the death penalty was abolished in the uk on 31 july 1998.
when was the death penalty abolished in the uk?
31 july 1998
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in 1808 romilly had the death penalty removed for pickpockets and lesser offenders, starting a process of reform that continued over the next 50 years. the death penalty was mandatory (although it was frequently commuted by the government) until the judgement of death act 1823 gave judges the power to commute the death penalty except for treason and murder. the punishment of death, etc. act 1832 reduced the number of capital crimes by two-thirds. in 1832, the death penalty was abolished for theft, counterfeiting, and forgery except for the forgery of wills and certain powers of attorney. gibbeting was abolished in 1832 and hanging in chains was abolished in 1834. in 1837, the death penalty for forging wills and powers of attorney was abolished. the death penalty for rape was abolished in 1841. in 1861, several acts of parliament (24 & 25 vict; c. 94 to c. 100) further reduced the number of civilian capital crimes to five: murder, treason, espionage, arson in royal dockyards, and piracy with violence; there were other offences under military law. the death penalty remained mandatory for treason and murder unless commuted by the monarch.
capital punishment in the united kingdom