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Sovereign Grant Act 2011

To make provision for the honour and dignity of the Crown and the Royal Family; make provision about allowances and pensions under the Civil List Acts of 1837 and 1952; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Sovereign Grant Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 30 June 2011 by Justine Greening (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Sovereign Grant Act 2011, receiving Royal Assent on 18 October 2011.

What the bill does

<p>The Bill makes changes to the way in which the monarchy is funded. It replaces the Civil List and other grants that support the Queen&rsquo;s official duties with a new Sovereign Grant, based on a percentage of the profits of the Crown Estate. </p><p>The new grant is designed to deliver at first a broadly similar level of finance in cash terms to what is available at present. There are mechanisms for adjusting the level in future, and for using any significant surplus as a means to reduce the grant. The Sovereign Grant is intended to be a typical government grant that will lead to the royal finances being audited by the National Audit Office, and subjected to full parliamentary scrutiny.</p>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 30 Jun 2011
  2. Allocation of time motion Commons 14 Jul 2011
  3. 2nd reading Commons 14 Jul 2011
  4. Committee stage Commons 14 Jul 2011
  5. 3rd reading Commons 14 Jul 2011
  6. 1st reading Lords 14 Jul 2011
  7. 2nd reading Lords 3 Oct 2011
  8. Committee negatived Lords 3 Oct 2011
  9. 3rd reading Lords 3 Oct 2011
  10. Royal Assent Unassigned 18 Oct 2011

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 1 Feb 2012.