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Passage of the Cross Act
- When
- 1875
- Where
- United Kingdom
The Artisans' and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act 1875 was passed in the United Kingdom to permit slum clearance.
Designed by Richard Cross, Home Secretary during Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli's second Conservative Government, the Act allowed local councils to buy up areas of slum dwellings in order to clear and then rebuild them. It formed part of Disraeli's social reform initiative aimed at the "elevation of the people".
Sources
- Artisans' and Labourers' Dwellings Improvement Act 1875 Wikipedia, revision of 2025-08-29
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