Key acts and Reforms Flashcards
The Divorce Reform Act 1969
-Allowed for no-fault divorce on the ground of irretrievable breakdown of marriage.
-This meant that divorce was much easier
The Family Law Act 1996
Addresses issues like domestic violence, occupation orders, and non molestation orders
The Equal Pay Act 1970
-Equal pay for men and women
Sex Discrimination Act 1975
Made discrimination against gender illegal
The Race Relation Act 1976
Banned racial discrimination in public places
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Banned discrimination against people with disabilities
The Equality Act 2010
Made it illegal to discriminate against people for having any of the protected characteristics
E.G Race, gender, disability, sexuality etc
The Adoption and Children Act 2002
Allowed unmarried and married couples and same-sex couples to adopt a child
-Introduced reforms to the adoption process
The Family Allowances Act 1945
Provided financial support to families with children
The Old Age Pensions Act 1908
Introduced pensions so that the elderly could retire
The Marriage Act 2013
Legalised same sex marriage
The Infant Life Preservation Act 1929
Not an offence to carry out abortion if mothers life was in danger
The Abortion Act 1967
Legalised abortion under specific conditions
The NHS Family Planning Act 1967
Made the oral pill available to single women not just married women
The National Minimum Wage Act 1998
Sets out the minimum age rate for different age groups
The Education Reform Act 1988
Introduced marketisation, national curriculum, and testing in schools
The National Curriculum
Sets out subjects and standards all schools must teach
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practise
Provides teacher training on how to support children with special educational needs
The Beveridge Report 1942
Helped to establish an NHS and welfare state after the war
(William Beveridge)
Section 28 1988
-Prohibited local authorities from “promoting” homosexuality or teaching about it in a positive light in schools.
