What Are The Key Features Of The Uk Constitution?

The UK constitution is `uncodified`, meaning it is made up of several sources found in leading statutes, conventions, judicial decisions, and treaties.

This means that Britain s constitution is flexible, with no special legal procedure for changing (amending) the constitution, meaning for instance Parliament could change the composition of the House of Lords by passing the 1999 Act, with the Judiciary having no power to challenge that. This means though that the way the UK is governed can be adjusted to match the needs of the current society.

Britain s constitution is also unitary. The UK has no states, so whilst Central government can choose to give out powers to devolved assemblies and local councils it can take those powers back at any time as they are not guaranteed by the constitution.

Finally, Britain s constitution is a monarchical constitution, rather than a republican one, and it is a Parliamentary constitution rather than a Presidential one.