SPEENHAMLAND TO THE NEW POOR LAW 1830-47

SPEENHAMLAND TO THE NEW POOR LAW 1830-47

Significant Events1795 Speenhamland system introduced1815 French War ends1830 Swing Riots1832 Royal Commission set up to investigate the Poor Law1834 Poor Law Amendment Act abolishes the old Poor Law system and replaces it with a new, controlled system based on the workhouse, Poor Law Unions and central control through the Poor Law Commission1834-38 Anti-Poor Law agitation takes place1845-46 Andover scandal occurs1847 Poor Law Amendment Act reorganizes the running of the Poor Law system by abolishing the Poor Law Commission and creating the Poor Law Board