House of Lords

=====Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015=====
{{Main|Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015}}
{{See also|Women in the House of Lords}}
This Act made provision to preferentially admit female bishops of the Church of England to the Lords Spiritual over male ones in the 10 years following its commencement (2015 to 2025). This came as a consequence of the Church of England deciding in 2014 to begin to [[Ordination of women in the Anglican Communion#Church of England|ordain women as bishops]].

In 2015, [[Rachel Treweek]], [[Bishop of Gloucester]], became the first woman to sit as a [[Lord Spiritual]] in the House of Lords due to the Act.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2015/23-october/news/uk/rachel-treweek-becomes-first-woman-bishop-to-enter-house-of-lords |title=Rachel Treweek becomes first woman bishop to enter House of Lords |work=[[Church Times]] |date=26 October 2015 |access-date=30 October 2015}}</ref> As of 2023, six women bishops sit as Lords Spiritual, five of them having been accelerated due to this Act.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/members/Lords?SearchText=&PartyId=3&Gender=Female&MembershipStatus=0&PolicyInterestId=&Experience=&ShowAdvanced=true|title=Current Female Bishops in the House of Lords |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>