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In what year did Bercow resign over a dispute related to the Adoption and Children Act 2002?

  • 2003

  • 2002

  • 2001

  • 2000

Answer

In 2002, John Bercow resigned as chairman of the Commons Select Committee on Education and Skills after a dispute over the Adoption and Children Act 2002. The Act was controversial because it gave local authorities the power to remove children from their homes without a court order. Bercow argued that the Act was too draconian and that it would lead to children being taken away from their families unnecessarily.
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