Immigration detention centres, 1991

Submitted by Foreign Affairs Permanent Working Party  The National Council of Women in Conference assembled, draws attention to the recent reports on private sector involvement in Immigration Detention Centres, calls upon Her Majesty’s Government for...

Killing under provocation, 1992

Submitted by: Social Welfare Special Committee  The National Council of Women in Conference assembled expresses concern at disparities in sentencing between men and women convicted of killing a spouse or partner after grave provocation, and asks the Lord Chancellor to...

Reform of divorce law procedure, 1994

Submitted by: Divorce Law Reform Working Party  The National Council of Women in conference assembled: concerned that Lord Chancellor’s proposals for Divorce Law Reform fail to address the needs and interests of the children involved, calls upon him to...

Reform of pension law, 1994

Submitted by: Pensions Working Party  The National Council of Women in conference assembled calls upon HM Government to take urgent action to implement the Pension Management Institute’s recommendations, to give the Court wide discretionary powers in...