"Modest and simple": la "piccola" riforma della House of Lords

The article examines the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 that received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014. It was introduced as private Members’ bill. The Act allows members of the House of Lords to retire or resign permanently. It also provides that members who did not attend and those convicted of serious offences should cease to be members of the House of Lords

Il contributo esamina le principali novità legate all’introduzione dell’House of Lords Reform Act 2014, legge che prevede il diritto dei Pari di dimettersi e la loro decadenza nei casi in cui siano condannati a pene superiori a un anno o non partecipino ai lavori parlamentari per una sessione.