Does the UK have the death penalty

Does the UK have the death penalty

Q: Does the UK have the death penalty

A: Britain did have the death penalty, but it was abolished on December 18, 1969. The British Parliament voted not to carry out the death penalty, effective December 18, 1969. After the abolition of the death penalty in Britain, life imprisonment became the most severe penalty provided for in the law. For those convicted of murder, under section 21 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 () of November 2003, a sentence of 15 to 30 years' imprisonment is imposed for general murder and a sentence of life imprisonment is imposed for specific murder.