history children
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- Liberal Reforms 1906-1914
- Education of meals act 1906.
- free meals given out to those who needed it.
- 50% grant from treasury.
- Not compulsory until 1914 and even then only available for those in need
- children coming to school hungry, ill and suffering from ill health.
- Education act 1907.
- entitled to 3 or more free medical examinations
- Most parents could not afford medical bills.
- Did help improve health conditions as children went to doctors for treatment if required
- Act only insured children got checked over and advised whether they required further medical attention.
- Children's Charter Act 1909
- Parents were neglecting children.
- Brought in a serious of new laws into place.
- Children were forbidden to beg on the streets
- it was forbidden for under 16's to purchase tobacco and under 18's to purchase alcohol.
- if a child committed a crime they were sent to remand homes, kept out of prison, tried in juvenile court and then sent to Borstal.
- illegal for parents to neglect their child.
- if begging was only source of income then no money was being brought into the house as it was illegal.
- Education of meals act 1906.
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