Ames Taylor
![England and Wales
Rates formally became universal by the Poor Relief Act 1601; this removed all doubt that parishes (vestries) should and could levy a poor rate to fund the Poor Law. They often levied these earlier to fund poor law relief. Indeed, the Court of Appeal in 2001 said “The law of rating is statutory and ancient, going back even before the Poor Relief Act 1601”.[1]
As local government developed, separate rates were collected by parish authorities, borough corporations and county a](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:160:106/1*OuRHcerLgJ0xybsaIfcNEw@2x.jpeg)
![England and Wales
Rates formally became universal by the Poor Relief Act 1601; this removed all doubt that parishes (vestries) should and could levy a poor rate to fund the Poor Law. They often levied these earlier to fund poor law relief. Indeed, the Court of Appeal in 2001 said “The law of rating is statutory and ancient, going back even before the Poor Relief Act 1601”.[1]
As local government developed, separate rates were collected by parish authorities, borough corporations and county a](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:320:214/1*OuRHcerLgJ0xybsaIfcNEw@2x.jpeg)
Ames Taylor
Debt Adviser, Chair, Greater Manchester Money Advice Group. Writing about things like debt, benefits & poverty because the imbalance in power annoys me.
Debt Adviser, Chair, Greater Manchester Money Advice Group. Writing about things like debt, benefits & poverty because the imbalance in power annoys me.
