Opened electorate to almost all men, and upper/middle class women over the age of 30
Increased the electorate by 7 million people
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1918 Fisher Act
Raises school leaving age to 14
Abolishes fees for elementary schools
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1919 Sex Disqualification Act
Gives women the right to be jurors, magistrates, barristers and high-ranking civil servants as well as graduate from Universities of Oxford and Cambridge
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1920 Unemployment Insurance Act
Extends number of workers eligible for unemployment insurance
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1928 Reform Act
Grants women the vote on the same terms as men
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1930 Poor Law Act
Renames 'poor law' as 'public assistance'
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1934 Unemployment Assistance Act
Reverses 1931 cuts to benefits and sets up the Unemployment Assistance Board
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1936 Education Act
Raises school leaving age to 15 (not fully enforced until 1944)
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1944 Butler Act
Introduces tripartite system of schooling post-11
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1945 Family Allowance Act
Introduces grants to children
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1946 National Insurance Act
Enforces compulsory insurance for pensions, sickness and maternity
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1946 National Health Service Act
Leads to creation of NHS in 1948
Comprehensive healthcare for all, free at the point of delivery
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1948 National Assistance Act
Provides a financial safety net for the destitute and abolishes 'Poor Law'
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1959 Obscene Publications Act
Created a new offence for publishing obscene material
Allowed Justices of the Peace to issue warrants allowing the police to seize such materials
Allows serious works of art to use 'obscene' words and images
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1961 Suicide Act
Decriminalised the act of suicide, so if a suicide attempt failed, the person would not be prosecuted
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1965 Murder Act
Abolition of the death penalty
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1966 Prices and Income Act
Ordered a freeze on prices, wages and incomes
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1967 Sexual Offences Act
Decriminalised homosexual acts between two males over the age of 21, in private
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1967 Abortion Act
Legalised abortion up to 24 weeks and made it accessible through the NHS
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1967 Family Planning Act
Extended family allowance payments beyond the first child
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1968 Theatres Act
Ended censorship in theatres
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1969 Divorce Reform Act
Allowed divorce to be granted after 2 years of separation if both parties want it, and after 5 years separation if only wanted by one party
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1970 Equal Pay Act
Equal pay for equal work
Done on a voluntary basis - not fully implemented until 1975
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1970 Matrimonial Causes Act
Takes into account unpaid work women do at home to ensure fair division of wealth in divorce
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1971 Industrial Relations Act
Sets up (ineffective) National Industrial Relations Court
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1973 Matrimonial Causes Act
Gives 5 causes as grounds for divorce
Sets rules about child maintenance payments
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1975 Employment Protection Act
Set up ACAS
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1975 Sex Discrimination Act
Established Equal Opportunities Commission to enforce Equal Pay Act
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1976 Education Act
Encourages plans for extension of comprehensive education
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