Public Assistance Committee | Children's and Boarding-Out Committee

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Public Assistance Committee | Children's and Boarding-Out Committee

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Public Assistance Committee
    • Children's and Boarding-Out Committee; 1947-1948

    Other form(s) of name

    • Boarding-Out Committee (1930-1938); Children's Committee (1938-1947)

    Identifiers for corporate bodies

    Description area

    Dates of existence

    1947-1948

    History

    Under the Local Government Act of 1929 the Public Assistance Committee assumed responsibility for administering the Poor Law which had previously been the remit of the York Poor Law Union (1837-1930). Some committees, including the Boarding-Out/Children's Committee, had a continuous existence and function under both the York Poor Law Union and its successor body the Public Assistance Committee.
    One of the sub-committees of the Public Assistance Committee (1929-1948). The Boarding-Out Committee underwent the following name changes: Boarding-Out Committee (1930-38); Children's Committee (1938-1947); Children's and Boarding-Out Committee (1947-1948).

    Places

    Legal status

    Established under an obligatory order from the Local Government Board 1909 under the Children Act 1908. Duties defined by the Boarding-Out Order 1911.

    Functions, occupations and activities

    Responsible for the care of children who fell under the jurisdiction of the Poor Law.

    Mandates/sources of authority

    Internal structures/genealogy

    General context

    Under the Local Government Act of 1929 the Public Assistance Committee assumed responsibility for administering the Poor Law which had previously been the remit of the York Poor Law Union (1837-1930). Some committees, including the Boarding-Out/Children's Committee, had a continuous existence and function under both the York Poor Law Union and its successor body the Public Assistance Committee.

    Relationships area

    Related entity

    Public Assistance Committee | Children's Committee (1938-1947)

    Identifier of related entity

    GB0192-575

    Category of relationship

    temporal

    Type of relationship

    Public Assistance Committee | Children's Committee is the predecessor of Public Assistance Committee | Children's and Boarding-Out Committee

    Dates of relationship

    Description of relationship

    Access points area

    Subject access points

    Place access points

    Occupations

    Control area

    Authority record identifier

    GB0192-576

    Institution identifier

    GB0192

    Rules and/or conventions used

    International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

    Status

    Level of detail

    Dates of creation, revision and deletion

    Language(s)

      Script(s)

        Sources

        PLU/1/6

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