This article refers to a British Royal Commission report. For other uses of the term Minority Report see here The Minority report was one of two reports published by the Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws 1905-09, the other being Majority report. Headed by the Fabian socialist Beatrice Webb, it called for a system that was radically different from the existing Poor Law. She, amongst the others heading the report, felt that it was shortsighted of society to expect paupers to be entirely accountable for themselves. However the report proved unsuccessful, most of its proposals being disregarded by the new Liberal Government of 1906 when implementing their Liberal reforms.
The evolution of the Poor Law and poor relief in Britain | ||
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| The Tudor Poor Law | Origins of the Poor Law system |  |
| The Old Poor Law | The Old Poor Law • Settlements Acts• Knatchbull's Act • Gilbert's Act • House of Correction • Overseer of the Poor • Poor rate | |
| Relief Systems | Indoor relief • Workhouse • Outdoor relief • Speenhamland • Labour Rate • Roundsman | |
| Classifications of Poor | Able bodied poor • Idle poor • Impotent poor | |
| Poor Law Amendment Act | 1832 Commission • PLAA • Less eligibility • Workhouse • Workhouse test • Board of Guardians • Outdoor Labour Test Order • Outdoor Relief Prohibitory Order | |
| Opposition | Anti-Poor Law League • Book of Murder • Opposition | |
| After the Poor Law Amendment Act | Poor Law Commission • Poor Law Board • Local Government Board • Andover workhouse scandal • Union Chargeability Act | |
| Liberal reforms | Royal Commission • Majority Report • Minority Report • Liberal reforms | |
