Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 sometimes abbreviated to PLAA was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed by the Whig government of Earl Grey that reformed the country's poverty reli...
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The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 was the classic example of the fundamental Whig-Benthamite reforming legislation of the period. Preceded by the massive and well-publicised report of a Royal Commission it received general parliamentary support and passed into law with comparatively little discussion.
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www.victorianweb.org/history/poorlaw/plaatext.html
www.victorianweb.org/history/poorlaw/plaatext.html
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The Elizabethan Poor Law (1601) ... The Poor Law Commission ... The implementation of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act...
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www.victorianweb.org/history/poorlaw/poorlawov.html
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In 1833 Earl Grey, the Prime Minister, set up a Poor Law Commission to examine the working of the poor Law system in Britain. In their report published in 1834, the Commission made several recommendations to Parliament.
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www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Lpoor1834.htm
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Lpoor1834.htm
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In 1834 the New Poor Law was enacted which joined together about six Parishes into a Union for the administration of the measures to deal with the poor under the national leadership of the Poor Law Commissioners.
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freespace.virgin.net/owston.tj/newpoor.htm
freespace.virgin.net/owston.tj/newpoor.htm
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The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 was the classic example of the Whig and Utilitarian reforming legislation of the period 1831-41. It was framed after the production of the report of a Royal Commission and received general parliamentary support.
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www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/poorlaw/plaatext.htm
www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/poorlaw/plaatext.htm
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The 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act led to immediate and visible economies and a rapid fall in the cost of relief in most areas because conditions deliberately were made harsh. However, some of the 'evils' it was designed to destroy were exaggerated.
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www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/poorlaw/poorlaw.htm
www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/poorlaw/poorlaw.htm
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The Poor Law of 1834 ... 1832-1834 The Poor Law Commission emphasised two principles: ... 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act. This established a national Commission for England and Wales. The Scottish Poor Law was not introduced till 1845.
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www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/historyf.htm
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Poor Law History ... The Old Poor Law ... 1834 Poor Law Act...
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users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/
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