Proceeding contribution from Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 15 March 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Pensions Bill [HL].

Pensions Bill [HL]

56: After Clause 26, insert the following new Clause— ““Gender recognition Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Act, those persons living within their acquired gender within the terms of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 for a period of two years before the passage of that Act, or who have received a full gender recognition certificate under the terms of that Act within a period of two years after its coming into effect, are deemed always to have lived in their acquired gender for the purposes of calculation of state pension and other provisions of this Act, provided that this is not to their detriment in entitlement to those benefits and other provisions.””

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 726 c47GC
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects: Compensation Judiciary Gender Investment Employees' contributions Index linking Private sector Pay Workplace pensions Pensions Public sector Pension funds Pension Protection Fund Consumer prices index Pensions Regulator Transgender people
Legislation: Pensions Bill (HL) 2010-12
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