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York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)
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PLU/1 · Sub-fonds · 19th century-20th century
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Comprises minutes of committee meetings of the York Poor Law Union (including the York Out-Relief Union, the Bishopthorpe Out-Relief Union, the Flaxton Out-Relief Union and the Escrick Out-Relief Union); and from 1930 the Public Assistance Committee.

Also includes the minutes of the Nuisance Removal Committee and the York Rural Sanitary Authority; and minutes of organisations administered by the York Poor Law Union including the York Charities Register Committee and Hodgson's Charity Committee.
Board of Guardians minutes and Public Assistance Committee minutes
PLU/1/1 · Series · 1837-1930
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Comprises minutes of the meetings of the Board of Guardians of the York Poor Law Union (also known as Union minutes); and from 1929 the minutes of the Public Assistance Committee.

See also Flaxton Out-Relief Union, Board of Guardians minutes PLU/1/12; and York Out-Relief Union, Board of Guardians minutes PLU/1/13
Minutes of the Board of Guardians
PLU/1/1/1 · Sub-series · 1837-1930
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Approved, bound minutes of the Board of Guardians of the York Poor Law Union.

The Guardians met weekly or fortnightly to discuss and approve a range of matters relating to the administration of the poor law.

The minutes may include references to named individuals if there was a reason for bringing an individual case before the Guardians .

Some volumes are indexed or partially indexed
Public Assistance Committee and Social Welfare Committee minutes and agenda
PLU/1/2 · Series · 1929-1948
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Minutes and agenda of the meetings of the Public Assistance Committee (renamed the Social Welfare Committee from 17 Jul 1947 to Aug 1948). Comprises approved and draft minutes.

The Pubic Assistance Committee met to discuss and approve a range of matters relating to the administration of the poor law.

The minutes may include references to named individuals if there was a reason for bringing an individual case to the attention of the Committee .

Note that agenda only exist for the period Feb1946-July 1948.
Children's Committee and Boarding-Out Committee minutes
PLU/1/6 · Series · 1907-1948
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Approved minutes of the York Poor Law Union Children's Committee and Boarding Out Comittee; and the Children's and Boarding Out Sub-Committees of the Public Assistance Committee.

Most volumes are indexed.

See also PLU/1/8 for combined minutes and PLU/6 for other records relating to child welfare.

 Public Assistance Committee | Children's and Boarding-Out Committee
Minute book of various regular and ad hoc committees
PLU/1/8/2 · Item · Feb 1910-Mar 1930
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Handwritten and typed minutes. Includes indexed minutes of the following committees: Boarding-Out Committee; Dietary Committee; Fire Committee; List of Inmates Sub-Committee; Sub-Committee to report on poor law workers reforms; Registrar for Skelton Committee; Regulations for the administration of the Institution Committee; Tender Forms Committee; Working of the Hospital Sub-Committee; Year Book Committee. Also other committees (not indexed).