to intervene in its function as the guardian of the pub110 good."
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Under present law penalties for homosexuality public and privato – range to life imprisonment for "the gravest offenso". The group recommended that life imprisonment be retained only for offenses with boys under the age of 16.
CLEAR DISTINCTION MADE
The group also made a clear distinction between homosexuality and homosexual offenses, saying homosexuality is a "state or conditi on" and is not as such within the purview of criminal law.
The report was prepared by a 13-member committeo headed by Reading University Vice-Chancellor Sir John Wolfenden. No early government decision on the report is expected. It will probably be debated in the House of Commons in November.
In the meantime, spokesmen for religious and civic groups generally spoke in favor of the recommendations, but newspapers were sharply divided.
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