Local Government Act 1929
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The Local Government Act 1929 was a major piece of UK legislation that reorganized local government structures and responsibilities, including poor relief and local administration, across England and Wales.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Local Government Act 1929 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| abolished | boards of guardians ⓘ |
| affected | workhouses in England and Wales ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
improve efficiency of poor relief administration
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rationalise local government functions ⓘ reduce inequalities between local authorities ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
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Wales ⓘ |
| concerns |
highways administration
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local taxation ⓘ public health administration ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followed |
Local Government Act 1888
NERFINISHED
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Local Government Act 1894 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
provisions on highways authorities
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provisions on local government grants ⓘ provisions on public assistance committees ⓘ provisions on reorganisation of Poor Law authorities ⓘ |
| influenced | later local government reforms in England and Wales ⓘ |
| introduced | block grants to local authorities ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent legislation ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | interwar local government reforms in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| policyArea |
administrative law
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local finance ⓘ social welfare ⓘ |
| primarySubject |
local administration
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local government ⓘ poor relief ⓘ public assistance ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Poor Law system in England and Wales ⓘ |
| reorganised |
local government structures in England and Wales
ⓘ
responsibilities for poor relief ⓘ |
| replaced | certain percentage grants with block grants ⓘ |
| royalAssentYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Local Government Act 1929 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
historical studies of British welfare state development
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legal commentaries on local government law in the UK ⓘ |
| temporalContext | interwar period ⓘ |
| transferredResponsibilityFrom | boards of guardians ⓘ |
| transferredResponsibilityTo |
county borough councils
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county councils ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1929 ⓘ |
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