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Age of consent, February 1994

 File — Box: Blunkett Box 31
Reference code: 467/1/6/4

Scope and Contents

Papers concerning the campaign to reduce the age of consent for gay men to 16. On 21 February 1994 members of parliament voted to amend the law to reduce the age to 18, but rejected moves to reduce the age of consent to 16. Includes a photocopy of an article by Blunkett on the subject in the Tribune, and a paper setting out Blunkett's reasons for voting to reduce the age to 18.

Dates

  • Creation: February 1994

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Available in the reading room by appointment

Extent

1 Folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the Fonds: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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