Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017

11Report on interim targetsS

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(1)This section applies to the report prepared under section 10(1) for the financial year beginning with 1 April 2024.

(2)The report must include a statement of the percentage of children living in households in Scotland in the financial year beginning with 1 April 2023—

(a)who fell within section 3 (relative poverty),

(b)who fell within section 4 (absolute poverty),

(c)who fell within section 5 (combined low income and material deprivation),

(d)who fell within section 6 (persistent poverty).

(3)Whether the interim targets have been met in the financial year beginning with 1 April 2023 is to be determined by reference to the percentages given in the report.

(4)If any of the interim targets has not been met, the report must explain why it has not been met.