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Child Poverty Bill

Child Poverty Bill
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Child Poverty Unit, which is a joint unit
of the Department for Children, Schools and Families, the Department for Work and
Pensions and Her Majesty’s Treasury, are published separately as Bill 112—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Stephen Timms has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Child Poverty Bill are compatible with the
Convention rights.
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Contents
Part 1
National targets, strategies and reports
Targets relating to child poverty
1    Duty of Secretary of State to ensure that targets are met
2    The relative low income target
3    The combined low income and material deprivation target
4    The absolute low income target
5    The persistent poverty target
6    Interpretation of terms used in relation to targets
The Child Poverty Commission
7    The Child Poverty Commission
Strategies: duties of Secretary of State
8    UK strategies
9    Provision of advice by Commission and consultation with others
Strategies: duties of Scottish Ministers and relevant Northern Ireland department
10    Scottish strategies
11    Northern Ireland strategies
12    Advice and consultation: Scotland and Northern Ireland
Reports by Secretary of State
13    Reports by Secretary of State
14    Statement required in relation to target year
Economic and fiscal circumstances
15    Economic and fiscal circumstances
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Continuing effect of targets after target year
16    Continuing effect of targets after target year
Supplementary
17    Interpretation of Part 1
Part 2
Duties of local authorities and other bodies in England
18    Responsible local authorities
19    Partner authorities
20    Co-operation to reduce child poverty in local area
21    Local child poverty needs assessment
22    Joint child poverty strategy for local area
23    Sustainable community strategy
24    Meaning of “child poverty” in Part 2
Part 3
General
25    General interpretation
26    Regulations and orders
27    Financial provisions
28    Extent
29    Commencement
30    Short title
Schedule 1   —    The Child Poverty Commission
Schedule 2   —    Continuing effect of targets after target year

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