The death penalty in the United Kingdom was abolished for murder on November 8, 1965, with the passing of the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965. This Act suspended the death penalty for murder for a trial period of five years, after which Parliament made the abolition permanent in December 1969. The death penalty remained for some other offenses until it was completely abolished later, with the full legal abolition including Northern Ireland in 1973 and all remaining capital crimes abolished by 1998 under the Human Rights Act.
