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Child Poverty Action Group

Meetings with ministers

22

In the last 12 months

4

Different ministers

9

Lobbying firms used

0

Meetings with ministers

DateMinisterPurpose, as published
11 February 2026Georgia GouldDfERoundtable with parents and carers from low income households
5 February 2026Bridget PhillipsonDfERoundtable with child poverty stakeholders to discuss progress on child poverty strategy and Universal Credit (Removal of the Two Child Limit) Bill
30 October 2025Pat McFaddenDWPMet as part of the early engagement on the independent report on Young People and Work.
21 October 2025Diana JohnsonDWPIntroductory meeting to learn about stakeholder's priorities and explore future collaboration
18 September 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfETo gain insights from parents/ carers about how the government might better support families in poverty who have children with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)
5 June 2025Alison McGovernDWPMeeting to hear from stakeholders about child poverty in the local areas they serve across Wales.
8 April 2025Liz KendallDWPAn opportunity to respond to criticism and reassure poverty stakeholders on the Pathways to Work Green Paper
13 March 2025Bridget PhillipsonDfETo hear from parents and carers about how the government might better support families in poverty who have children with SEND
12 March 2025Alison McGovernDWPStakeholder call to engage ahead of the Pathways to Work Green paper launch
3 March 2025Alison McGovernDWPAttended and spoke at a Roundtable hosted by Child Poverty Action Group for the launch of their "Implementating a Child Poverty Strategy" report
10 February 2025Stephen TimmsDWPTo discuss the manifesto commitment to review Universal Credit. To gather initial views on key areas of the review and to share our planned approach, overall goals and timeline woth stakeholders.
9 December 2024Stephen TimmsDWPThe Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) convened a roundtable on behalf of the Cabinet Office, Child Poverty Unit, focusing on the role of social security in tackling child poverty.
21 November 2024Liz KendallDWPMet as part of a roundtable on Scottish Child Poverty to discuss developing strategy, and key learnings from work already taking place on the ground in Scotland.
18 November 2024Liz KendallDWPMet as part of November's Child Poverty Taskforce External Experts roundtabl to discuss available approaches to increasing parents� earned incomes, building employment stability and enabling progression in work
18 November 2024Alison McGovernDWPChild Poverty Taskforce External Experts to discuss available approaches to increasing parents� earned incomes, building employment stability and enabling progression in work
18 November 2024Miatta FahnbullehDESNZTo discuss employment and income as part of the work of the Child Poverty Taskforce to develop a child poverty strategy
14 November 2024Chris BryantDSITRoundtable on Digital Inclusion
30 October 2024Liz KendallDWPCalls following the Autumn Budget statement to discuss the DWP elements in the statement.
29 October 2024Alison McGovernDWPTo discuss the Child Poverty Taskforce, learn more about how Child Poverty Action Grooup addressed barriers faced by low-income families in "Your Work, Your Way" pilot and the managed migration from legacy benefits to Universal Credit.
20 September 2024Stephen TimmsDWPTo speak at their annual welfare rights conference and take questions and answers from the audience
17 July 2024Alison McGovernDWPChild Poverty Roundtable to hear from stakeholders on: What they see as the main drivers of child poverty and Suggestions for Improving the situation under the new government
6 July 2024Liz KendallDWPIntroductory call to discuss child poverty

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About these records. Each row is one entry in a minister’s published meetings return, so a meeting with two ministers appears once for each. Dates and purposes are shown as the department published them. Sources: GOV.UK ministers’ meetings transparency returns and the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists quarterly returns, both under the Open Government Licence v3.0.