Irish Lunatic Asylums for the Poor Act 1817
United Kingdom legislation
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to provide for the Establishment of Asylums for the Lunatic Poor in Ireland. |
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| Citation | 57 Geo. 3. c. 106 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 11 July 1817 |
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| Repealed by | Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821 1 & 2 Geo. 4. c. 33 |
Status: Repealed | |
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The Irish Lunatic Asylums for the Poor Act 1817 was an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It made Ireland the first nation in the world to require a national system of publicly funded asylums (which were a major source of wealth for the economy and a large provider of jobs in many towns), before this expanded to the rest of the United Kingdom.[1][2] It also constituted the first time that a national bureaucratic system had been established by colonial social welfare policy[1] It led to the creation of a provincial asylum in each province.[3]
Background
The Report of the Select Committee to Consider the State of the Lunatic Poor in Ireland (1817) was the main influence toward the creation and subsequent passing of the bill.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c Power, Andrew (2016). Landscapes of Care: Comparative Perspectives on Family Caregiving. Routledge. p. 123. ISBN 1317108108.
- ^ a b Power, Andrew; E Lord, Janet; S DeFranco, Allison (2013). Active Citizenship and Disability: Implementing the Personalisation of Support. Cambridge University Press. p. 346. ISBN 1107029910.
- ^ Brown, Tim; J. Andrews, Gavin; Cummins, Steven; Greenhough, Beth; Lewis, Daniel; Power; Andrew (2017). Health Geographies: A Critical Introduction. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 116. ISBN 1118739027.
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Mental health law in the United Kingdom
- Madhouses Act 1774
- Criminal Lunatics Act 1800
- County Asylums Act 1808
- Marriage of Lunatics Act 1811
- Madhouses (Scotland) Act 1815
- Criminal Lunatics Amendment Act 1815
- Irish Lunatic Asylums for the Poor Act 1817
- Pauper Lunatics Act 1819
- Lunacy (Ireland) Act 1821
- County Asylums Act 1828
- Madhouses Act 1828
- Chancery Lunatics Property Act 1828
- Madhouses Act 1832
- County Asylums Act 1845
- Lunacy Act 1845
- Lunacy (Scotland) Act 1857
- Idiots Act 1886
- Lunacy (Vacating of Seats) Act 1886
- Mental Deficiency Act 1913
- Mental Deficiency and Lunacy (Scotland) Act 1913
- Mental Treatment Act 1930
- Mental Health Act 1959
- Mental Health Act 1983
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Mental Health Act 2007
- Mental Health (Discrimination) Act 2013
- Commissioners in Lunacy
- Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland
- Board of Control for Lunacy and Mental Deficiency
- Mental Health Review Tribunal (England and Wales)
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