Lords Amendments to the Child Poverty Bill

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Lords Amendments to the Child Poverty Bill

LORDS amendments to the
Child Poverty Bill
[The page and line references are to HL Bill 21, the bill as first printed for the Lords.]
Before Clause 1
1
Insert the following new Clause—

“The 2010 poverty target

(1)
The Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end

of the 2010 target year and in any event not later than 30 June 2012, lay

before Parliament a report on whether the 2010 target has been met.

(2)
The 2010 target is that in the financial year beginning with 1 April 2010, 1.7

million children or fewer live in qualifying households in the UK that fell

within the relevant income group for the purposes of section 2 (the relative

low income target).

(3)
The report must be based on statistics that the Statistics Board has

designated under section 12 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act

2007 (assessment) as national statistics.

(4)
Whether the target has been met in relation to the 2010 target year is to be

determined by reference to the statistics.

(5)
If the target has not been met, the report must explain why it has not been

met.

(6)
“The 2010 target year” is the financial year beginning with 1 April 2010.”
Clause 8
2
Page 4, line 22, at end insert—

“( )
the provision of information, advice and assistance to parents and

the promotion of parenting skills,”
3
Page 4, line 23, at beginning insert “physical and mental”

Bill 92 54/5

2
4
Page 4, line 25, at end insert—

“( )
When considering for the purpose of a UK strategy what measures ought

to be taken in relation to each of those areas, the Secretary of State—

(a)
must consider which groups of children in the United Kingdom

appear to be disproportionately affected by socio-economic

disadvantage, and

(b)
must consider the likely impact of each measure on children within

each of those groups.”
Clause 9
5
Page 5, line 22, leave out first “or” and insert “and”
6
Page 5, line 23, after “fit,” insert—

“(ca)
must consult such parents, and organisations working with or

representing parents, as the Secretary of State thinks fit,”
Clause 12
7
Page 8, line 17, leave out first “or” and insert “and”
8
Page 8, line 18, after “fit,” insert—

“(ca)
must consult such parents, and organisations working with or

representing parents, as the devolved administration thinks fit,”
Clause 17
9
Page 10, leave out lines 20 and 21
10
Page 10, line 32, leave out subsection (3)
Clause 22
11
Page 14, line 1, leave out first “or” and insert “and”
12
Page 14, line 2, at end insert—

“( )
must consult such parents, and organisations working with or

representing parents, as the authority thinks fit, and”
Before Clause 25
13
Insert the following new Clause—


“Free school lunches and milk

(1)
In section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996 (provision of free school lunches

and milk), in subsection (4)—

(a)
after “A person” insert “(“C”)”,

(b)
in paragraph (a)—

(i)
for “his parent” substitute “C’s parent”,

(ii)
at the end of sub-paragraph (iia), insert “or”, and

(iii)
omit sub-paragraph (iv) (including the “or” immediately

following it),

(c)
after paragraph (a) insert—

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“(aa)
C meets any conditions prescribed for the purposes

of this paragraph and C’s parent is, in such

circumstances as may be so prescribed—

(i)
in receipt of any benefit or allowance not

falling within paragraph (a) that is so

prescribed, or

(ii)
entitled to any tax credit under the Tax

Credits Act 2002 or element of such a tax

credit, that is so prescribed, or”

(d)
in paragraph (b)—

(i)
for “he, himself, is—” substitute “C is—”,

(ii)
at the end of sub-paragraph (ii), insert “or”, and

(iii)
omit sub-paragraph (iii), and

(e)
at the end insert—

“(c)
C meets any conditions prescribed for the purposes

of this paragraph and is—

(i)
in receipt of any benefit or allowance not

falling within paragraph (b) that is so

prescribed, or

(ii)
entitled to any tax credit under the Tax

Credits Act 2002 or element of such a tax

credit, that is so prescribed.”

(2)
Any regulations made under paragraph (a)(iv) of subsection (4) of section

512ZB of the Education Act 1996 and in force immediately before the

coming into force of this section are to have effect as if made under

paragraph (aa) of that subsection.

(3)
Any regulations made under paragraph (b)(iii) of subsection (4) of section

512ZB of the Education Act 1996 and in force immediately before the

coming into force of this section are to have effect as if made under

paragraph (c) of that subsection.”
Clause 25
14
Page 15, line 12, at end insert—

““parent” means—

(a)
any individual who has parental responsibility for a child,

or

(b)
any other individual with whom a child resides and who

has care of the child;”
15
Page 15, line 15, at end insert—

“(2)
In paragraph (a) of the definition of “parent” in subsection (1), the reference

to “parental responsibility”—

(a)
in relation to England and Wales, is to be read in accordance with

the Children Act 1989,

(b)
in relation to Northern Ireland, is to be read in accordance with the

Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995, and

(c)
in relation to Scotland, is to be read as a reference to parental

responsibilities within the meaning of the Children (Scotland) Act

1995.”

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Clause 28
16
Page 16, line 8, leave out “extends” and insert “and section (Free school lunches and

milk) extend”
Clause 29
17
Page 16, line 10, after “2” insert “and section (Free school lunches and milk)”
18
Page 16, line 11, leave out “comes” and insert “and section (Free school lunches and

milk) come”
Schedule 1
19
Page 17, line 18, leave out from beginning to “appoint” and insert “The

Commission may”
Schedule 2
20
Page 20, line 34, leave out “(c)” and insert “(ca)”
21
Page 20, line 37, leave out “(c)” and insert “(ca)”