las24. ILEA statement, 1988

This statement by the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) explained that in 1977 the authority had adopted a policy of not buying South African goods. In addition it only did business with companies that complied with British anti-discriminatory legislation. ILEA stated that the 1988 Local Government Act had now made it impossible for the authority to continue to implement this policy. Until its abolition by the Thatcher Government in 1990, ILEA ran the schools in the 12 inner London boroughs.