The Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965 suspended the death penalty in England and Wales before it was permanently outlawed in 1969 The suspension of the death penalty for murder came too late for Gwynne Evans and Peter Allen,the final people to be executed in the UK. Both men were sentenced to death following their conviction for bludgeoning a man to death, several months before parliament voted to review the law on capital punishment.
It was a private member’s bill brought by Sydney Silverman MP that led to the change in the law.
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Source: theguardian.com