PART 1CHILD POVERTY, PLAY AND PARTICIPATION

CHAPTER 1ERADICATING CHILD POVERTY

Services to tackle child poverty

10Regulations about services to tackle child poverty

1

Regulations may—

a

require a local authority to secure the provision of parental support services of a prescribed description free of charge for prescribed parents of children in its area;

b

require a local authority to secure the provision of health support services of a prescribed description free of charge for prescribed children or prescribed parents of children in its area;

c

provide that the duty in section 7(1) is to apply only in one or more parts of a local authority area;

d

provide that a requirement in regulations under paragraph (a) or (b) is to apply only in one or more parts of a local authority area.

2

Regulations under paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection (1) may (among other things)—

a

specify one or more areas within a local authority area;

b

provide for the specification of one or more areas by a local authority.