National Assistance Act 1948
"An Act to terminate the existing poor law and to provide in lieu thereof for the assistance of persons in need by the National Assistance Board and by local authorities; to make further provision for the welfare of disabled, sick, aged and other persons and for regulating homes for disabled and aged persons and charities for disabled persons; to amend the law relating to non-contributory old age pensions; to make provision as to the burial or cremation of deceased persons; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid."
LEGISLATION DATABASE
Full text: Legislation.gov.uk
Type: UK Public General Act🔍
Year: 1948🔍
Number: 29
Subject: Miscellaneous legislation🔍
What links here:
- Article 14
- Article 3
- Article 8
- DM v Doncaster MBC [2011] EWHC 3652 (Admin)
- MHA 1983 s117
- MHA Code of Practice 2008 links
- R (MT) v Oxford City Council [2015] EWHC 795 (Admin), [2015] MHLO 47
- R (Manchester City Council) v St Helens Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 1348
- R (Mwanza) v LB of Greenwich [2010] EWHC 1462 (Admin)
- R (N) v Coventry City Council [2008] EWHC 2786 (Admin)
- R (Nassery) v LB Brent [2011] EWCA Civ 539
- R v LB Richmond, ex p Watson [1999] EWHC Admin 749
- SL v Westminster City Council [2011] EWCA Civ 954