Annex B - Guide to Information
Who we are and what we do
Organisational information, locations and contacts, constitutional and legal governance
1. Details of the roles and responsibilities of the Commission, including
information relating to the legislative basis of our duties are available via the
‘About us’ section of our website.
2. The text of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (as amended by subsequent legislation) can be found on the Government’s legislation website: legislation.gov.uk
3. Details of the location of the Commission Secretariat, and how they can be
contacted, are available via the ‘About us’ and Contact us’ sections of the website.
What we spend and how we spend it
Financial information relating to projected and actual income and expenditure, tendering, procurement and contracts
1. Budget and expenditure information for the Commission, including Member
and staff allowances and expenses, is available in our Annual Reports which
can be accessed via the ‘About us’ section of our website.
What are our priorities and how are we doing
Strategy and performance information, plans, assessments, inspections and reviews
1. Information regarding the Commission’s strategy and performance are
available in our Annual Reports, available via the ‘About us’ section of our website.
2. Information regarding the current review being undertaken by the
Commission is made available in the ‘2023 Review’ section of our website.
3. The Commission’s final recommendations to Parliament regarding
constituency boundaries following the Fifth General Review (subsequently implemented at the 2010 General election) are available on the
‘Data and resources’ page of our website.
4. Previous constituency review recommendation report publications are currently only held in hard copy.
5. The Parliamentary electorate statistics for existing Parliamentary
constituencies in England are available via the ‘Data and resources’ page of our website
How we make decisions
Decision making processes and records of decisions
1. Information and documentation relating to the Commission’s meetings, at
which decisions are made, is provided via the ‘About us’ section of our
website.
Policies and procedures
Current written protocols for delivering our functions and responsibilities
1. The framework for delivery of our functions and responsibilities is set out in
statute, specifically the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (as
subsequently amended).
2. Commissioners are also required to comply with the Code of Conduct for
Board Members of Public Bodies (published by the Cabinet Office), which
can be accessed via the ‘About us’ section of our website.
Lists and registers
Information held in registers required by law and other lists and registers relating to the functions of the authority
1. The Commission maintains a Register of Interests for Commissioners
which can be accessed via the ‘About us’ section of our website.
The services we offer
Advice and guidance, booklets and leaflets, transaction and media releases
1. In addition to the above information, the Commission makes a number of
guidance and information documents available during a live constituency
review. These are made available on the section of our website dedicated to the current review.
2. During a live constituency review, updates on the progress of that review are
made available in the dedicated current review section and ‘News’ section of our
website.
3. The Commission passes its archived material to the National Archives.