family policies

• adoption and children act - 2002 same sex couples can adopt
• equal pay act - 1970
• sex discrimination act - 1975
• equality act - 2010 prevented people from being discriminated against at work or in wider society
• civil partnerships act - 2004 same sex couple marriage legal
• paternity act - 2010 men entitled to 6 weeks paternity leave if mother returns back to work
• shared parental leave - 2015 parents have the right to share up to 37 weeks of maternity/paternity leave between them