Child Poverty Act

A law passed by the Scottish Parliament in 2017 has focused minds on work to reduce child poverty, but more collaboration is needed for the Scottish government to continue to make progress, according to a report from Holyrood’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee. The Child Poverty (S

The Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee has opened a consultation to consider the impact of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017. The Act aims to measure, tackle and report on child poverty in Scotland. It set out specific targets that seek to virtually eradicat