Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to make provision about reports of the Boundary Commissions under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986; to make provision about the number of parliamentary constituencies and other rules for the distribution of seats; and for connected purposes |
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| Citation | 2020 c. 25 |
| Introduced by | Chloe Smith, Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution (Commons) Lord True, Minister of State for the Cabinet Office (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 14 December 2020 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, Boundary Commissions Act 1992, Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011, Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Text of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 (c. 25) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It amends the regulations underpinning the parliamentary boundary review process as set out under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 and previously amended by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, Boundary Commissions Act 1992 and Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2011.
A bill was introduced on 19 May 2020 to reflect a written statement, entitled Strengthening Democracy, from the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office, Chloe Smith, on 24 March 2020. It received its second reading on 2 June 2020. The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 received royal assent on 14 December 2020.