Education (Provision of Meals) Act 1906

The successes of this were:

• free school meals were provided
• this replaced charity involvement
• local authorities were given grants from the Treasury to fund 50 per cent of the cost of meals
• school meals rose from 9 million in 1906 to 14 million in 1914

The limitations of this were:

• by 1914, many local authorities were still not providing school meals
• 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 three medical inspections during their school years
• school boards could act against parents who sent children to school in poor condition
• free medical treatment was given to school children after 1912

The limitation of this was:

• free treatment was not available until 1912 - even then, many local authorities did not provide it

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

The successes of this were:

• children were banned from begging
• penalties were given to shops for selling tobacco or alcohol to children
• juvenile courts and borstals were established to separate adult and child offenders
• the death sentence was abolished for children

The limitations of this were:

• little success with alcohol and tobacco, even today
• the Children's Charter did little to deal with the causes of juvenile crime