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Closed Reinstate legal commitment to eradicate child poverty by 2020, as per CPA 2010.

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The Government has announced they will repeal the Child Poverty Act (2010) which outlined a legal commitment to reducing child poverty by 2020. This was in the context of a report which said levels of child poverty were unacceptably high and expected to rise. 1 in 3 UK children live in poverty.

http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h3959.full
http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/Report%20to%20the%20UNCRC.pdf

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