Gaols Act 1823
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for consolidating and amending the Laws relating to the building, repairing and regulating of certain Gaols and Houses of Correction in England and Wales. |
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| Citation | 4 Geo. 4. c. 64 |
| Introduced by | Thomas Courtenay MP (Commons) |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 July 1823 |
| Commencement | 1 September 1823 |
| Repealed | 1 February 1866 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Gaols Act 1698 |
| Amended by |
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| Repealed by | Prison Act 1865 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Gaol Act (4 Geo. 4. c. 64), sometimes called the Gaol Act 1823, the Gaols Act 1823, the Gaols, etc. (England) Act 1823, the Prison Act 1823, or the Prisons Act 1823, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to reform prisons.
The act mandated sex segregated prisons and female warders for female prisoners across the whole of the then British Empire.