Local Government Board

For other uses, see Local Government Board (disambiguation).
Local Government Board Act 1871
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act for constituting a Local Government Board, and vesting therein certain functions of the Secretary of State and Privy Council concerning the Public Health and Local Government, together with the powers and duties of the Poor Law Board.
Citation34 & 35 Vict. c. 70
Dates
Royal assent14 August 1871
Status: Repealed

The Local Government Board (LGB) was a British Government supervisory body overseeing local administration in England and Wales from 1871 to 1919.

The LGB was created by the Local Government Board Act 1871[1] (34 & 35 Vict. c. 70) and took over the public health and local government responsibilities of the Home Secretary and the Privy Council and all the functions of the Poor Law Board, which was abolished.

In 1919 the LGB was converted into a new department called the Ministry of Health.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Local Government Board" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 839.