Succession to Peerages Bill [HL]

Key Points

• Reforms the law on succession to hereditary peerages.
• Sets out new rules for who can inherit a peerage (the line of succession).
• Includes connected provisions to implement the changes.
• Applies to existing and future hereditary titles.
• Currently at the early stages of passage, having reached the 2nd reading in the Lords (first reading occurred in 2016).

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Lords. It originated in the Lords, with the first reading in 2016, and no further stages are recorded in the provided information.