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Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845
The
Poor Law
Act
1845
was an
Act of Parliament
that
reformed
the Poor Law
system
of
Scotland
.
Main
provisions
The creation
of a
Board of Supervision
to
regulate
the
Poor Law system
.
A
retention
of the parish-based system through
Parochial Boards
Powers for the
Parochial
Boards
to raise
taxes
Poor relief
could continue to be in the form of
outdoor relief
, poorhouses could be built to
aid
the sick
Parishes
should
join
together to build poorhouses
An
Inspector
of
the Poor
decided
whether applications for
poor relief
were
legitimate
