Child Poverty Act 2010
Act of ParliamentThis bill passed all stages in both Houses and received Royal Assent.
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Long title
A Bill to set targets relating to the eradication of child poverty, and to make other provision about child poverty.
Summary
<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’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>
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading· Commons
11 June 2009 – 11 June 2009
- 2nd reading· Commons
20 July 2009 – 20 July 2009
- Programme motion· Commons
20 July 2009 – 20 July 2009
- Money resolution· Commons
20 July 2009 – 20 July 2009
- Carry-over motion· Commons
20 July 2009 – 20 July 2009
- Committee stage· Commons
20 October 2009 – 3 November 2009
- 1st reading· Commons
19 November 2009 – 19 November 2009
- 2nd reading· Commons
19 November 2009 – 19 November 2009
- Report stage· Commons
9 December 2009 – 9 December 2009
- 3rd reading· Commons
9 December 2009 – 9 December 2009
- 1st reading· Lords
10 December 2009 – 10 December 2009
- 2nd reading· Lords
5 January 2010 – 5 January 2010
- Committee stage· Lords
19 January 2010 – 8 February 2010
- Report stage· Lords
9 March 2010 – 9 March 2010
- 3rd reading· Lords
17 March 2010 – 17 March 2010
- Consideration of Lords amendments· Commons
22 March 2010 – 22 March 2010
- Programme motion· Commons
22 March 2010 – 22 March 2010
- Royal Assent· Unassigned
25 March 2010 – 25 March 2010
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. Bill ID: 377.