The House of Lords Reform Act 2014 (c. 24) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act was a private member's bill. It received royal assent on 14 May 2014. The act allows members of the House of Lords to retire or resign – actions previously constitutionally impossible for life peers. It also makes provision to exclude members who commit serious criminal offences resulting in a jail sentence of at least one year, and members who fail to attend the House for a whole session, provided that the session is longer than 6 months. The act does not have retrospective effect.
, 224 peers have resigned or retired, and a further 16 peers were removed under the act's provisions regarding non-attendance. The first peer to resign was Julian Grenfell, 3rd Baron Grenfell, on 1 October 2014.
Amongst other things, this act provides for the right of peers to resign from the House of Lords, whilst keeping their title and style. Section 4(5) states that those who have resigned or been removed from the House of Lords can stand or re-stand as MPs. To date, no such person has become an MP.__TOC__
Peers removed for non-attendance under the provisions of the act
PeerPartyTypein LordsSession without any attendancePostremovalDiedCrossbenchHereditary12 February 197556th Parliament, 1st Session (2015–2016)18 May 2016CrossbenchLife28 November 199756th Parliament, 1st Session (2015–2016)18 May 2016LabourLife28 November 199756th Parliament, 1st Session (2015–2016)18 May 2016Liberal DemocratLife6 October 199456th Parliament, 1st Session (2015–2016)18 May 2016LabourLife28 May 198556th Parliament, 2nd Session (2016–2017)13 June 2017ConservativeLife26 March 199156th Parliament, 2nd Session (2016–2017)13 June 2017ConservativeHereditary30 July 196358th Parliament, 1st Session (2019–2021)11 May 2021LabourLife17 October 199658th Parliament, 1st Session (2019–2021)11 May 2021Life5 June 200158th Parliament, 3rd Session (2022–2023)7 November 2023ConservativeLife11 October 199358th Parliament, 3rd Session (2022–2023)7 November 2023Hereditary9 July 198658th Parliament, 4th Session (2023–2024)9 July 2024LabourLife7 July 201058th Parliament, 4th Session (2023–2024)9 July 2024LabourLife3 October 199758th Parliament, 4th Session (2023–2024)9 July 2024LabourLife29 June 200558th Parliament, 4th Session (2023–2024)9 July 2024Life30 October 200158th Parliament, 4th Session (2023–2024)9 July 2024Life1 June 200458th Parliament, 4th Session (2023–2024)9 July 2024LabourLife2 May 200059th Parliament, 1st Session (2024–2026)13 May 2026LabourLife30 July 199859th Parliament, 1st Session (2024–2026)13 May 2026
See also Reform of the House of Lords (details reform proposals put forward since 1997) History of reform of the House of Lords (details reforms enacted since the 16th century) House of Lords Act 1999 (whose provisions were amended by the 2014 Act) Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 (five Lords resigned through this Act) House of Lords (Expulsion and Suspension) Act 2015 List of former members of the House of Lords (2000–present)
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