Law and Legality, 1969 - 1985

Articles, leaflets, and other information on policing and legal rights for the lesbian and gay community collected to help provide legal advice to callers.

Records include information on: the campaign to stop the Scottish Criminal Justice Bill and the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill; what to do if you are questioned or arrested by the police; making a complaint against the police; London Switchboard’s advice on how to handle visits from the police; a police questioning fact sheet; excerpts from "An Introduction to the Law of Scotland" (Cloag and Hender, 1969); newsletters on women and policing in London; and a copy of "Police Computers and the Metropolitan Police – Report of an Investigation" (1985).