Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
- Children's Committee
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Children Committee; 1948-1970
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
History
The 1948 Children Act made it the responsibility of local authorities to provide social care for children without parents or parents unable to provide suitable care. The committee and department were formed in 1948 with council members. Voluntary organisations working with "deprived children" were invited to nominate representatives for co-opted members. The committee considered appointing a joint Children Officer shared with the East Riding but both authorities decided against it.
Function created by legislation in 1948. Instructed Children's Officer.
Places
Legal status
Required by Children Act 1948.
Functions, occupations and activities
Oversight for cared-for children including nurseries, childrens' homes, remand homes and boarding out. Services and facilities included accomodation, medical care, training and educational expenses and holidays. Minutes discuss individuals named by initials only. The Children Committee directly managed the Children department.
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Internal structures/genealogy
General context
The 1948 Children Act made it the responsibility of local authorities to provide social care for children without parents or parents unable to provide suitable care. The committee and department were formed in 1948 with council members. Voluntary organisations working with "deprived children" were invited to nominate representatives for co-opted members. The committee considered appointing a joint Children Officer shared with the East Riding but both authorities decided against it.
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Control area
Authority record identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa
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Sources
BC 85/1, BC 85/4