Public Assistance Committees
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Public Assistance Committees were the bodies created after the abolition of Board of Guardians
in 1930 when workhouses were also abolished. Public Assistance Committees inherited responsibility for the administration of poor relief.
Board of Guardians
Boards of guardians were ad hoc authorities that administered Poor Law in the United Kingdom from 1835 to 1930.-England and Wales:The boards were created by the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, replacing the parish Overseers of the Poor established under the old poor law, following the recommendations...
in 1930 when workhouses were also abolished. Public Assistance Committees inherited responsibility for the administration of poor relief.