The Public Services Reform (Poverty and Inequality Commission) (Scotland) Order 2018
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2018/316 |
2018 No. 316
Public Services Reform
Equality
The Public Services Reform (Poverty and Inequality Commission) (Scotland) Order 2018
Made 24th October 2018
Coming into force 1st July 2019
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(1), (3)(a) and (b) and (7) of the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 20101(“the Act”) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
The Scottish Ministers consider that the relevant conditions in section 16(2) of the Act are satisfied.
The Scottish Ministers have consulted in accordance with section 26 of the Act.
The Scottish Ministers have laid a draft of this Order and an explanatory document before the Scottish Parliament in accordance with section 25(2)(b)2of the Act.
In accordance with section 25(2)(c) of the Act, the draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Public Services Reform (Poverty and Inequality Commission) (Scotland) Order 2018 and comes into force on 1st July 2019.
Amendment of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017
2.—(1) The Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 20173is amended as follows.
(2) In section 8 (Poverty and Inequality Commission), for subsection (2) substitute—
“2 In addition to the functions conferred on it by this Act, the functions of the Commission are—
(a) to advise the Scottish Ministers on any matter relating to poverty or inequality in Scotland, including the impact of their policies and use of resources in reducing such poverty and inequality,
(b) to monitor progress in reducing poverty and inequality in Scotland,
(c) to promote the reduction of poverty and inequality in Scotland.
2A The Commission may do such things as it considers appropriate for the performance of its functions, including in particular—
(a) gathering evidence,
(b) carrying out research,
(c) preparing and publishing such reports as it considers appropriate.
2B The Commission must publish any advice it provides to the Scottish Ministers.”.
(3) In the schedule, in paragraph 1 (membership)—
(a)
(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(b) (number of members additional to chairing member), for “2 but no more than 4” substitute “4 but no more than 8”;
(b)
(b) in sub-paragraph (4) (experience and knowledge of proposed members), for the words from “securing” to the end of...
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