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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instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom legislation
abolished boards of guardians
affected workhouses in England and Wales
aimedTo improve efficiency of poor relief administration
rationalise local government functions
reduce inequalities between local authorities
appliesToJurisdiction England
Wales
concerns highways administration
local taxation
public health administration
country United Kingdom
followed Local Government Act 1888 NERFINISHED
Local Government Act 1894 NERFINISHED
hasPart provisions on highways authorities
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
local finance
social welfare
primarySubject local administration
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
legal commentaries on local government law in the UK
temporalContext interwar period
transferredResponsibilityFrom boards of guardians
transferredResponsibilityTo county borough councils
county councils
yearOfAct 1929

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Coulsdon and Purley Urban District createdBy Local Government Act 1929