Policy Watch UK-wide

Child Poverty Bill

The Bill would provide a statutory basis to the commitment made by the government in 1999 to eradicate child poverty by 2020. Its stated purpose is to drive action across departments. It also aims to define success in eradicating child poverty and create a framework to monitor progress at a national and local level.

HM Treasury

Children's Rights Bill

To give further effect to rights and freedoms guaranteed under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; and for connected purposes.

Baroness Walmsley

Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Act

Introduces the legal changes necessary to allow unclaimed assets in dormant bank accounts to be redistributed to worthy causes. The intention is for a significant portion of the money to be spent on services for young people.

HM Treasury

New Opportunities: Fair Chances for the Future

The government's social mobility White Paper, published January 2009, is themed around education and skills, with a view to making top professions open to people of all backgrounds.