Kinross County Council

• Reference:GB 252 CC2
• Dates of Creation:1738-1975
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  40.00 Linear Metres

• Scope and Content

  Records of Kinross Commissioners of Supply and related bodies, 1738-1929; Kinross Highway Authorities records, 1808-1930; Kinross County Council minutes, 1890-1975; Kinross County Council letter books, 1890-1899, 1949-1975; Kinross County financial records, 1876-1975; Records of Kinross County Education Authorities, 1893-1930; Records relating to Kinross County Parochial Board and Parish Councils, 1845-1930; Records of Kinross-shire Special District Committees and Councils, 1896-1946; Minutes of Kinross Lieutenancy, 1803-1917; Accounts of Kinross-shire Yeomanry Cavalry, 1817-1828; Kinross County housing records, 1939-1971; Financial and other papers of Kinross Prison Board, 1840-1878; Minutes and other papers of Kinross County Road Board and County Road Trustees, 1879-1894; Records of Kinross County Clerk of Supply, 1782-1914; Kinross Police Committee records, 1806-1959; Correspondence and other papers relating to the Justices of the Peace, 1748-1957; Council files and miscellaneous papers 1883-1975; Plans, 1943-1967

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Kinross County Council was an elected body established, like other county councils, by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889. County councils inherited almost all the functions of commissioners of supply, and those of county road trusts and local authorities set up under the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts. They also took over some administrative powers from the justices of the peace, but not their licensing or judicial functions. The responsibilities of the commissioners of supply for police matters were transferred to standing joint committees made up of commissioners of supply and county councillors.

  County councils were required to appoint full-time county medical officers of health and sanitary inspectors, and the local public health functions of parochial boards in landward areas were transferred to district committees of the county councils. The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 abolished district committees, standing joint committees, commissioners of supply, parish councils, education authorities and other bodies, and transferred all or most of their functions to county councils. The main impact was in the areas of the poor law and education. County councils were now responsible for education everywhere except in the four counties of cities, and for the poor law and public health except in the counties of cities and large burghs.

  Under the 1929 Act Kinross County Council was combined for most, but not all, purposes with Perth County Council to form Perth and Kinross Joint County Council. Combined services originally included education, poor law, roads, police, major health services, lunacy and mental deficiency. Kinross County Council was to remain responsible for minor services as well as any services delegated by the Joint County Council.

  County councils were abolished in 1975 and their powers transferred to regional, islands and district councils. Tayside Regional Council was the main successor authority to Perth and Kinross County Council, although part of southern Perthshire was encompassed within the boundaries of Central Regional Council.

• Arrangement

  18 series to file and item level

• Access Information

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  Hard copy list available at Perth & Kinross Archive

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