House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
| Bill | |
| Long title | A Bill to remove any remaining connection between the hereditary peerage and membership of the House of Lords; to abolish the jurisdiction of the House of Lords in relation to claims to hereditary peerages; and for connected purposes. |
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| Introduced by | Pat McFadden, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Commons) Baroness Smith of Basildon, Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
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| Royal assent | Pending |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | Peerage Act 1963 House of Lords Act 1999 Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 House of Lords Reform Act 2014 |
Status: Not yet in force | |
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| Records of Parliamentary debate relating to the statute from Hansard | |
| Text of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
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The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, sometimes referred to as the Hereditary Peers Bill, is a bill, currently pending royal assent, in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The bill will remove all remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords and most of their future involvement in it, following the passage of the bill on 10 March 2026.
House of Lords reform was proposed at the 2024 United Kingdom general election in the Labour Party manifesto, which included an age cap for life peers and the removal of hereditary peers entirely.