Pensions Act 2014
make provision about pensions and about benefits payable to people in connection with bereavement; and for connected purposes.
Government Bill
What is this Bill?
The Pensions Act 2014 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 9 May 2013 and became an Act of Parliament on 14 May 2014.
Whose idea is this Bill?Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.
How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Act of Parliament, Government Bills, Process of a Bill
Sponsor: Lord Freud
Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers All Bill Debates
This bill has received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament
Bill Progession through Parliament
Latest Key documents
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
14th May 2014
Royal Assent (Commons)
14th May 2014
Act of Parliament
Pensions Act 2014 c.19
8th April 2014
Ping Pong: House of Lords
27th March 2014
Amendment papers
Motion to be moved on consideration of Commons Reason
18th March 2014
Bills
HL Bill 95 2013-14, Commons Disagreement and Reason
18th March 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments as at 17 March 2014
17th March 2014
Ping Pong: House of Commons
17th March 2014
Ways and Means resolution (No.2): House of Commons
17th March 2014
Programme motion (No.3): House of Commons
17th March 2014
Amendment papers
Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 17 March 2014
17th March 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration of Lords Amendments (PDF, 9KB)
14th March 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 13 March 2014
13th March 2014
Bills
Bill 183 2013-14, Lords Amendments to the Bill
13th March 2014
Bills
Bill 183-EN 2013-14, Explanatory Notes on Lords Amendments
12th March 2014
3rd reading: House of Lords
12th March 2014
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading
11th March 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading
7th March 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Third Reading
27th February 2014
Bills
HL Bill 91 2013-14, as amended on Report
26th February 2014
Report: 2nd sitting: House of Lords
26th February 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
25th February 2014
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
24th February 2014
Report: 1st sitting: House of Lords
22nd February 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
21st February 2014
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
20th February 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
18th February 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report
14th February 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
13th February 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
12th February 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
21st January 2014
Bills
HL Bill 76 2013-14, as brought from the Commons
20th January 2014
Committee: 6th sitting: House of Lords
18th January 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List]
17th January 2014
Amendment papers
Sixth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
15th January 2014
Committee: 5th sitting: House of Lords
15th January 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Fifth Marshalled List]
14th January 2014
Amendment papers
Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
13th January 2014
Committee: 4th sitting: House of Lords
11th January 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List]
10th January 2014
Amendment papers
Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
8th January 2014
Committee: 3rd sitting: House of Lords
7th January 2014
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
3rd January 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
21st December 2013
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
19th December 2013
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
18th December 2013
Committee: 2nd sitting: House of Lords
18th December 2013
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
17th December 2013
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
16th December 2013
Committee: 1st sitting: House of Lords
14th December 2013
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
13th December 2013
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
12th December 2013
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
11th December 2013
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
10th December 2013
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
3rd December 2013
2nd reading: House of Lords
31st October 2013
Bills
Bill 55 2013-14 (as brought from the Commons)
31st October 2013
Explanatory Notes
Bill 55-EN 2013-14 (Explanatory notes to the Bill)
31st October 2013
Impact Assessments
Summary of Impacts (updated) (PDF)
31st October 2013
Impact Assessments
Other measures in the Pensions Bill (updated) (PDF)
30th October 2013
1st reading: House of Lords
30th October 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 29 October 2013
29th October 2013
3rd reading: House of Commons
29th October 2013
Report stage: House of Commons
29th October 2013
Programme motion (No.2): House of Commons
29th October 2013
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill as at 29 October 2013
29th October 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (PDF, 8KB)
28th October 2013
Impact Assessments
Long term State Pension sustainability: increasing the State Pension age to 67 (updated) (PDF)
26th October 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 25 October 2013
25th October 2013
Amendment papers
Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 25 October 2013 (PDF, 74KB)
25th October 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 24 October 2013
24th October 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 23 October 2013
22nd October 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 21 October 2013
17th October 2013
Impact Assessments
Aboliton of Assessed Income Periods for Pension Credit (PDF)
26th September 2013
Impact Assessments
The single-tier pension: a simple foundation for saving (updated) (PDF)
5th September 2013
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on the progress of the Bill
5th September 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 4 September 2013
29th July 2013
Written evidence
Written Evidence - consolidated pdf version (PDF)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Aljosa Popovski (PB64)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Katherine Worsfold (PB52)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Neil Watson (PB63)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Sarah Pennells of SavvyWoman.co.uk (PB62)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Mike Goodall (PB61)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Group Trustees of the Manweb Group of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (PB60)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Ms Constance M Turner (PB58)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - William Harry Plant (PB57)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - CBI (PB56) (PDF, 81KB)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - B&CE (PB55)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Hazel Douglas (PB54)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Hogan Lovells International LLP (PB53)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - George Morley (PB59)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - ShareAction (PB65)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Dr. Pauline Worrall (PB66)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Ian Pottle (PB67)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - NASUWT (PB68)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Cynthia Morton (PB69)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Helen Lewis (PB70)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Prospect (PB71)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Association of Electricity Supply Pensioners (PB72)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Andrew Robertson-Fox (PB73)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - PCS (PB74)
12th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Partnership Assurance (PB75)
12th July 2013
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Version of the bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 438KB)
12th July 2013
Bills
Bill 091 2013-14 (as ordered by the House of Commons)
12th July 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 July 2013
11th July 2013
Committee Debate: 12th sitting: House of Commons
11th July 2013
Committee Debate: 11th sitting: House of Commons
11th July 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 July 2013
10th July 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 9 July 2013
10th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - NAPF Suplementary (PB50)
10th July 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 4 (PDF, 55KB)
10th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Association of British Insurers (PB43)
10th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Childhood Bereavement Network (PB44)
10th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Jay Ginn (PB51)
10th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Anita Craggs (PB45)
10th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - EEF (PB46)
10th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Pauline Walker (PB47)
10th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Elaine Calvert (PB48)
10th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Catherine M Kirby Supplementary (PB49)
9th July 2013
Committee Debate: 9th sitting: House of Commons
9th July 2013
Committee Debate: 10th sitting: House of Commons
9th July 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 July 2013
8th July 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 56KB)
5th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - John Read (PB37)
5th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - GMB (PB31)
5th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Legal and General (PB32)
5th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - National Federation of Occupational Pensioners (PB33)
5th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Mercer (PB34)
5th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - SPC (PB35)
5th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Aviva (PB36)
5th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - The POP Group (PB38)
5th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - The Trustee Directors of the UK Power Networks Group of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (PB39)
5th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Neil Howett (PB40)
5th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - National Association of Pension Funds (PB41)
5th July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Alf Russo (PB42)
5th July 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 4 July 2013
5th July 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 4 July 2013
4th July 2013
Committee Debate: 8th sitting: House of Commons
4th July 2013
Committee Debate: 7th sitting: House of Commons
4th July 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 July 2013
4th July 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 60KB)
3rd July 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 2 July 2013
3rd July 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 2 July 2013
2nd July 2013
Committee Debate: 6th sitting: House of Commons
2nd July 2013
Committee Debate: 5th sitting: House of Commons
2nd July 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 2 July 2013
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Civil Service Pensioners’ Alliance (PB19)
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Association of Consulting Actuaries (PB20)
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Bette Baldwin (PB21)
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) (PB22)
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - British Pensions in Australia Inc(COSLA) (PB23)
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Ray Smith (PB24)
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Aubrey Derrick Prance (PB25)
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Catherine M Kirby - supplementary (PB26)
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - International Consortium of British Pensioners (PB18)
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - LGA (PB30)
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - NAPF (PB29)
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - UNITE (PB28)
2nd July 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Towers Watson (PB27)
1st July 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 61KB)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Eileen Brown (PB10)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Karen Tyler (PB06)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Peter Wells (PB07)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Canadian Alliance of British Pensioners (PB08)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Joy Palmer (PB09)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Philip Hampson (PB11)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (PB16)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Gina Loxam (PB15)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Dr. Lawrence Renaudon Smith (PB14)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Lorraine Hart (PB13)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Thelma Brown (PB12)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - National Pensioners Convention (PB17)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Brighton Women's Centre (PB05)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - British Australian Pensioners Association (BAPA) (PB04)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Clive Anthony Evans (PB03)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Catherine M Kirby (PB02)
28th June 2013
Written evidence
Written evidence - Clive Walford (PB01)
28th June 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 27 June 2013
28th June 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 27 June 2013
27th June 2013
Committee Debate: 4th sitting: House of Commons
27th June 2013
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting: House of Commons
27th June 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 27 June 2013
27th June 2013
Press notices
Pensions Bill Committee announce evidence programme
26th June 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 25 June 2013
26th June 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 25 June 2013
25th June 2013
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting: House of Commons
25th June 2013
Committee Debate: 1st sitting: House of Commons
25th June 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 25 June 2013
21st June 2013
Press notices
Have your say on the Pensions Bill
17th June 2013
2nd reading: House of Commons
17th June 2013
Ways and Means resolution: House of Commons
17th June 2013
Programme motion: House of Commons
17th June 2013
Money resolution: House of Commons
10th May 2013
Explanatory Notes
Bill 006 EN (Explanatory Note to Bill)
10th May 2013
Bills
Bill 006 2013-14 (as introduced)
9th May 2013
1st reading: House of Commons
9th May 2013
Impact Assessments
Other measures in the Pensions Bill (PDF, 50KB)
9th May 2013
Impact Assessments
Summary of Impacts (PDF, 136KB)
29th April 2013
Impact Assessments
Replacement of existing Bereavement Benefits for New Claims from April 2016 - Bereavement Benefits for the 21st Century (in Great Britain) (PDF)
17th April 2013
Impact Assessments
The single-tier pension: a simple foundation for saving (PDF, 413KB)
16th April 2013
Impact Assessments
Long term State Pension sustainability: increasing the State Pension age to 67 (PDF, 169KB)
16th April 2013
Impact Assessments
The Pension Protection Fund Compensation Cap amendments (PDF)
21st May 2012
Impact Assessments
Small Pots and Automatic Transfers (PDF, 277KB)
22nd March 2012
Impact Assessments
Reduce the frequency of returns to the Pensions Regulator by defined contribution schemes with 2-4 members (PDF, 199KB)
19th October 2011
Impact Assessments
Short Service Refunds (PDF, 477KB)