| Short Title: | Defence Reform Act 2014 |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to make provision in connection with any arrangements that may be made by the Secretary of State with respect to the provision to the Secretary of State of defence procurement services; to make provision relating to defence procurement contracts awarded, or amended, otherwise than as the result of a competitive process; to make provision in relation to the reserve forces of the Crown; and for connected purposes.[1] |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Introduced By: | Philip Dunne |
| Territorial Extent: | United Kingdom |
| Royal Assent: | 14 May 2014 |
| Statute Book Chapter: | 2014 c 20 |
| Related Legislation: | Reserve Forces Act 1980, Reserve Forces Act 1996, Armed Forces Act 2006 |
| Status: | Current |
The Defence Reform Act 2014 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerned with defence procurement and the UK Reserve Forces, particularly the Territorial Army. It has 51 sections and seven schedules.
Part 1 of the Act relates to defence procurement in general. Part 2 created a statutory framework for single-source contracts, operating in accordance with the Single Source Contract Regulations. The Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) was established under the Act.[2] Part 3 is concerned with reserve forces: the Army Reserve was renamed the Regular Reserve and the Territorial Army was renamed the Army Reserve.[3]
The Act had its first reading in the House of Commons on 3 July 2013. Its backers were the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander, Business Secretary Vince Cable, Justice Secretary Chris Grayling, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude, Dominic Grieve and the Bill Minister, Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, Philip Dunne.
The second reading in the House of Commons took place on 16 July 2013.[4]
Subsequent Parliamentary stages were as follows:
| House | Stage | Date(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Commons | Committee | 3 September 2013 - 22 October 2013 |
| Report | 20 November 2013 | |
| 3rd Reading | 20 November 2013 | |
| Lords | 1st Reading | 21 November 2013 |
| 2nd Reading | 10 December 2013 | |
| Committee | 3 February 2014 - 25 February 2014 | |
| Report | 24 March 2014 - 26 March 2014 | |
| 3rd Reading | 2 Apr 2014 |
The Bill returned to the House of Commons on 29 April 2014, where a programme motion was passed, and Commons Consideration of Lords' Amendments took place.
The Bill was given Royal Assent (and thus became an Act) on 14 May 2014.[5]