PART 1CHILD POVERTY, PLAY AND PARTICIPATION
CHAPTER 1ERADICATING CHILD POVERTY
Services to tackle child poverty
8Parental support services: powers of a local authority
1
A local authority may provide, secure the provision of or participate in the provision of parental support services to parents of children.
2
A local authority may not charge for anything provided under subsection (1).
3
In this section and in section 10 “parental support services” means any of the following—
a
training in parenting skills;
b
any other service to promote or facilitate effective parenting.