A six-week consultation will now put some meat on the bones of this ambitious commitment, unveiled by Gordon Brown at last autumn's Labour party conference, before the child poverty Bill is passed in Parliament (see p2). The move will flush out the true extent of the Conservatives' commitment to ending child poverty. Any future government opposed to the goal will very publicly need to reverse the legislation.
In any case though, passing something in law doesn't mean it will happen. For instance, the law to end fuel poverty has been riddled with loopholes that relieve the government of any obligation. The child poverty Bill must be more robust. In order to ensure the legislation transcends party politics, it must be subject to an independent scrutiny body.
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