government and social policy

Question 1

Policies that shaped family structure:

Answer 1

• 2 child tax credit cap
• civil partnership act
• equal marriage act
• married couples tax allowance

Question 2

Policies that shaped roles and responsibilities within the family:

Answer 2

• longer maternity leave
• shared parental leave
• working family tax credits
• equal pay act

Question 3

Policies that changed the position of children:

Answer 3

• parenting order
• the childrens act
• child support agency
• illegitimate children given the same rights as those to married couples