THE GUARDIAN: New act will pardon those convicted for a historical sexual offence if the act in question is no longer a crime
Men who have been convicted for homosexual acts on the Isle of Man will be automatically pardoned later this year in what campaigners said was a long overdue and necessary change in law.
Homosexuality was decriminalised on the Isle of Man in 1992 and its first Gay Pride event took place last summer.
Jane Poole-Wilson, the home affairs minister, said new legislation would come into force in June at the latest.
The new act will pardon those convicted for a historical sexual offence if the act in question is no longer a crime. While the pardons will be automatic, people will have to apply to have historical convictions struck from their records in a “disregard process”. » | Helen Pidd, North of England editor | Friday, February 11, 2022
