Post Legislative Scrutiny of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017

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The Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 aims to measure, tackle and report on child poverty in Scotland.

The Act:

sets the Scottish Government targets to reduce the number of children experiencing the effects of poverty by 2030
requires Scottish Ministers and public bodies to create delivery plans and reports to help reach those targets

The Committee will examine the impact of the Act since it came into effect.

We were particularly keen to hear from:

The Act introduced a statutory framework for reducing child poverty. What difference has that framework made to the way the Scottish Government has approached reducing child poverty?

Child poverty targets, delivery plans and reporting requirements are underpinned by the legislative framework in the Act.

What difference has the statutory framework made to the way local authorities and health boards have approached reducing child poverty?
What difference has having the targets, delivery plans and reporting requirements built into the Act made at a national level?
The Act set up several scrutiny measures. How effective have these been?
If you were involved in scrutiny of the Bill in 2016/17, has it had the impact you expected?
What does the implementation of the Act tell us about the effectiveness or otherwise of statutory targets as a way of driving policy?
Do you have any other comments?

The call for views closed on Friday 13 September 2024.