Sovereign Grant Act 2011

Sovereign Grant Act 2011

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act 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 1953; and for connected purposes.
Introduced by	Justine Greening, Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Commons) Lord Sassoon, Commercial Secretary to the Treasury (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent	18 October 2011
Commencement	1 April 2012
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Civil List Audit Act 1816 Civil List Act 1937
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Sovereign Grant Act 2011 (c. 15) is the Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced the Sovereign Grant, the payment that is paid annually to the monarch by the government in order to fund the monarch's official duties. It is usually set as a percentage of annual income from the Crown Estate. The Sovereign Grant Act was the biggest reform to the finances of the British royal family since the inception of the Civil List in 1760.^[1] In addition to the Sovereign Grant, the monarch continues to receive the revenue of the Duchy of Lancaster, while the Prince of Wales receives the revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall.