Sexual Offences Act 1967 - Revision history

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	The Sexual Offences Act 1967 was steered through Parliament by Labour MP [[Leo Abse]]		The Sexual Offences Act 1967 was steered through Parliament by Labour MP [[Leo Abse]]
	and Lord Arran as a Private Member's Bill under the Harold Wilson government. It		and [[Lord Arran]] as a Private Member's Bill under the Harold Wilson government. It
	decriminalised consensual homosexual acts between men, subject to strict conditions:		decriminalised consensual homosexual acts between men, subject to strict conditions:

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	The Sexual Offences Act 1967 was steered through Parliament by Labour MP [[Leo Abse]]		The Sexual Offences Act 1967 was steered through Parliament by Labour MP [[Leo Abse]]
	and Lord Arran as a Private Member's Bill under the [[Harold Wilson]] government. It		and Lord Arran as a Private Member's Bill under the Harold Wilson government. It
	decriminalised consensual homosexual acts between men, subject to strict conditions:		decriminalised consensual homosexual acts between men, subject to strict conditions:

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	==Scotland and Northern Ireland==		==Scotland and Northern Ireland==
	Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland)		Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]].
	Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland)
	Order 1982]].

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-[[File:Sexual Offences Act.jpg|thumb|The opening page of the Act]]The '''Sexual Offences Act 1967''' is an Act of Parliament, it decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men over the age of 21. The Act applied only to England and Wales, but not the [[Merchant Navy]] or the [[Armed Forces]].
+[[File:Sexual Offences Act.jpg|thumb|The opening page of the Act]]
-In 1966 a Sexual Offences Bill, sponsored by the [[Conservative]] M.P. for [[Lancaster]], [[Humphry Berkeley]], sought to partially decriminalise homosexuality. This was debated but Parliament was dissolved for the 1966 General Election before it could be passed into law <ref> Humphrey Berkeley subsequently lost his seat to a Labour candidate at the General Election on a swing from Conservative to Labour in Lancaster of 6.10% . This was one of the highest swings in the County of Lancashire. The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1966 (London 1966).</ref>.
+The Act did not apply to the [[Merchant Navy]] or the [[Armed Forces]], and did
-Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]].
+not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.
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Wessexman at 21:30, 9 July 2020

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	[[File:Sexual Offences Act.jpg\|thumb\|The opening page of the Act]]The '''Sexual Offences Act 1967''' is an Act of Parliament, it decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men over the age of 21. The Act applied only to England and Wales, but not the [[Merchant Navy]] or the [[Armed Forces]].		[[File:Sexual Offences Act.jpg\|thumb\|The opening page of the Act]]The '''Sexual Offences Act 1967''' is an Act of Parliament, it decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men over the age of 21. The Act applied only to England and Wales, but not the [[Merchant Navy]] or the [[Armed Forces]].

	In 1966 a Sexual Offences Bill, sponsored by the [[Conservative]] M.P. for [[Lancaster]], [[~~Humphrey~~ Berkeley]], sought to partially decriminalise homosexuality. This was debated but Parliament was dissolved for the 1966 General Election before it could be passed into law <ref> Humphrey Berkeley subsequently lost his seat to a Labour candidate at the General Election on a swing from Conservative to Labour in Lancaster of 6.10% . This was one of the highest swings in the County of Lancashire. The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1966 (London 1966).</ref>.		In 1966 a Sexual Offences Bill, sponsored by the [[Conservative]] M.P. for [[Lancaster]], [[Humphry Berkeley]], sought to partially decriminalise homosexuality. This was debated but Parliament was dissolved for the 1966 General Election before it could be passed into law <ref> Humphrey Berkeley subsequently lost his seat to a Labour candidate at the General Election on a swing from Conservative to Labour in Lancaster of 6.10% . This was one of the highest swings in the County of Lancashire. The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1966 (London 1966).</ref>.
	Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]].		Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]].

Wessexman at 20:08, 9 July 2020

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	[[File:Sexual Offences Act.jpg\|thumb\|The opening page of the Act]]The '''Sexual Offences Act 1967''' is an Act of Parliament, it decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men over the age of 21. The Act applied only to England and Wales, but not the [[Merchant Navy]] or the [[Armed Forces]].		[[File:Sexual Offences Act.jpg\|thumb\|The opening page of the Act]]The '''Sexual Offences Act 1967''' is an Act of Parliament, it decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men over the age of 21. The Act applied only to England and Wales, but not the [[Merchant Navy]] or the [[Armed Forces]].

	In 1966 a Sexual Offences Bill, sponsored by the [[Conservative]] M.P. for [[Lancaster]], [[Humphrey Berkeley]], sought to partially decriminalise homosexuality. This was debated but Parliament was dissolved for the 1966 General Election before it could be passed into law <ref> Humphrey Berkeley subsequently lost his seat to a Labour candidate at the General Election on a swing from Conservative to Labour in Lancaster of 6.10% . This was one of the highest swings in the County of Lancashire. The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1966 (London 1966).		In 1966 a Sexual Offences Bill, sponsored by the [[Conservative]] M.P. for [[Lancaster]], [[Humphrey Berkeley]], sought to partially decriminalise homosexuality. This was debated but Parliament was dissolved for the 1966 General Election before it could be passed into law <ref> Humphrey Berkeley subsequently lost his seat to a Labour candidate at the General Election on a swing from Conservative to Labour in Lancaster of 6.10% . This was one of the highest swings in the County of Lancashire. The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1966 (London 1966).</ref>.
	Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]].		Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]].

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Wessexman: Humphrey Berkeley 1966 Bill

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Humphrey Berkeley 1966 Bill

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	[[File:Sexual Offences Act.jpg\|thumb\|The opening page of the Act]]The '''Sexual Offences Act 1967''' is an Act of Parliament, it decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men over the age of 21. The Act applied only to England and Wales, but not the [[Merchant Navy]] or the [[Armed Forces]].		[[File:Sexual Offences Act.jpg\|thumb\|The opening page of the Act]]The '''Sexual Offences Act 1967''' is an Act of Parliament, it decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men over the age of 21. The Act applied only to England and Wales, but not the [[Merchant Navy]] or the [[Armed Forces]].

			In 1966 a Sexual Offences Bill, sponsored by the [[Conservative]] M.P. for [[Lancaster]], [[Humphrey Berkeley]], sought to partially decriminalise homosexuality. This was debated but Parliament was dissolved for the 1966 General Election before it could be passed into law <ref> Humphrey Berkeley subsequently lost his seat to a Labour candidate at the General Election on a swing from Conservative to Labour in Lancaster of 6.10% . This was one of the highest swings in the County of Lancashire. The Times Guide to the House of Commons 1966 (London 1966).
	Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]].		Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]].

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Ross Burgess at 18:29, 3 June 2017

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	The '''Sexual Offences Act 1967''' is an Act of Parliament, it decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men over the age of 21. The Act applied only to England and Wales, but not the [[Merchant Navy]] or the [[Armed Forces]].		[[File:Sexual Offences Act.jpg\|thumb\|The opening page of the Act]]The '''Sexual Offences Act 1967''' is an Act of Parliament, it decriminalised homosexual acts in private between two men over the age of 21. The Act applied only to England and Wales, but not the [[Merchant Navy]] or the [[Armed Forces]].

	Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]].		Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]].

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