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:

• MHA 1983 s117
• Article 3
• Article 8
• Article 14
• R (N) v Coventry City Council [2008] EWHC 2786 (Admin)
• R v LB Richmond, ex p Watson [1999] EWHC Admin 749
• R (Manchester City Council) v St Helens Borough Council [2009] EWCA Civ 1348
• R (Mwanza) v LB of Greenwich [2010] EWHC 1462 (Admin)
• R (Nassery) v LB Brent [2011] EWCA Civ 539
• SL v Westminster City Council [2011] EWCA Civ 954
• DM v Doncaster MBC [2011] EWHC 3652 (Admin)
• R (MT) v Oxford City Council [2015] EWHC 795 (Admin), [2015] MHLO 47
• MHA Code of Practice 2008 links