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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-poverty-scotland-act-2017/section-2",
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  "legislation": "asp/2017/6",
  "legislation_title": "Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/child-poverty-scotland-act-2017",
  "path": "section/2",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interim targets",
  "text": "(1) The Scottish Ministers must ensure that the interim targets are met in the financial year beginning with 1 April 2023.\n(2) The interim targets are that, of children living in households in Scotland—\n(a) less than 18% fall within section 3 (relative poverty),\n(b) less than 14% fall within section 4 (absolute poverty),\n(c) less than 8% fall within section 5 (combined low income and material deprivation),\n(d) less than 8% fall within section 6 (persistent poverty).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2017/6/section/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:13:20.753180+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}