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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026

This bill removes the remaining ~90 hereditary peers from the House of Lords and abolishes the Lords' role in deciding hereditary peerage claims, completing the removal of hereditary peerage membership begun in 1999.

A Bill to remove the remaining connection between hereditary peerage and membership of the House of Lords; to make provision about resignation from the House of Lords; to abolish the jurisdiction of the House of Lords in relation to claims to hereditary peerages; and for connected purposes.

Status: Act of Parliament

Current House: Unassigned

Stage: Royal Assent

Sponsored by: Pat McFadden, Baroness Smith of Basildon

Introduced: 2024-09-05

Royal Assent: 2026-03-18