The Poor Law Board was established in the United Kingdom in 1847 as a successor body to the Poor Law Commission overseeing the administration of the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834.[citation needed] The board was abolished in 1871 and replaced by the Local Government Board.[citation needed] The new body was headed by a president, and with the Lord President of the Council, the Lord Privy Seal, the Home Secretary and the Chancellor of the Exchequer now added to the board as ex officio members.[citation needed]
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Poor laws of the British Isles
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| Poor laws by territory |
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| Old Poor Law |
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| Relief systems |
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| New Poor Law |
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| Changes after 1834 |
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| Decline and abolition |
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| Other |
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