when was the voting age changed to 18 uk
Voting age The Representation of the People Act 1969 lowered the voting age from 21 to 18, with effect from 1970 and remained in force until the Scottish Independence Referendum Act 2013 which allowed 16 year olds to vote for the first time, but only in Scotland and only in that particular referendum. The Scottish Parliament reduced the voting age to 16 for its own and Scottish local elections in 2015.[34]
Noise pollution Up until the 1970s governments tended to view noise as a "nuisance" rather than an environmental problem.
Brexit In a referendum on 23 June 2016, 51.9% of the participating UK electorate voted to leave the EU. On 29 March 2017, the British government invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union; although revoking this might be legally possible,[2] the UK is thus on course to leave the EU by March 2019.[3]
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 The Act prohibits unlawful racial, sexual and other types of discrimination in certain circumstances and promotes equality of opportunity for all people
Leave to enter According to the United Kingdom Border Agency, a person who is not a British citizen, a Commonwealth citizen with the right of abode in the UK, or a national of an EU or EFTA state, requires leave to enter the United Kingdom.[1]
National Lottery (United Kingdom) The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery in the United Kingdom.