What were the recommendations of the Wolfenden report?

What were the recommendations of the Wolfenden report?

What did the Report recommend? The Wolfenden Committee put together a report, after their three-year enquiry. It was 155 pages long and recommended that ‘homosexual behaviour between consenting adults in private should no longer be considered a criminal offence’.

Who published the Wolfenden report?

Sir Kenneth Diplock, Recorder of Oxford and High Court judge. Sir Hugh Linstead, Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Putney, barrister, and pharmaceutical chemist. The 12th Marquess of Lothian, a Foreign Office minister.

Who was Sir John Wolfenden?

John Frederick Wolfenden, Baron Wolfenden, CBE (26 June 1906, Swindon, Wiltshire – 18 January 1985, Guildford, Surrey) was a British educationalist probably best remembered for chairing the Wolfenden Committee whose report, recommending the decriminalisation of homosexuality, was published in 1957.

When was the Wolfenden Report commissioned?

5th September 1957
Wolfenden Report – contents This led to calls for an enquiry into the legality of homosexuality and prostitution. In August 1954 the Government set up the Wolfenden Committee, named after its chairman, John Wolfenden. The report was published 5th September 1957 and attracted a large amount of publicity.

What was the Wolfenden Committee report?

This led to calls for an enquiry into the legality of homosexuality and prostitution. In August 1954 the Government set up the Wolfenden Committee, named after its chairman, John Wolfenden. The report was published 5th September 1957 and attracted a large amount of publicity.

Who was involved in the Wolfenden investigation?

Lord John Wolfenden spearheaded the investigation, along with a committee made up of doctors, MPs, lawyers, ministers of religion and a total of three women. During the investigation, the committee reviewed the statements of over 200 witnesses which included homosexuals, prostitutes and representatives of professional bodies.

What are the flaws of the Wolfenden report?

The historian Patrick Higgins has described a number of flaws with the report: “its failure to understand or appreciate (except in the most negative terms) the importance of the homosexual subculture”. It later became known that Wolfenden’s son Jeremy Wolfenden was gay.

What has wolfenden60 done for LGBT education?

Wolfenden60 has produced a series of free to access materials designed to be used in the classroom, covering the impact of LGBT rights in the last 60 years’, supported by a 20-minute video documentary.