Welfare Reform Act 2012

Part 2 E+W+S Supplementary amendments to Child Poverty Act 2010

4 E+W+S The Child Poverty Act 2010 is amended as follows.

5 E+W+S In section 6 (persistent poverty target), subsection (6)(b) and the preceding “and” are repealed.

6 E+W+S In section 10 (provision of advice and consultation)—

(a) for the heading, there is substituted “ Consultation ”;

(b) subsections (1) to (3) are repealed.

7 E+W+S In section 13 (advice and consultation: Scotland and Northern Ireland)—

(a) for the heading there is substituted “ Consultation: Scotland and Northern Ireland ”;

(b) subsections (1) and (2) are repealed.

8 (1) In the italic heading preceding section 14, for “Reports” there is substituted “ Statement ”. E+W+S

(2) Section 14 is repealed.

9 (1) Section 15 (statement in relation to target year) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In subsection (1), for “The report under section 14(3) must include” there is substituted “ The Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of the target year, lay before Parliament ”.

(3) In subsection (4), for “the report under section 14(3)” there is substituted “ the statement ”.

(4) At the end there is inserted—

“(5) The Secretary of State must consult the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers and the relevant Northern Ireland department before preparing the statement.”

10 E+W+S In section 16 (economic and fiscal circumstances), in subsection (1)(b), for the words from “to the Secretary of State” to the end there is substituted “ under section 8A ”.

11 (1) Section 18 (interpretation) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In the definition of “the Commission” in subsection (1), for “Child Poverty Commission” there is substituted “ Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission ”.

(3) After the definition of “financial year” in that subsection there is inserted—

““Minister of the Crown” has the same meaning as in the Ministers of the Crown Act 1975;”.

(4) After subsection (2) there is inserted—

“(3) In this Part “appointed day for Northern Ireland” means such day as a Minister of the Crown may by order with the consent of the Northern Ireland Assembly appoint (and different days may be appointed for the purposes of different provisions of this Part).”

12 E+W+S In section 28 (regulations and orders), in subsection (5)(b), after “section” there is inserted “ 8B(5) or ”.

13 (1) Schedule 2 (continuing effect of targets) is amended as follows. E+W+S

(2) In paragraph 1, in paragraph (a) of the definition of “target statement”, for “the report required by section 14(3)” there is substituted “ the statement required by section 15 ”.

(3) In paragraph 3(d), for “the Secretary of State”, in the first place, there is substituted “ the Commission ”.

(4) Paragraphs 6(c) and (d) and 7(1)(b) are repealed.