Historical Laws (Families and Households)

Question 1

Childs Charter 1889

Answer 1

• The state could now intervene in relations between parents and children
• Police could enter a home if they thought the child was in danger
• Police could arrest anyone found ill-treating a child
• The idea of childhood as a ‘protected’ time in a person’s life was largely established by the late 1800s

Question 2

Factory Act 1833

Answer 2

• No child workers under 9 years of age
• Children of 9-13 years to work no more than 9 hours a day
• Children of 13-18 years to work no more than 12 hours a day.