Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission

8Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission

1

There is to be a body called the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission (in this Act referred to as “the Commission”).

2

The Commission's functions are those conferred on it by or under this Act.

3

Schedule 1 contains further provision about the Commission.

4

A Minister of the Crown may by order provide for the Commission to cease to exist on a day—

a

specified in or determined in accordance with the order, and

b

falling after the target year.

5

An order under subsection (4) may contain such transitional or consequential provision as the Minister of the Crown considers necessary or expedient in connection with the abolition of the Commission.

6

That provision may include provision amending, repealing or revoking—

a

the provisions of this Act so far as relating to the Commission;

b

any provision of any other Act (whenever passed);

c

any provision of any instrument made under an Act (whenever made).

8AAdvice

1

The Commission must on request give advice to a Minister of the Crown about how to measure socio-economic disadvantage, social mobility and child poverty.

2

Advice given under this section must be published.

8BAnnual reports

1

Before each anniversary of the coming into force of this section the Commission must publish a report setting out its views on the progress made towards the goals in subsection (2).

2

Those goals are—

a

improving social mobility in the United Kingdom, and

b

reducing child poverty in the United Kingdom, and in particular—

i

meeting the targets in sections 3 to 6 in relation to the target year, and

ii

implementing the most recent UK strategy.

3

A report under subsection (1) must also describe—

a

the measures taken by the Scottish Ministers in accordance with a Scottish strategy,

b

the measures taken by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with a Welsh strategy, and

c

in the case of a report made after the appointed day for Northern Ireland, the measures taken by the Northern Ireland departments in accordance with a Northern Ireland strategy.

4

A report under subsection (1) may by published as one or more documents as a Minister of the Crown may direct.

5

If the Commission so requests, a Minister of the Crown may by order extend the publication deadline for any particular report by not more than nine months.

6

A Minister of the Crown must lay a report under this section before Parliament.

8COther functions

A Minister of the Crown may direct the Commission to carry out any other activity relating to the goals in section 8B(2).