On this day 16 November 1989 – The Children Act

The Children Act received Royal Assent on 16 November 1989 At the time of its enactment, the Children Act was designed to be a dramatic departure in relation to the previous legislation as it centred around the fact that children are best cared for within their own...

On this day….27 July 1967

The Sexual Offences bill received Royal Assent on 27 July 1967 and permitted homosexual acts between consenting adults over the age of 21 Sexual Offences Act 1967 After several attempts to introduce homosexual reform, Lord Arran introduced the Bill in the House of...