Pension Schemes Act 2026

Commons bill Government Bill 2025-26 Act of Parliament

Passed β€” now an Act of Parliament
Sponsor
Liz Kendall (Labour)
+ 1 co-sponsor
  • Baroness Sherlock (Labour)
Introduced
5 June 2025
Last activity
27 April 2026
About this bill

A Bill to make provision about pension schemes; and for connected purposes.

Parliamentary stages

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Commons
βœ“ First reading 5 Jun 2025
βœ“ Second reading 7 Jul 2025
βœ“ Programme motion 7 Jul 2025
βœ“ Money resolution 7 Jul 2025
βœ“ Ways and Means resolution 7 Jul 2025
βœ“ Committee stage 2 Sep 2025β†—
βœ“ Report stage 3 Dec 2025
βœ“ Third reading 3 Dec 2025
βœ“ Ways and Means resolution 15 Apr 2026
βœ“ Programme motion 15 Apr 2026
βœ“ Consideration Of Lords Message 22 Apr 2026
βœ“ Consideration Of Lords Message 27 Apr 2026
Lords
βœ“ First reading 5 Dec 2025
βœ“ Second reading 18 Dec 2025
βœ“ Committee stage 12 Jan 2026
βœ“ Report stage 16 Mar 2026
βœ“ Third reading 26 Mar 2026
Final stages

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What this bill is about

From the Explanatory Notes (December 2025):

1. The Pension Schemes Bill aims to strengthen pension investment by supporting around 20 million people who could benefit from the reforms through better outcomes and greater value in private-sector pension schemes, increasing the amount available to them. The Bill provides for consolidation in the pensions market and focuses on value and outcomes for members and enables pension schemes to invest in a wider range of assets. 2. The Bill will also enable reforms to investment management in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) in England and Wales. The aim of these reforms is to ensure th…
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