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Pension Schemes Act

The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.

Long title · Parliament’s official description

A Bill to make provision about pension schemes, including provision designed to encourage arrangements that offer people different levels of certainty in retirement or that involve different ways of sharing or pooling risk and provision designed to give people greater flexibility in accessing benefits and to help them make informed decisions about what to do with benefits.

Sponsors · 2

  • Mr Iain Duncan SmithConservativeChingford and Woodford Green
  • Lord Bourne of AberystwythConservativeLife peer

Bill · 6

  • Bill 166 2014-15, Lords Amendments to the BillCommons
    6 Feb 2015
  • HL Bill 90 2014-15, as amended on ReportLords
    28 Jan 2015
  • HL Bill 79 2014-15, as amended in CommitteeLords
    13 Jan 2015
  • HL Bill 63 2014-15, as brought from the CommonsLords
    27 Nov 2014
  • Bill 114 2014-15, as amended in Public Bill CommitteeCommons
    5 Nov 2014
  • Bill 12 2014-15, as introducedCommons
    26 Jun 2014

Explanatory Notes · 3

  • Bill 166-EN 2014-15Commons
    6 Feb 2015
  • HL Bill 63-EN 2014-15Lords
    27 Nov 2014
  • Bill 12-EN 2014-15Commons
    26 Jun 2014

Impact Assessments · 2

  • Amendments to Pension Schemes Bill (private sector defined benefit transfers)Unassigned
    19 Sept 2014
  • Summary of ImpactsUnassigned
    1 Jun 2014

Briefing papers · 2

  • Briefing Paper on House of Commons StagesCommons
    21 Nov 2014
  • Briefing Paper on Second ReadingCommons
    21 Aug 2014

Amendment Paper · 28

  • Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third ReadingLords
    5 Feb 2015
  • Amendment to be moved on Third ReadingLords
    4 Feb 2015
  • Amendment to be moved on Third ReadingLords
    29 Jan 2015
  • Amendment to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]Lords
    27 Jan 2015
  • Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on ReportLords
    24 Jan 2015
  • Amendments to be moved on ReportLords
    23 Jan 2015
  • Amendments to be moved on ReportLords
    22 Jan 2015
  • Amendment to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]Lords
    10 Jan 2015
  • Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in CommitteeLords
    9 Jan 2015
  • Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]Lords
    7 Jan 2015
  • Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in CommitteeLords
    6 Jan 2015
  • Amendments to be moved in CommitteeLords
    23 Dec 2014
  • Amendments to be moved in CommitteeLords
    20 Dec 2014
  • Amendments to be moved in CommitteeLords
    19 Dec 2014
  • Amendments to be moved in CommitteeLords
    18 Dec 2014
  • Consideration of Bill as at 25 November 2014Commons
    25 Nov 2014
  • Notices of Amendments given up to and including 21 November 2014Commons
    24 Nov 2014
  • Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 21 November 2014Commons
    21 Nov 2014
  • Notices of Amendments given on 19 November 2014Commons
    20 Nov 2014
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 November 2014Commons
    4 Nov 2014
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 October 2014Commons
    30 Oct 2014
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 October 2014Commons
    28 Oct 2014
  • Notices of Amendments given on 23 October 2014Commons
    24 Oct 2014
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 October 2014Commons
    23 Oct 2014
  • Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 21 October 2014Commons
    21 Oct 2014
  • Notices of Amendments given up to and including 17 October 2014Commons
    20 Oct 2014
  • Notices of Amendments given on 14 October 2014Commons
    15 Oct 2014
  • Notices of Amendments given on 11 September 2014Commons
    12 Sept 2014

Bill proceedings: Commons · 7

  • Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 24 February 2015Commons
    25 Feb 2015
  • Report Stage Proceedings as at 25 November 2014Commons
    26 Nov 2014
  • Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 4 November 2014Commons
    5 Nov 2014
  • Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 30 October 2014Commons
    31 Oct 2014
  • Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 28 October 2014Commons
    29 Oct 2014
  • Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 23 October 2014Commons
    24 Oct 2014
  • Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 21 October 2014Commons
    22 Oct 2014

Selection of amendments: Commons · 5

  • Consideration of Lords AmendmentsCommons
    24 Feb 2015
  • Consideration on ReportCommons
    24 Nov 2014
  • Consideration in Committee: Selection 3Commons
    3 Nov 2014
  • Consideration in Committee: Selection 2Commons
    30 Oct 2014
  • Consideration in Committee: Selection 1Commons
    28 Oct 2014

Will write letters · 7

  • Letter from Lord Bourne of Aberyswyth to Lord Bradley and Lord McAvoy regarding Part 2 of the Pension Schemes Bill. Unassigned
    20 Jan 2015
  • Letter from Lord Newby to Baroness Hollis of Heigham regarding the Pension Schemes Bill: pension flexibilities and income-related benefitsUnassigned
    19 Jan 2015
  • Letter from Lord Newby to Lord German and Lord Best regarding an amendment to the Pensions Schemes Bill which would ensure an individual's assets, in particular, housing wealth are taken into acccount in a pension decision Unassigned
    19 Jan 2015
  • Letter from Lord Newby to Baroness Greengross regarding the Pension Schemes Bill and the consideration of State Pension entitlement as a factor relevant to a consumer's decision to take their pension potUnassigned
    19 Jan 2015
  • Letter from Lord Newby to Lord McAvoy and Lord Bradley regarding issues raised during the Pension Schemes Bill Lords Committee stage, including Clause 54 - salary sacrifice Unassigned
    19 Jan 2015
  • Letter from Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to Lord McAvoy regarding points raised in relation to clause 44 of the Pension Schemes Bill 2014-15Unassigned
    15 Jan 2015
  • Letter from Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth to Lord Bradley regarding Pension Schemes Bill 2014-15 - Grand Committee Unassigned
    15 Jan 2015

Press notices · 2

  • Pension Schemes Bill evidence programme announced Commons
    17 Oct 2014
  • Have your say on the Pension Schemes BillCommons
    3 Sept 2014

Act of Parliament · 1

  • Pension Schemes Act 2015 c.8Commons
    9 Mar 2015

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures · 3

  • Northern Ireland Assembly - 9 December 2014Commons
    17 Mar 2015
  • Northern Ireland Assembly - 13 January 2015Commons
    17 Mar 2015
  • Northern Ireland Assembly - 04 February 2015Commons
    12 Feb 2015

Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons · 1

  • Version of the bill showing changes made in committeeCommons
    5 Nov 2014

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