Law's and policies

Question 1

The children’s charter
year?
what does it state?
specifics?

Answer 1

• 1889
• Police could arrest anyone found ill-treating a child and obtain a warrant to enter a home if a child was thought to be in danger.
• it was the first act of parliament for the prevention of cruelty to children,

Question 2

the factory act
year?
what does it state?
specifics?

Answer 2

• 1833
• No child under the age of nine to work.
• Children between the ages of nine and 13 years: could do no more than 48-hour week and had to go to school part-time.

Question 3

Contraceptive pill 
year?
who brought this law into place?
what does it state?
specifics?

Answer 3

-1961
- conservatives
- women who wished to have oral contraception would be able to receive it through the NHS
- at first it was given mainly to older women who already had children and did not want any more.
(1974, allowed to prescribe the pill, for free, to all women for the first time)

Question 4

Legalization of homosexuality for 21+ 
(sexual offences act)
year?
who brought this law into place?
what does it state?
specifics?

Answer 4

• 1967
• Labour
• this decriminalised male homosexual activity.
• However only over age of 21 (this is now age 16 the same as hetrosexual )

Question 5

Legalization of abortion
year?
who brought this law into place?
what does it state?
specifics?

Answer 5

• 1967
• labour
• allowed doctors in the nhs to perform abortions lawfully.
• however only is it was under 8 weeks

Question 6

Divorce Reform Act 
year?
who brought this law into place?
what does it state?
specifics?

Answer 6

• 1969
• labour
• couples allowed to divorce after being separated after 2 years.
• didn’t have to be proof of adultery, the marriage could have just been ‘ irretrievably broken down’.
  (beforehand it was very expensive to get a divorce and was only really accessible for rich men )

Question 7

Equal Opportunities and Equal Pay 
year?
who brought this law into place?
what does it state?
specifics?

Answer 7

• 1970
• labour
  -it prohibited any treatment that was less favorable between men or women.
  it became illegal for women to be paid less than men for the same work)

Question 8

Sex Discrimination Act 
year?
who brought this law into place?
what does it state?
specifics?

Answer 8

• 1975
• labour
• prohibited men and women from discrimination because of their sex or status.

Question 9

The Child Support Act
year?
who brought this law into place?
what does it state?
specifics?

Answer 9

• 1991
• the new right
• in the event of parental separation, the welfare of children is the state’s main priority.
• parents must pay child support in the event of separation.

Question 10

The Children Act
year?
who brought this law into place?
what were the main principles?

Answer 10

• 1989
  -the new right
  Main principles:
  -The welfare of the child is always the priority
  -Wherever possible, children should be brought up and cared for within their own families, with support from external agencies like social services if necessary.
• Parents with children in need should be helped to bring up their children themselves; they will be supported in this with help from external agencies.

Question 11

New Deal for Lone Parents - Welfare to Work programme

• year?
• who brought this into place?

Answer 11

• 1998
• new labour
• targeted single parents with school age children.
• £200 mill was allocated to this program
• launched a welfare to work program (all lone parents would be invited for interviews to discuss their opportunities)