Dates - Modern Period

Question 1

Race relations act prohibits public racial discrimination and the promotion of racial hatred

Answer 1

1965

Question 2

The sexual offences act decriminalises homosexuality for over 21s

Answer 2

1967

Question 3

Abortion act decriminalises abortion in certain situations

Answer 3

1967

Question 4

Race relations act prohibits public racial discrimination in providing employment, housing and public services

Answer 4

1968

Question 5

Misuse of drugs act criminalises drugs for the first time

Answer 5

1971

Question 6

Domestic violence and matrimonial proceedings act allows victims to apply for an injunction

Answer 6

1976

Question 7

Human fertilisation and embryology act lowers the legal abortion limit from 28 to 24 weeks due to better scientific knowledge about embryos

Answer 7

1990

Question 8

Computer misuse act criminalises hacking

Answer 8

1990

Question 9

Law recognises rape in marriage as a crime

Answer 9

1991

Question 10

Age of consent for homosexual men is lowered to 18

Answer 10

1994

Question 11

The Belfast (or Good Friday) agreement puts a stop to most of the Northern Ireland conflict

Answer 11

1998

Question 12

Terrorism act redefined terrorism

Answer 12

2000

Question 13

Age of consent for homosexual me is again lowered to 16 - the same as heterosexuals

Answer 13

2001

Question 14

London bombings

Answer 14

7/7 2005

Question 15

Racial and religious hatred act makes it illegal to spread racial or religious hatred

Answer 15

2006

Question 16

Becomes illegal to use controls, threats and physical force in a relationship

Answer 16

2014

Question 17

Manchester arena bombing kills 22 people and injures over 1000

Answer 17

2017

Question 18

Becomes illegal to drive a car whilst drunk

Answer 18

1925

Question 19

Maximum limit for alcohol was set

Answer 19

1967

Question 20

Discovery of blood groups enables police to use fingerprints and chemical analysis of blood samples to catch criminals

Answer 20

1901

Question 21

First official female recruit of the Met

Answer 21

1919

Question 22

First openly gay British policeman

Answer 22

1925

Question 23

999 emergency number

Answer 23

1937

Question 24

Opening of national police training committee

Answer 24

1947

Question 25

Established the special patrol group so police take over responsibility from the army for dealing with civil disturbances

Answer 25

1965

Question 26

bomb squad set up to deal with terrorist threats

Answer 26

1971

Question 27

First neighbourhood watch in UK

Answer 27

1982

Question 28

First use of DNA as evidence for murder conviction

Answer 28

1988

Question 29

Police community support officers first start to patrol the streets

Answer 29

2002

Question 30

Pointless labour is abolished

Answer 30

1902

Question 31

First borstal opens in Kent

Answer 31

1902

Question 32

Probation introduced

Answer 32

1907

Question 33

use of borstals extends throughout the country with an increases emphasis on reform through education, work and exercise

Answer 33

1908

Question 34

offenders are given more time to pay fines

Answer 34

1914

Question 35

Children's act ends hanging of under-16s

Answer 35

1908

Question 36

infanticide act stops execution for mothers who kill newborn babies

Answer 36

1922

Question 37

Young persons act ends hanging for under-18s and set the age of criminal responsibility to 8 years old

Answer 37

1933

Question 38

homicide act limits death sentence to the capital murders

Answer 38

1957

Question 39

Murder act suspends death penalty for 5 years

Answer 39

1965