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Statute Book · United Kingdom
National Policy
111 statutes · 12 titles
last enacted 1962
average shown on
country page ↗
Economic
Centrist
-0.26
Social
Moderate
+0.35
code
record
Titles
Taxation
-0.3
Economic
—
Education
-0.4
Environment
-0.3
Governance
+0.7
Healthcare
-0.5
Infrastructure
-0.7
Defense
+0.3
Public Safety
-0.2
Social
+0.6
Trade & Tariffs
—
Economy
+0.7
Title I — Taxation
6 statutes
leans centrist -0.3
▾
Purchase and Consumption Levies Act
— Rate: 19%
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Economic
Center-Left
Customs and Imperial Preference Act
— Rate: 5%
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Economic
Center-Left
Income Tax and Surtax Act
— Rate: 45%
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Economic
Center-Right
National Insurance Contributions Act
— Rate: 12%
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Economic
Center-Left
Overseas Companies Levy Act
— Rate: 50%
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Economic
Center-Right
Profits Tax and Corporation Duty Act
— Rate: 40%
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Economic
Center-Left
Title II — Economic
2 statutes
no axis positions
▾
Subsidy
— +7.5% margin subsidy
active subsidy · National | Manufacturing sector | Domestic only
+7.5% margin active
Subsidy
— +7.5% margin subsidy
active subsidy · National | Retail sector | Domestic only
+7.5% margin active
Title III — Education
12 statutes
leans centrist -0.4
▾
National Education Settlement Act
— Secondary for All
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per National Education Settlement Act
Economic
Left
Teachers and School Building Act
— Teachers and Buildings
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Teachers and School Building Act
Economic
Centrist
Technical Colleges and Apprenticeship Act
— National Training System
enacted 1959 · Aug 25 · per Postsecondary Education Act 1959
Economic
Center-Left
Attainment and Literacy Standards Act
— No Programmes
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Attainment and Literacy Standards Act
Scientific Research Councils Act
— Research Establishment
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Scientific Research Councils Act
Economic
Centrist
Examinations and Inspection Act
— Selection Examinations
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Examinations and Inspection Act
Economic
Centrist
Direct Grant and School Choice Act
— Direct Grant System
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Direct Grant and School Choice Act
Economic
Centrist
National Service Resettlement Act
— Training and Resettlement
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per National Service Resettlement Act
Economic
Centrist
University Grants Committee Act
— National University Push
enacted 1959 · Aug 25 · per Postsecondary Education Act 1959
Economic
Center-Right
School Meals and Milk Act
— Meals and Milk Service
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per School Meals and Milk Act
Economic
Centrist
Certificates and Vocational Standards Act
— Certificate System
enacted 1959 · Aug 25 · per Postsecondary Education Act 1959
Economic
Centrist
Assisted Places and Endowed Schools Act
— Assisted Places Fund
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Assisted Places and Endowed Schools Act
Economic
Left
Title IV — Environment
13 statutes
leans centrist -0.3
▾
Rivers and Pollution Control Act
— River Boards
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Rivers and Pollution Control Act
Economic
Right
National Parks and Access Act
— Parks and Access Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per National Parks and Access Act
Economic
Centrist
Smoke Abatement and Clean Air Act
— Smokeless Zones
enacted 1957 · Aug 21 · per The Kim Woodburn Act 1957
Economic
Centrist
Electricity and Grid Development Act
— No Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Electricity and Grid Development Act
Coal and Domestic Resources Act
— Development Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Coal and Domestic Resources Act
Economic
Centrist
Fuel Prices and Allocation Act
— Tariff Restraint
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Fuel Prices and Allocation Act
Economic
Centrist
Minerals Licensing Act
— Licensing Windows
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Minerals Licensing Act
Economic
Left
Atomic Energy Programme Act
— No Atomic Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Atomic Energy Programme Act
Countryside and Access Act
— Parks and Rights of Way
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Countryside and Access Act
Economic
Centrist
Clean Rivers and Sanitation Act
— Every River Swimmable
enacted 1957 · Aug 21 · per The Kim Woodburn Act 1957
Economic
Center-Left
Strategic Materials and Sterling Area Act
— Strategic Stockpile
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Strategic Materials and Sterling Area Act
Economic
Centrist
Quarries and Minerals Act
— Licensing Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Quarries and Minerals Act
Economic
Left
Fuel Boards Regulation Act
— Board Regulation
enacted 1957 · Aug 21 · per The Kim Woodburn Act 1957
Economic
Centrist
Title V — Governance
10 statutes
leans center-trad +0.7
▾
Representation and Franchise Act
— Modern Registration
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Representation and Franchise Act
Social
Moderate
Official Information and Publications Act
— Publication Rules
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Official Information and Publications Act
Social
Lean Trad
Local Government Finance Act
— No Grant System
enacted 1960 · Aug 25 · per No Grant System — Local Government Finance Act
Social
Center-Trad
Public Accounts and Tribunals Act
— No Watchdogs
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Public Accounts and Tribunals Act
Civil Service and Whitehall Act
— Reformed Whitehall
enacted 1959 · Aug 24 · per Reformed Whitehall — Civil Service and Whitehall Act
Social
Center-Trad
Cabinet and Machinery of Government Act
— Organized Centre
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Cabinet and Machinery of Government Act
Social
Moderate
Parliamentary Sovereignty and Crown Powers Act
— Assured Sovereignty
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Parliamentary Sovereignty and Crown Powers Act
Social
Moderate
Elections Administration Act
— Returning Officer Standards
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Elections Administration Act
Social
Traditional
Machinery of Government Act
— Reorganization Authority
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Machinery of Government Act
Social
Moderate
Broadcasting Charter Act
— Charter Broadcasting
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Broadcasting Charter Act
Social
Moderate
Title VI — Healthcare
13 statutes
leans center-left -0.5
▾
National Health Service Act
— Broad Public Service
enacted 1954 · Aug 14 · per Streibl Health Services
Economic
Lean Left
National Insurance and Pensions Act
— Expanded Insurance
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Economic
Centrist
Public Health and Vaccination Act
— Preventive Network
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Economic
Center-Left
Hospital Boards and Medical Progress Act
— No Investment
enacted 1954 · Aug 14 · per Streibl Health Services
Charges and Benefit Conditions Act
— No Conditions
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Economic
Center-Left
Private Practice and Provident Schemes Act
— Pay Beds and Panels
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Economic
Lean Left
Service Efficiency and Management Act
— Efficiency Committee
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Service Efficiency and Management Act
Economic
Centrist
National Insurance Extension Act
— Coverage Extension
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per National Insurance Extension Act
Economic
Lean Right
Hospital Building Programme Act
— Building Programme
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Economic
Centrist
War Pensions and Service Health Act
— Pensions and Treatment
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per War Pensions and Service Health Act
Economic
Centrist
Medical Research Council Act
— No Council
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Medical Research Council Act
Friendly Societies and Benefits Act
— Societies Recognized
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Friendly Societies and Benefits Act
Economic
Lean Left
National Assistance Reform Act
— Eligibility Review
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per National Assistance Reform Act
Economic
Center-Left
Title VII — Infrastructure
12 statutes
leans center-left -0.7
▾
Housing and Town Development Act
— Three Hundred Thousand Homes
enacted 1961 · Aug 29 · per Infrastructure Saving Bill
Economic
Lean Left
Railways and Public Transport Act
— Modernization Support
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Railways and Public Transport Act
Economic
Centrist
Utilities and Telephone Expansion Act
— Connection Programme
enacted 1954 · Aug 14 · per Answer Your Phone Act 1953
Economic
Centrist
Public Works and Maintenance Act
— Deferred Maintenance
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Public Works and Maintenance Act
Trunk Roads Programme Act
— Trunk Improvement Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Trunk Roads Programme Act
Economic
Centrist
Building Societies and Ownership Act
— Societies Framework
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Building Societies and Ownership Act
Economic
Lean Left
Planning and Development Control Act
— Planning Permissions
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Planning and Development Control Act
Economic
Left
Trunk Roads and Freight Act
— Corridor Improvements
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Trunk Roads and Freight Act
Economic
Center-Left
Highlands and Rural Development Act
— Countryside Modernization
enacted 1957 · Aug 20 · per Housing and Rural Development Act
Economic
Center-Left
Slum Clearance and Town Development Act
— Comprehensive Redevelopment
enacted 1957 · Aug 20 · per Housing and Rural Development Act
Economic
Lean Left
New Towns Act
— New Towns Programme
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per New Towns Act
Economic
Centrist
London Transport and Municipal Buses Act
— Operating Support
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per London Transport and Municipal Buses Act
Economic
Lean Right
Title VIII — Defense
11 statutes
leans moderate +0.3
▾
Diplomatic Service Act
— Great-Power Diplomacy
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Far Liberal
Commonwealth and International Bodies Act
— Member in Standing
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Lean Trad
External Broadcasting and Culture Act
— Broadcasting and Council
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Moderate
Security Services and Signals Act
— No Apparatus
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Defence Production and Research Act
— Full Mobilization Base
enacted 1958 · Aug 22 · per Full Mobilization Base — Defence Production and Research Act
Social
Center-Trad
Armed Forces and National Service Act
— National Service Establishment
enacted 1957 · Aug 19 · per National Service Establishment — Armed Forces and National Service Act
Social
Lean Trad
Strategic Forces and Deterrent Act
— Independent Deterrent
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Traditional
Civil Defence Corps Act
— No Corps
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Colombo Plan and Development Act
— Development Programmes
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Colombo Plan and Development Act
Social
Moderate
North Atlantic and Commonwealth Defence Act
— Integrated Commands
enacted 1954 · Aug 14 · per National Defence Framework Act 1953
Social
Lean Liberal
Territorial and Reserve Forces Act
— Nation in Arms
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Traditional
Title IX — Public Safety
10 statutes
leans moderate -0.2
▾
Criminal Justice and Detention Standards Act
— Strong Process Rights
enacted 1955 · Aug 16 · per Public Order, Judicial Efficiency, and Civil Liberties Act 1954
Social
Liberal
Legal Aid and Advice Act
— Poor Persons Procedure
enacted 1957 · Aug 19 · per Crime Reduction Act 1967
Social
Lean Trad
Police Conduct and Watch Committees Act
— Conduct Standards
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Police Conduct and Watch Committees Act
Social
Moderate
Crime Prevention Grants Act
— No Programmes
enacted 1957 · Aug 19 · per Crime Reduction Act 1967
Courts and Assizes Capacity Act
— Court Modernization
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Moderate
Police Forces and Constabulary Act
— National Enforcement Web
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Lean Trad
Sentencing and Prisons Act
— Prison Standards
enacted 1957 · Aug 20 · per bill 2
Social
Lean Liberal
Justice Administration Act
— Justice Administration
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Justice Administration Act
Social
Moderate
Borstal and Prison Reform Act
— Borstal System
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Borstal and Prison Reform Act
Social
Moderate
Special Branch Expansion Act
— Branch Expansion
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Moderate
Title X — Social
11 statutes
leans center-trad +0.6
▾
Race Relations and Equal Standing Act
— No Statutory Protection
standing law
Social
Far Traditional
Women's Employment and Family Services Act
— Nursery Network
enacted 1956 · Aug 17 · per Women out of the Kitchen Act
Social
Center-Liberal
Opportunity and Advancement Act
— Open Society Drive
enacted 1961 · Aug 27 · per Open Society Act 1960
Social
Center-Liberal
Population and Registration Act
— Count Only
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Voluntary Bodies and Charities Act
— Community Facilities
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Moderate
Family Allowances Act
— Family Support System
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Lean Trad
Crown, Church and Heritage Act
— Heritage Programmes
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Crown, Church and Heritage Act
Social
Moderate
Commonwealth Citizens and Equal Standing Act
— Public Standing Rules
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Traditional
British Nationality and Migration Act
— Closed Door
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per British Nationality and Migration Act
Maternity and Child Welfare Act
— Family Services System
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Lean Trad
Equal Pay Implementation Act
— Full Employment Equality
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Social
Liberal
Title 11 — Trade & Tariffs
1 statute
no axis positions
▾
Tariff
— 0% tariff
active tariff · All imports
0% active
Title 12 — Economy
11 statutes
leans center-right +0.7
▾
Wages Councils and Employment Protection Act
— Strong Protections
enacted 1962 · Aug 30 · per Budget 1962
Economic
Left
National Assistance and Depressed Areas Act
— Assistance and Development Areas
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per National Assistance and Depressed Areas Act
Economic
Centrist
Food Subsidies and Household Costs Act
— No Subsidies
enacted 1955 · Aug 15 · per Austerity Act
Economic
Center-Right
Exchange Control and Stabilization Act
— No Controls
enacted 1953 · Aug 13 · per Enterprise Act
Industrial Investment and Productivity Act
— National Investment Drive
enacted 1958 · Aug 21 · per Industrial Investment and Productivity Act 1957
Economic
Center-Right
Exchequer Discipline and Debt Act
— Iron Exchequer
enacted 1955 · Aug 15 · per Austerity Act
Economic
Right
Restrictive Practices and Competition Act
— Structural Enforcement
enacted 1953 · Aug 13 · per Enterprise Act
Economic
Right
Agriculture and Deficiency Payments Act
— Deficiency Payments System
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Agriculture and Deficiency Payments Act
Economic
Lean Left
Industrial Relations and Trade Disputes Act
— Bargaining Framework
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Industrial Relations and Trade Disputes Act
Economic
Centrist
Monopolies and Mergers Act
— Active Market Policing
enacted 1953 · Aug 13 · per Enterprise Act
Economic
Right
Export Credits and Enterprise Act
— Export Credits Department
enacted 1953 · Aug 8 · per Export Credits and Enterprise Act
Economic
Centrist