Conclusion

Abstract

The Wolfenden Report, largely drafted by Wolfenden and Conwy Roberts, with input, reservations and stylistic suggestions from the other committee members, was published on 4 September 1957.1 This introduction and the excerpts that follow will focus on the most significant parts of the report: the committee’s understanding of homosexuality; its recommendations for a limited legalization of private homosexual acts; and its discussion of an age of consent.