Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845

The Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845 was an Act of Parliament that reformed the Poor Law system of Scotland.^[1]

Main provisions

The creation of a Board of Supervision to regulate the Poor Law system.
A retention of the parish-based system through Parochial Boards
Powers for the Parochial Boards to raise taxes
Poor relief could continue to be in the form of outdoor relief, poorhouses could be built to aid the sick
Parishes should join together to build poorhouses
An Inspector of the Poor decided whether applications for poor relief were legitimate

↑ Higginbotham, Peter, "The Workhouse in Scotland", workhouse.org.uk, archived from the original on 31 January 2015, retrieved 31 January 2015

Pre-Parliamentary legislation

Acts of Parliament by states preceding
the Kingdom of Great Britain

Parliament of England	to 1483 1485–1601 1603–1641 Interregnum (1642–1660) 1660–1699 1700–1706
Parliament of Scotland	to 1707

Acts of Parliament of the
Kingdom of Great Britain

relating to the European Union (formally European Communities)	1972 to date

Legislation of devolved institutions

for Northern Ireland	1972–2009

Poor Laws of the British Isles
Poor Laws by territory	England and Wales Scotland Ireland Isle of Man Channel Islands	Nantwich workhouse
Old Poor Law	Vagabonds and Beggars Act 1494 Tudor Poor Laws Act for the Relief of the Poor 1597 Elizabethan Poor Law (1601) Poor Relief Act 1662 Poor Act 1697 Workhouse Test Act Relief of the Poor Act 1782 House of Correction Overseer of the poor Poor rate Poor relief
Relief systems	Indoor relief Outdoor relief Classification of the poor Speenhamland Labour Rate Roundsman Committee for the Relief of the Black Poor
New Poor Law	Royal commission (1832) Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845 Less eligibility Workhouse Workhouse test Board of guardians Outdoor Labour Test Order Outdoor Relief Prohibitory Order Poor law unions Opposition Book of Murder Scottish poorhouses
Changes after 1834	Poor Law Commission Poor Law Board Local Government Board Andover workhouse scandal Huddersfield workhouse scandal Union Chargeability Act
Decline and abolition	Liberal welfare reforms Royal Commission (1905–09) Majority Report Minority Report Interwar poverty National Assistance Act 1948
Other	Historiography of the Poor Laws Timeline of the Poor Law system Poor Relief Act List of poor law unions in England List of poor law unions in Wales List of Irish Poor Law Unions

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