Reference
BCC/PA
Title
Public Assistance Committee and associated department
Date free text
1929-1948
Production date
From: 1929 To: 1948
Admin/biog history
Set up in 1929 under the 1929 Local Government Act to take over the powers of the old Poor Law Unions.
The Committee ceased in 1948 when superceded (in part) by the Welfare Committee and (in part) by the Children's Committee.
Yearbook 1934/35
'To carry out the duties of a Public Assistance Committee as defined by the Administrative Scheme approved by the Minister of Health on the 24th day of October 1929, and any amendments made thereto.'
Yearbook 1939/40
'1. To be the Public Assistance Committee required to be appointed by the Council by Section 4 of the Poor Law Act, 1930, and the Bedfordshire Public Assistance Scheme 1929.
2. 'To carry out the duties of a Public Assistance Committee as defined by the Administrative Scheme approved by the Minister of Health on the 24th day of October 1929, and any amendments made thereto.'
Yearbook 1947/48
1. o be the Public Assistance Committee required to be appointed by the Council by the Poor Law Acts, 1930 to 1938, and the Bedfordshire Public Assistance Scheme 1929.
2. 'To carry out the duties of a Public Assistance Committee as defined by the Administrative Scheme approved by the Minister of Health on the 24th day of October 1929, and any amendments made thereto.'
3. To adopt from time to time a suitable scale of Outdoor Relief and Regulations governing the administration of the same by the Guardians Committees.
Archival history
Direct transfer from Bedfordshire County Council
System of arrangement
Arranged into catagories for General Records (correspondence, finance, house committees, letterbooks, Minutes, Papers and Various) and Area Records (Ampthill, Bedford, Biggleswade, Luton). The area records are then divided into correspondence, minutes and papers.
The bulk of files contain sensitive personal information intermixed with non-sensitive material therefore access is generally restricted under Data Protection Legislation.
Reference
Level of description
sub-fonds