Succession to Peerages and Baronetcies Bill information
United Kingdom legislation
Succession to Peerages and Baronetcies Bill
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
A Bill to amend the law regarding succession to peerages and baronetcies; and for connected purposes.
Introduced by
The Lord Northbrook
Status: Not yet in force
History of passage through Parliament
The Succession to Peerages and Baronetcies Bill is a proposed law of the Parliament of the United Kingdom introduced on 20 November 2023 by Lord Northbrook.[1]
The Bill proposes to change the law about hereditary peerages and baronetcies by removing male primogeniture to allow female heirs to take a hereditary peerage or baronetcy.
This is another attempt by a Bill to serve this purpose.
If enacted, it would align the hereditary peerage and baronetcy to the same laws of succession as the Crown. Previous attempts, such as Lord Lucas' Equality (Titles) Bill, and Lord Trefgarne's Succession to Peerages Bills 2015 and 2016, received significant support. The Government has previously promised to make this law.[2][3]
^"Succession to Peerages and Baronetcies Bill [HL]".
^Dunn, Tom Newton (20 February 2021). "Ladies first in Tory plan to abolish male primogeniture". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^Cope, Rebecca (23 February 2021). "Tories to draw up new laws to allow women to inherit their father's titles". Tatler. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
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