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- 1910-1911 (Creation)
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Formerly the National Committee for the Promotion of the Break Up of the Poor Law. Arthur Balfour (1848-1930), Prime Minister 1902-1905, set up a Royal Commission under Lord George Hamilton (1845-1927) to look into the Poor Law of 1832. The Act was considered to be too severe, it was no longer universally applied and was open to abuse. The Local Government Act of 1929 established a revised approach to the conditions of the poor.
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GB 0097 COLL MISC 0862 1910-1911 collection 1 folder National Committee for the Prevention of Destitution
Formerly the National Committee for the Promotion of the Break Up of the Poor Law. Arthur Balfour (1848-1930), Prime Minister 1902-1905, set up a Royal Commission under Lord George Hamilton (1845-1927) to look into the Poor Law of 1832. The Act was considered to be too severe, it was no longer universally applied and was open to abuse. The Local Government Act of 1929 established a revised approach to the conditions of the poor.
Papers relating to the Royal Commission on the Poor Law, the Minority Report and the National Committee for the Prevention of Destitution, including a paper by Sidney Webb "Suggestions and Hypotheses".
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Output from CAIRS using template 14 and checked by hand on May 8, 2002 8 May 2002 Disadvantaged groups England Europe Government Income and wealth Income distribution Local government London National Committee for the Prevention of Destitution National Committee for the Promotion of the Break Up of the Poor Law Poor Poor Law administration Poverty Poverty alleviation Public administration Royal Commission on the Poor Law Social problems Social welfare UK Webb , Martha Beatrice , 1858-1943 , née Potter , social reformer and historian x Potter , Martha Beatrice x Webb , Beatrice Webb , Sidney James , 1859-1947 , 1st Baron Passfield , social reformer and historian x Passfield , 1st Baron Western Europe
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Papers relating to the Royal Commission on the Poor Law, the Minority Report and the National Committee for the Prevention of Destitution, including a paper by Sidney Webb "Suggestions and Hypotheses".
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- Income and wealth » Income distribution
- Government » Public administration » Local government
- Disadvantaged groups » Poor
- Social problems » Poverty
- Income and wealth » Income distribution » Poverty alleviation
- Government » Public administration
- Social problems
- Social welfare
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