18 March 2019
In the words of the Sergeant Pepper song, ’It was twenty years ago today…’, on 18 March 1999, that the British government pledged to be the first to end child poverty in a generation. By 2010, there were 1.1 million fewer children in poverty.
The Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017 places a duty on local authorities to produce local child poverty action reports and plans.
19 November 2018
When the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Professor Philip Alston, completed his 10 day visit to the UK on 16 November, he found that the poverty he had observed was unjust and, in his opinion, contrary to British values.
16 November 2018
Responding to the UN Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty’s findings, Child Poverty Action Group Chief Executive Alison Garnham said: “The Rapporteur’s findings should be a wake-up call for government."
05 November 2018
Today the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty arrives in the UK for a twelve-day visit. This is an interesting time to arrive in the UK to investigate human rights for those living in extreme poverty.
05 November 2018
Today the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty arrives in the UK for a twelve-day visit.
13 September 2018
We have submitted evidence to the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, who will visit the UK in November.
