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There have been consequential or minor updates to both Acts. See:
Crown Proceedings Act 1950(external link)
Schedule 5 Consequential Amendments(external link)
In 2015, the Law Commission published a report on the Crown Proceedings Act 1950 and made recommendations to modernise and simplify the Act to help people to seek effective legal redress when the Crown has breached a legal obligation. The Government rejected many of the Law Commission’s recommendations.