Statement as to whether targets are met in relation to renewed target yearU.K.
8(1)The Secretary of State must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each renewed target year, lay before Parliament a statement of—U.K.
(a)the percentage of children living in qualifying households in the United Kingdom in the renewed target year who were living in households that fell within the relevant income group for the purposes of section 3 (the relative low income target);
(b)the percentage of children living in qualifying households in the United Kingdom in the renewed target year who were for the purposes of section 4 (the combined low income and material deprivation target) living in households that fell within the relevant income group and experiencing material deprivation;
(c)if the absolute low income target in section 5 applies in relation to the renewed target year, the percentage of children living in qualifying households in the United Kingdom in the renewed target year who were living in households that fell within the relevant income group for the purposes of that section;
(d)the percentage of children who have lived in qualifying households during the survey years (as defined by section 6(2)) which relate to the renewed target year who have lived in households that fell within the relevant income group for the purposes of section 6 (the persistent poverty target) in at least 3 of the survey years.
(2)The statement must be based on statistics that the Statistics Board has designated under section 12 of the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (assessment) as National Statistics.
(3)Whether the targets have been met in relation to a renewed target year is to be determined by reference to the percentages given in the statement.
(4)If any of the targets has not been met, the statement must explain why it has not been met.