Launch Date: Friday 26 March 2010

Closing Date: Friday 18 June 2010

This formal consultation seeks views on draft statutory guidance covering Part 2 of the Child Poverty Act: ‘Duties of local authorities and other bodies in England'. Part 2 of the Child Poverty Act places duties on local authorities and named partner authorities to cooperate with a view to reducing, and mitigating the effects of, child poverty in their local areas. That cooperation must lead to the production of local child poverty needs assessments, which in turn inform local child poverty strategies.

The draft statutory guidance relating to Part 2 of the Act seeks to enable local authorities, named partner authorities and others to make the most of the opportunities presented by the Child Poverty Act. Authorities and named partner authorities must have regard to this guidance in taking forward the Part 2 duties.

• Read the consultation document on-line
• Respond on-line
• Statutory Guidance for Local Duties on Child Poverty (Child Poverty Act 2010) - Full Consultation Document
• Summary Document - Word
• Response Form - Word

http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/consultations/index.cfm?action=consultationDetail...