In the wake of the Swing Riots which had swept the South of England between June and November 1830, the Prime Minister, Earl Grey, established the Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws 1832 to decide how to change the Poor Law systems in England and Wales.
Following the Swing Riots that swept through Southern England between June and November 1830, Prime Minister Earl Grey established the Royal Commission into the Operation of the Poor Laws in 1832 to determine how to reform the Poor Law systems in England and Wales.