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Bill · started in the Lords

Pensions Act 2011

A Bill to make provision relating to pensions; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Pensions Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 12 January 2011 by Lord Freud (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Pensions Act 2011, receiving Royal Assent on 3 November 2011.

What the bill does

<p>The four parts of the Bill include a range of measures related to pension provision.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>Accelerates the existing timetable for increasing the State Pension age to 66</li><li>Amends the legislative framework requiring employers to automatically enrol employees into a qualifying pension system and to make contributions to that scheme</li><li>Amends legislation providing for the indexation and revaluation of occupational pensions and payments from the Pension Protection Fund</li><li>Allows contributions to be taken towards the cost of providing personal pension benefits to members of Judicial Pension Schemes.</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Lords 12 Jan 2011
  2. 2nd reading Lords 15 Feb 2011
  3. Committee stage Lords 1 Mar to 15 Mar 2011
  4. Report stage Lords 30 Mar 2011
  5. 3rd reading Lords 27 Apr 2011
  6. 1st reading Commons 27 Apr 2011
  7. 2nd reading Commons 20 Jun 2011
  8. Programme motion Commons 20 Jun 2011
  9. Money resolution Commons 20 Jun 2011
  10. Ways and Means resolution Commons 20 Jun 2011
  11. Committee stage Commons 5 Jul to 14 Jul 2011
  12. Programme motion Commons 18 Oct 2011
  13. Report stage Commons 18 Oct 2011
  14. 3rd reading Commons 18 Oct 2011
  15. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 31 Oct 2011
  16. Royal Assent Unassigned 3 Nov 2011

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 10 Nov 2011.