ActClear

Read UK legislation, one Act at a time

A plain-English reader for UK Acts of Parliament — full statutory text, plain-English summaries, and an AI agent that answers strictly from the actual text, with citations back to where it came from. Pick an Act to start reading.

This is an independent reference tool, not affiliated with HM Government or any regulator named on an individual Act's own page. Content is sourced from legislation.gov.uk; plain-English summaries and AI answers are guidance only, not legal advice.

What you can do here

Full text, Part by Part

Every Part and Schedule of each Act, parsed in full from the official source, with continuous scroll as you read.

Plain-English summaries

A short “what this means for you” explanation alongside every section — never a replacement for the statutory text itself.

Ask the Act

Ask a question in plain language and get an answer grounded in the real text, with citations linking back to exactly where it came from.

Internal cross-references

Where an Act's own text refers to one of its other sections or Schedules, that's a direct, verified link — always within that Act, never across different Acts.

Official Explanatory Notes

The UK government's own official notes, shown alongside the plain-English summary wherever they exist for a section.

Full-text search

Find any section by keyword within the Act you're reading, with results linking straight to where they appear.

Bookmark sections

Save sections you want to come back to, stored right in your browser.