Liberal Reforms 1906-1914Reforms to help the young

Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906

The successes of this were:

• free school meals were provided for all
• this replaced charity involvement

The limitations of this were:

• health deteriorated again during school holidays
• it was costly for the government

Education (Administrative Provisions) Act 1907

The successes of this were:

• school children received free medical inspections during their school years
• free treatments were given to school children after 1912

The limitation of this was:

• many local authorities did not provide this service

Children’s (The Children's Charter) Act 1908

The successes of this were:

• children were banned from begging
• juvenile courts and borstals were established to separate adult and child offenders

The limitation of this was:

• the Children's Charter did little to deal with the causes of juvenile crime