Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
- Public Assistance Committee
- Relief Committees Nos 1, 2 and 3; 1930-1948
Other form(s) of name
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The three Relief Committees administered three separate relief districts, which covered the area of the City of York
In 1930 the Public Assistance Committee assumed responsibility for administering the Poor Law which had previously been the remit of the York Poor Law Union. Some committees, including the Relief Committees 1,2 and 3, had a continuous existence and function under both the York Poor Law Union and its successor body the Public Assistance Committee.
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Legal status
Functioned under an order obtained by the York Out-Relief Union from the Local Government Board 1906.
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Internal structures/genealogy
General context
In 1906 the Guardians of the York Out-Relief Union applied for and obtained an order from the Local Government Board (later Ministry of Health) which allowed them to establish three committees for hearing and determining applications for relief. The committees functioned under the York Out-Relief Board and later the Public Assistance Committee.
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Control area
Authority record identifier
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Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa