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Pension Schemes Act 2017

[As Introduced]
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The Pension Schemes Act 2017 creates tougher rules and oversight for pension schemes in the UK. It aims to protect workers' pensions by preventing fraud and poor management, and gives regulators better tools to step in if a pension scheme is in trouble or treating members unfairly.

Presented by Lord Freud
supported by Damian Green.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
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The people's count188 votes
53% Aye · 9947% No · 89
MPs' vote612 MPs
42% Ayes · 25658% Noes · 356
The democratic gap

11% , a moderate gap

Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading17 Jan 2017
  • 2nd reading30 Jan 2017
  • Committee stage7 Feb 2017
  • Report stage29 Mar 2017
  • 3rd reading29 Mar 2017

Lords

  • 1st reading19 Oct 2016
  • 2nd reading1 Nov 2016
  • Committee stage21 Nov 2016
  • Report stage19 Dec 2016
  • 3rd reading16 Jan 2017
Royal Assent27 Apr 2017