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D522 - Chesterfield Poor Law Union - 1756-1931
CW - Chesterfield Poor Law Union: records - 1756-1931
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D522/CW/8
Title
School attendance committee minutes
Date
1877-1903
Level
Series
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Chesterfield Poor Law Union and Board of Guardians
Administrative History
Guardians were required to appoint school attendance committees under legislation in 1876 (39/40 Vict c 76) to enforce compulsory elementary schooling where school boards did not exist. Under the 1902 Elementary Education Act, this function was transferred to the County Council.
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