House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026

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The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 (c. 12), sometimes referred to during passage as the Hereditary Peers Bill, is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which removed all remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords on 29 April 2026. Hereditary peers who also held a life peerage had their membership in the House of Lords continue uninterrupted, and those excluded may rejoin the Lords should they be subsequently granted a life peerage. The earl marshal and lord great chamberlain, offices held by hereditary peers, lost their ex officio seats but continue to carry out their ceremonial duties. For much of its history, most hereditary peers were entitled to sit in the House of Lords. This was abolished in the House of Lords Act 1999, retaining 92 excepted peers until further legislation could be enacted. House of Lords reform was proposed at the 2024 United Kingdom general election in the Labour Party manifesto, which included an age cap for life peers and the removal...

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