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    History B Schools History Project GCSE

    Government legislation and local administration

    What Government legislation and local administration means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.

    Definition of Government legislation and local administration

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    Reference: OCR

    The 1597 and 1601 Poor Laws established a national framework, introducing a compulsory poor rate collected by Overseers of the Poor to provide relief and materials for work.
    OCR · British Depth Study: The Elizabethans, 1580–1603

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