Source Record
Section 28 Repeal: 20th Anniversary
Why this source is used
Parliamentary debate marking the twentieth anniversary of repeal in England and Wales.
Start with the answer
Start with the answer What was Section 28? Section 28 was a provision of the Local Government Act 1988 that restricted local authorities from promoting homosexuality or teaching that same-sex relationships were acceptable as family relationships. Read the topic guide Section 28 Section 28 was a provision of the Local Government Act 1988 that restricted local authorities from intentionally promoting homosexuality or teaching the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship. Review the law record Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 Section 28 was a provision inserted by the Local Government Act 1988 that restricted local authorities from intentionally promoting homosexuality or promoting teaching that presented homosexuality as an acceptable family relationship.
Source Status
- Publisher
- Hansard / UK Parliament
- Type
- government
- Reliability
- high
- Cited by
- 3 pages
Source Links
Open original source https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-11-29/debates/BE7B425F-EE8B-4520-8C53-59410945B7BE/Section28Repeal20ThAnniversary Accessed 19 May 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/20241213071510/https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-11-29/debates/BE7B425F-EE8B-4520-8C53-59410945B7BE/Section28Repeal20ThAnniversary
