Public Assistance Committees

Public assistance committees were the bodies created after the abolition of boards of guardians in 1930[1] when workhouses were also abolished. Public assistance committees inherited responsibility for the administration of poor relief in the UK.

References

  1. ↑ "Poor Law and Workhouse Records: Public Assistance Committee". Manchester City Council. p. 14.
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