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Pensions Act 2011

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

<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>

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Progress through Parliament16 stages recorded
Lords
1st reading
12 Jan 2011
Lords
2nd reading
15 Feb 2011
Lords
Committee stage
01 Mar 2011
Lords
Report stage
30 Mar 2011
Lords
3rd reading
27 Apr 2011
Commons
1st reading
27 Apr 2011
Commons
2nd reading
20 Jun 2011
Commons
Programme motion
20 Jun 2011
Commons
Money resolution
20 Jun 2011
Commons
Ways and Means resolution
20 Jun 2011
Commons
Committee stage
05 Jul 2011
Commons
Programme motion
18 Oct 2011
Commons
Report stage
18 Oct 2011
Commons
3rd reading
18 Oct 2011
Lords
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
31 Oct 2011
Royal Assent
03 Nov 2011