Alan Turing law (England and Wales)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Turing's_Law
gptkbp:appliesTo men convicted of consensual homosexual acts
gptkbp:category Criminal justice reform
LGBT rights law
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2017
gptkbp:effect statutory pardons for living individuals upon application
automatic pardons for deceased individuals
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alan Turing law (England and Wales)
gptkbp:inspiredBy Alan Turing's posthumous pardon in 2013
gptkbp:jurisdiction England and Wales
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Alan_Turing
gptkbp:purpose posthumous pardon of men cautioned or convicted under historical legislation that outlawed homosexual acts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Policing_and_Crime_Act_2017
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Alan_Turing_law_(Scotland)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7