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House of Lords committee proposes retirement age of 80 and 20% attendance rule for peers
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House of Lords committee proposes retirement age of 80 and 20% attendance rule for peers
A House of Lords committee has proposed that peers must retire at 80 and attend at least 20% of sitting days or face expulsion from Parliament.
- The House of Lords Retirement and Participation Committee published its report on Wednesday, recommending a mandatory retirement age of 80 for all peers and a minimum attendance requirement of 20% of sitting days.
- The committee recommended phasing in the retirement age, with peers required to retire by 85 from 8 July 2029, decreasing annually to 80 by July 2034.
- New members would be required to agree in writing to retire by their 80th birthday under the proposals.
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