Question follow-through · 17839

Poverty: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what independent external evaluation arrangements have been established for the Child Poverty Strategy.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
10 Jul 2026
Target answer date
14 Jul 2026
Answer
15 Jul 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what independent external evaluation arrangements have been established for the Child Poverty Strategy.

  2. 14 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    Details of the monitoring and evaluation arrangements for the Child Poverty Strategy are available in Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty: Monitoring and Evaluation - Baseline Report - GOV.UK. As set out in the Baseline Report, we are committ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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