Family Policies

Question 1

Divorce Reform Act 1969

Answer 1

enabled divorce to become easier for unhappy couples to access.

Question 2

Clares Law/domestic violence act

Answer 2

enables the police to disclose information to a victim or potential victim of domestic abuse about their partner’s or ex-partner’s previous abusive or violent offending

Question 3

Equality Act 2014

Answer 3

enabled homosexual couples to get legally married and thus to enjoy the same legal and social rights as heterosexual married couples.

Question 4

National Assistance Act (1948)

Answer 4

introduced the duty on local authorities to provide accommodation for older and ‘infirm’ people and a power to promote the welfare of disabled people

Question 5

National Insurance Act (1946).

Answer 5

The Act extended the scope of the National Insurance Act 1911 to require everyone of a working age (except for married women) to pay a weekly contribution.