Maintenance of deserted wives, 1962

The National Council of Women in Conference assembled, being gravely concerned at the plight of the many deserted wives who are unable to obtain their rightful maintenance from their husbands, urges Her Majesty’s Government to give serious consideration to the...

Group tensions, 1962

Submitted by: The Committee of Management The National Council of Women of Great Britain in Conference assembled urges Her Majesty’s Government to introduce and put into effect such legislation as will prevent the public expression of views calculated to arouse hatred...

Guardianship of infants, 1963

The National Council of Women in Conference assembled deprecates the limited value of the legal rights that a mother has over the legitimate children resulting from the common law rule that the father is the guardian of his children and the restricted scope of the...

Third-party adoptions, 1964

Submitted by: The Royal College of Midwives The National Council of Women of Great Britain in Conference assembled deprecates the number of third-party adoptions, and in view of the unsatisfactory results of many of them:  Urges Her Majesty’s Government to make a...

Street Offences Act 1959, 1964

Submitted by: Moral Welfare Sectional Committee The National Council of Women of Great Britain in Conference assembled re-affirms its belief in the equal moral responsibility of men and women and in the equality of all citizens before the law. Section 1 of the Street...