Pensions Act 2011
Act of ParliamentThis bill passed all stages in both Houses and received Royal Assent.
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Long title
A Bill to make provision relating to pensions; and for connected purposes.
Summary
<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
- 1st reading· Lords
12 January 2011 – 12 January 2011
- 2nd reading· Lords
15 February 2011 – 15 February 2011
- Committee stage· Lords
1 March 2011 – 15 March 2011
- Report stage· Lords
30 March 2011 – 30 March 2011
- 3rd reading· Lords
27 April 2011 – 27 April 2011
- 1st reading· Commons
27 April 2011 – 27 April 2011
- 2nd reading· Commons
20 June 2011 – 20 June 2011
- Programme motion· Commons
20 June 2011 – 20 June 2011
- Money resolution· Commons
20 June 2011 – 20 June 2011
- Ways and Means resolution· Commons
20 June 2011 – 20 June 2011
- Committee stage· Commons
5 July 2011 – 14 July 2011
- Programme motion· Commons
18 October 2011 – 18 October 2011
- Report stage· Commons
18 October 2011 – 18 October 2011
- 3rd reading· Commons
18 October 2011 – 18 October 2011
- Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords
31 October 2011 – 31 October 2011
- Royal Assent· Unassigned
3 November 2011 – 3 November 2011
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 815.