History - Reform Legislation 1780-1880
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Date
Party
Who
Type
Reform
Why?
Terms
Success?
Early 1780s
Tory
Pitt
Economic
Combat Smuggling
Reduce appeal of black market and increase legitimate trade.
Reduced duties on goods popular on black market
1784 Commutation Act reduced import duty on tea
1870 Hovering Act allowed search of suspicious ships 12 miles out of port.
Extended system of bonded warehouses where good could be stored duty free until resold in britain.
Yes, value of imports more than doubled and government yields up e.g. 63% on wine.
1780s
Tory
Pitt
Economic
Taxation
The government was inefficient, wanted to bring in more money by indirect tax.
Increased indirect tax on goods mainly consumed by rich.
New taxes e.g. window tax.
Consolidated funds act 1787 - previous 103 exchequer accounts replaced by a single fund at treasury.
New taxes either unpopular or failed so they were reversed.
Yes, streamlined govt and made some form of national accounting possible.
Early 1780s
Tory
Pitt
Economic
Sinking Fund
High national debt that needed reducing.
Pitt modified idea from 1716. Money set aside from surplus and accumulated to reduce national debt. Set amount each year, protected by board of 6 commissioners.
At first yes debt reduced by £11 million.
Should not have been continued into war with france, couldn't fund so more money lent.
Helped restore confidence.
1780s
Tory
Pitt
Economic
Commercial Reform
To improve foreign relations and get better trade deals.
Attempted to open trade negotiations with other countries.
Only success Eden Treaty with france which ended in 1793. Failed to achieve economic union with ireland and refused notion of such with US.
Date
Party
Who
Type
Reform
Why?
Terms
Success?
1780s
Tory
Pitt
Legal/ Admin
Administration Reform
Government was inefficient.
Allowed offices of profit to lapse on holder's death.
Stationary Office 1787
Treasury commision of audit 1785 to oversee public spending.
Success, most of 180 reccomended be gone had within 20 yrs.
Success in streamlining govt and dismantling old system of patronage.
1820s
Tory
Liverpool
Legal
Judicial system reorganised
1820s
Tory
Liverpool
Economic
Reduction of duties
Boost industry and the economy.
Customs duties reduced on imports, many of which were raw material for industry.
Yes, raw materials for industry made cheaper.
1820s
Tory
Liverpool
Economic
Removal of colonial trade restrictions
To encourage trade of goods within the empire
Removal of trade restrictions within empire.
Reduction of duty on goods traded within empire.
Encouraged trade within the empire.
1823
Tory
Liverpool
Economic
Reciprocity of duties act
Encourage better terms for trade within countries.
Government could make treaties with countries to set up free trade.
Success. By 1829 15 such agreements could be formed.
1823
Tory
Liverpool
Legal/ Admin
Penal Code Reform
Death penalty for petty crimes discouraged prosecution.
Reduced number of crimes punishable by death by 180.
Now it was only mandatory for murder and treason.
Encouraged more convictions and was more ethical and better.
1823
Tory
Liverpool
Legal/ Admin
Gaols Act
Made prisons a major part of punishment system.
Paid jailers.
Women jailers for…
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