Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws 1832
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The Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws 1832 was a British inquiry that investigated the existing poor relief system and recommended sweeping reforms that led to the creation of the Victorian New Poor Law.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public inquiry
ⓘ
royal commission ⓘ |
| appliesTo | parish-based poor relief system ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| chairperson | Charles James Blomfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenedBy |
British government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Report of the Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1834 ⓘ |
| examined |
Speenhamland system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
outdoor relief practices ⓘ workhouse system ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public administration
ⓘ
social policy ⓘ welfare law ⓘ |
| followedBy | implementation of the New Poor Law ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
investigate the operation of the existing Poor Laws
ⓘ
recommend reforms to the poor relief system ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Poor Law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 NERFINISHED ⓘ Victorian poor law administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English poor law system ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| mainSubject |
Old Poor Law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
poor relief ⓘ |
| member |
Edwin Chadwick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry Bishop of Exeter (Henry Phillpotts) NERFINISHED ⓘ John Bird Sumner NERFINISHED ⓘ Nassau William Senior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Old Poor Law regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1834 ⓘ |
| recommended |
centralization of poor law administration
ⓘ
creation of a central Poor Law Commission ⓘ greater use of workhouses ⓘ principle of less eligibility ⓘ restriction of outdoor relief ⓘ uniformity of poor relief practices ⓘ |
| result | recommendation of sweeping reforms to poor relief ⓘ |
| significantEvent | preparation of the 1834 Poor Law Report ⓘ |
| startTime | 1832 ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
collection of witness testimony
ⓘ
local investigations ⓘ questionnaires to parishes ⓘ |
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