Guidance

Financial resolutions

Guidance on financial resolutions and their role in the legislative process.

• From: Cabinet Office and Office of the Parliamentary Counsel
• Published: 4 June 2013
• Last updated: 5 April 2023 — See all updates

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Financial Resolutions Pamphlet

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Financial Resolutions Pamphlet

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This page contains guidance on financial resolutions that are required in the House of Commons in connection with public bills.

Published 4 June 2013
Last updated 5 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 5 April 2023

   the initialling of draft financial resolutions by the Financial Secretary to the Treasury ("FST") (paragraphs 5.26 to 5.28); changes to the FST between initalling and tabling of a financial resolution (paragraphs 5.29 and 5.30); recent examples of where a financial resolution was tabled simultaneously with a notice of presentation (paragraph 5.51); an update to the model money resolution, in particular ensuring consistency between limbs (1)(b) and (c) of the model resolution as regards the use of sums incurred / payable "under or by virtue of" (Appendix B).

2. 26 April 2021

   Updated guidance for members of the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel (OPC) on Financial resolutions added

3. 14 November 2019

   The November 2019 version of the financial resolutions has been added.

4. 17 January 2019

   Updated 'Financial Resolutions' attachment to the latest version.

5. 27 November 2015

   Updated document

6. 11 August 2014

   Updated guidance document published.

7. 4 June 2013

   First published.