— 0% tariff
active tariff · All imports
0% active
Title 11 — Economy
11 statutes
leans centrist +0.1
▾
Wages Councils and Employment Protection Act
— Wages Councils
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Wages Councils and Employment Protection Act
Economic
Right
National Assistance and Depressed Areas Act
— Assistance and Development Areas
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per National Assistance and Depressed Areas Act
Economic
Centrist
Food Subsidies and Household Costs Act
— Targeted Subsidies
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Food Subsidies and Household Costs Act
Economic
Center-Right
Exchange Control and Stabilization Act
— No Controls
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Exchange Control and Stabilization Act
Industrial Investment and Productivity Act
— Investment Incentives
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Industrial Investment and Productivity Act
Economic
Centrist
Exchequer Discipline and Debt Act
— Austerity Framework
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Exchequer Discipline and Debt Act
Economic
Lean Right
Restrictive Practices and Competition Act
— Active Enforcement
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Restrictive Practices and Competition Act
Economic
Centrist
Agriculture and Deficiency Payments Act
— Deficiency Payments System
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Agriculture and Deficiency Payments Act
Economic
Lean Left
Industrial Relations and Trade Disputes Act
— Bargaining Framework
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Industrial Relations and Trade Disputes Act
Economic
Centrist
Monopolies and Mergers Act
— Inquiry Commission
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Monopolies and Mergers Act
Economic
Left
Export Credits and Enterprise Act
— Export Credits Department
enacted 1991 · Oct 5 · per Export Credits and Enterprise Act
Economic
Centrist