Policy Flashcards
The family law act 1996
Conservative- introduced a one year waiting period before you could divorce in case you changed your mind
Bedroom tax 2013
Coalition - charged families living in council houses for every spare bedroom they had
Two children under ten expected to share a room regardless of gender
Two children under 16 expected to share if same gender
Same sex marriage act 2014
Coalition
Changes to divorce law- now have to have counselling
Coalition
Matrimonial causes act 1984
Conservative- divorce process much quicker (1 year instead of 5)
Children act 1989
Conservative (Margaret thatcher) - previously if a child needed to be taken from their home, 2 weeks notice was needed. This act meant the safety of children was the courts priority
Protection from harassment act 1997
Labour (tony Blair) - couples could give restraining orders if there had been abuse. Victims are protected from any form of harassment
Civil partnership act 2004
Labour (tony Blair)- gave same sex couples the same recognition as heterosexual married couples
Differences: spouses possessions didn’t automatically go to partner
Connexions 1999
New labour scheme to help young people into work
Sure start programme 1998
New labour- helped new parents (parenting classes)
Reduces the amount of culturally and materially deprived children
1991 the child support act
Conservative- if fathers left home, they had to pay money to the mothers to support children
Discourages fathers to leave
Equal pay act 1970
Conservative- no employee doing the same amount of work than another can be paid any less
Children in education until 18 2008
Labour (brown)
Divorce reform act 1971
Conservative- Widened the grounds for divorce - could now divorce due to irreconcilable differences and irretrievable breakdown
Legal aid and advice act 1949
Labour- Free legal advice and cheaper divorce
