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| 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] |
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| Citation | 2014 c 20 |
| Introduced by | Philip Dunne |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
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| Royal assent | 14 May 2014 |
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| Relates to | Reserve Forces Act 1980, Reserve Forces Act 1996, Armed Forces Act 2006 |
Status: Current legislation | |
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]
- ^ "Defence Reform Act 2014: Government Bill". parliament.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
- ^ Wilson, C., Defence Reform Act 2014 and associated regulations: a new framework for single source procurement, DLA Piper, published 2 December 2014, accessed 30 April 2022
- ^ UK Legislation, Defence Reform Act 2014: Section 44, accessed 1 November 2022