Poor Law Board
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The Poor Law Board was a 19th-century British central authority responsible for administering and overseeing the Poor Laws and the relief of the poor in England and Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poor Law Board canonical | 2 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
central authority
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
England and Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| appliesToPart |
parishes in England and Wales
ⓘ
poor law unions ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1871 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
poor relief
ⓘ
social welfare administration ⓘ |
| followedBy | Local Government Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Boards of Guardians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
workhouse administration ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
centralized control of poor relief
ⓘ
politically accountable department ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
administration of the Poor Laws
ⓘ
issuing orders and regulations under the Poor Laws ⓘ oversight of poor relief ⓘ regulation of workhouses ⓘ supervision of Boards of Guardians ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1847 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Poor Law Amendment Act 1834
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poor Law Board Act 1847 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Whitehall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Poor Law Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Local Government Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedFunctionOf | Poor Law Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedSystem | independent Poor Law Commission ⓘ |
| significantEvent | transfer of functions to the Local Government Board in 1871 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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