Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 280
A Bill to make provision to enable the Treasury in certain circumstances to make an order relating to the transfer of securities issued by, or of property, rights or liabilities belonging to an authorised deposit-taker; to make further provision in relation to building societies; and for connected purposes.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: HM Treasury
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In plain English
Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2008 c. Changes to Legislation Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date.
The papers we read for this bill do not say who would be affected if it became law.
Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2008 c. Changes to Legislation Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2008 c. Changes to Legislation Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date.. The people who would notice most are: we are still checking who that would be. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2008 c. Changes to Legislation Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2008 c. Changes to Legislation Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by HM Treasury.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 became law. The official papers we read covered some Green Book cases well and left gaps in others. For accountability, the outcome sits beside a mixed evidence trail — worth reading the case notes below.
Strategic: Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Banking (Special Provisions) Act 2008 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2008 c. Changes to Legislation Revised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date.
Economic: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not give a figure in pounds for what it would cost or save. That is not a yes or no on the bill.
Commercial: Alteration of terms of securities or contracts etc.
Financial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say who would pay for it, or where the money would come from.
Management: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say who would be in charge of running it.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2009-02-25
Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act 2008
Same policy area (“Economy / tax”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2013-12-19
Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act
Same policy area (“Economy / tax”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2010-04-13
Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010
Same policy area (“Economy / tax”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2009-11-20
Banking Act 2009
Same policy area (“Economy / tax”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2009-02-25
National Insurance Contributions Act 2008
Same policy area (“Economy / tax”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.