The Labouring Classes Lodging Houses Act 1851 (
14 & 15 Vict. c. 34), sometimes (like the
Common Lodging Houses Act 1851) known as the Shaftesbury Act, is an
Act of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ...
. It is one of the principal British Housing Acts. It gave
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
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s and
vestries
A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government of a parish in England, Wales and some English colonies. At their height, the vestries were the only form of local government in many places and spent nearly one-fi ...
the power to raise funds via local rates or Public Works Loan Commissioners to build lodging houses for unmarried working (as opposed to unemployed) people.
[A. J. Scott, ''The Urban Land Nexus and the State'' (London: Pion, 1980), table 10.1.] The Act takes its name from
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (28 April 1801 – 1 October 1885), styled Lord Ashley from 1811 to 1851, was a British Tory politician, philanthropist, and social reformer. He was the eldest son of the 6th Earl of Shaftesbury ...
.
References
* Robert Anstruther Strange. Lodging Houses Acts. The Common Lodging Houses Act, 1851, and the Labouring Classes Lodging Houses Act, 1851. Shaw and Sons. Fetter Lane, London. 1851
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Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning England and Wales
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1851
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