HC Deb 31 March 1927 vol 204 c1448W
Mr. SHEPHERD

asked the Minister of Health whether the Regulations give to casuals the right of remaining in the casual ward during Sunday?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

The Regulations confer no such right. The effect of the Casual Poor Act, 1882, is to deprive a casual of the right of discharging himself on Sunday, but in certain special circumstances he may under the Regulations be discharged on that day.