Home Office expands scheme to pardon those criminalised for gay activity

A scheme to pardon people unjustly criminalised for alleged gay or lesbian activity has been expanded, the Home Office has announced.

For the first time, women will be able to

for their records to be wiped if they have been convicted or cautioned under any repealed or abolished offences relating to same-sex activity.

Until now, only men have been able to apply to have convictions wiped under the government’s disregards and pardons…