The Young

Question 1

Young

What’s the name of the Act I’m writing about?

Answer 1

1908 children’s act (children’s character)

Question 2

Young

What was the name of the preminister of the liberal gov at the time(1906-1914)

Answer 2

Herbert Asquith

Question 3

Young

What did the Act introduce?

Answer 3

• This piece of legislation made it illegal for any child to beg for money
• prohibited any child under the age of 16 to buy cigarettes or enter public houses.
• if a child was found guilty of begging they could be sent to borstals

Question 4

Young

Overall, was the children’s act (children’s character) sucessfull?

Answer 4

No Young people were born into poverty, act did not address core problems.

Question 5

Young

Positve About childrens character(**Analysis **)

Answer 5

***prohibiting young people from begging ** did persuade some young people to find work and attempt to escape the poverty they were born into