The Child Poverty Strategy (Wales) Regulations 2011
W.S.I. 2011/675 · Made 7 March 2011 · Extends to England and Wales
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES
Made 7 March 2011
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 9 March 2011
Coming into force 6 April 2011
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 5 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010f1, make the following Regulations—
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
Contents
- 1Title, application and commencement
- 2Interpretation
- 3Duration of the first and subsequent child poverty strategies
- 4Timing of publication of the first and subsequent child poverty strategy
- 5Manner of publication of a child poverty strategy
- 6Review of the child poverty strategy
- 7Consultation requirements
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Title, application and commencementI1
The title of these Regulations is The Child Poverty Strategy (Wales) Regulations 2011.
These Regulations come into force on 6 April 2011.
These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
2InterpretationI1
In these Regulations—
“child poverty strategy” (“strategaeth tlodi plant”) means a strategy as set out in section 2 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010;
“the Welsh authorities” (“yr awdurdodau Cymreig”) for the purposes of these Regulations does not include the Welsh Ministers F1, a local authority or a corporate joint committee established by regulations made under Part 5 of the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021.
3Duration of the first and subsequent child poverty strategiesI1
The first child poverty strategy must relate to the period from 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2014.
Subsequent strategies must relate to the period of three years beginning on 1 April in the year when the previous strategy period expires.
4Timing of publication of the first and subsequent child poverty strategyI1
The first child poverty strategy is to be published on or before 31 March 2012.
Subsequent strategies must be published on or before 1 April in the year in which the strategy period for that strategy commences in accordance with regulation 3(2).
5Manner of publication of a child poverty strategyI1
A Welsh authority must publish a strategy by placing it on its website on the date that a strategy is published.
A Welsh authority must also make the strategy available for inspection by members of the public–
at the authority’s offices; and
at any other appropriate place.
6Review of the child poverty strategyI1
A review of the first strategy undertaken by a Welsh authority must be completed by 31 March 2014.
All subsequent strategies are to be reviewed every 3 years thereafter.
The Welsh authority must publish the review report by placing it on its website.
7Consultation requirementsI1
A Welsh authority, before publishing a strategy, must consult the Welsh Ministers, local authorities and other persons as it considers appropriate.
Signature
Huw Lewis
Deputy Minister for Children, one of the Welsh Ministers
7 March 2011
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations come into force on 6 April 2011 and apply in Wales.
Section 2 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 imposes duties on Welsh authorities to prepare and publish a strategy for contributing to the eradication of child poverty in Wales. In these Regulations the Welsh Ministers and local authorities are excluded from the definition of Welsh authorities.
Regulation 3 provides for the duration of the first and subsequent child poverty strategies.
Regulation 4 provides for the timing of the publication of the child poverty strategies.
Regulation 5 provides for the manner in which a Welsh authority must publish a child poverty strategy.
Regulation 6 provides the dates upon which a review of a child poverty strategy published by a Welsh authority must be completed. Regulation 6 also provides that a Welsh authority must publish a review report and the review report is to be displayed on the website of the Welsh authority.
Regulation 7 provides for the Welsh authority to conduct a consultation prior to the child poverty strategy being published.