Child Poverty Act 2010

<p>The Bill would provide a statutory basis to the commitment made by the Government in 1999 to eradicate child poverty by 2020. Its stated purpose is to give new impetus to the Government&rsquo;s commitment, and to drive action across departments. It also aims to define success in eradicating child poverty and create a framework to monitor progress at a national and local level.</p><p><strong>Key areas</strong></p><ul><li>places a duty on the Secretary of State to meet four United Kingdom-wide poverty targets by the end of the financial year 2020</li><li>requires the UK Government to publish a regular UK child poverty strategy</li><li>requires the Scottish and Northern Irish Ministers to publish child poverty strategies</li><li>establishes a Child Poverty Commission to provide advice</li><li>requires the UK Government to publish annual progress reports</li><li>places new duties on local authorities and other delivery partners in England to work together to tackle child poverty. <br></li></ul>