Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
Piece
Local Government Act 1972 Section 195: Sections 21 and 29 of the National Assistance...
Catalogue reference: MH 154/974
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This record is about the Local Government Act 1972 Section 195: Sections 21 and 29 of the National Assistance... dating from 1973 Jan 01-1976 Dec 31 in the series Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Local Authority.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MH 154/974
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1973 Jan 01-1976 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Local Government Act 1972 Section 195: Sections 21 and 29 of the National Assistance Act 1948; replacement of schemes by arrangements; issue of circular to Local Authorities; drafts, comments and correspondence
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- D/N120/8
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed Until 2005
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Welfare
- Local Government
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10949488/
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MH 154
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Local Government Act 1972 Section 195: Sections 21 and 29 of the National Assistance...
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