Child Poverty Act 2010

13 Advice and consultation: Scotland and Northern Ireland

(1) In preparing a Scottish strategy or a Northern Ireland strategy, the devolved administration must request the advice of the Commission, and specify in the request the date by which the advice is to be given.

(2) The devolved administration must have regard to any advice given by the Commission under this section.

(3) In preparing a Scottish strategy or a Northern Ireland strategy, the devolved administration—

(a) in the case of a Scottish strategy, must consult such local authorities or associations of local authorities in Scotland as the devolved administration thinks fit,

(b) must consult the Secretary of State,

(c) must consult such children, and organisations working with or representing children, as the devolved administration thinks fit,

(d) must consult such parents, and organisations working with or representing parents, as the devolved administration thinks fit, and

(e) may consult such other persons as the devolved administration thinks fit.

(4) In this section “the devolved administration” means—

(a) in relation to a Scottish strategy, the Scottish Ministers, and

(b) in relation to a Northern Ireland strategy, the relevant Northern Ireland department.