History A-Level
Centralisation versus local control
What Centralisation versus local control means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Centralisation versus local control
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The Act grouped parishes into unions and placed administration under the Poor Law Commission, yet local boards and guardians often ignored or modified the rules.
Topics that use Centralisation versus local control
- Paper 1, Option 1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform - 4 Poverty and pauperism, c1785–c1870 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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