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# The Child Poverty Act 2010 (Persistent Poverty Target) Regulations 2014

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2014 No. 3232
Children And Young Persons
The Child Poverty Act 2010 (Persistent Poverty Target) Regulations 2014
Made
5th December 2014
Coming into force
31st December 2014
A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament under section 28(4)(a) of the Child Poverty Act 2010 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 6(3) of the Child Poverty Act 2010.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#regulation-1}

These Regulations may be cited as the Child Poverty Act 2010 (Persistent Poverty Target) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 31st December 2014.

## 2 Persistent poverty target percentage {#regulation-2}

For the purposes of section 6(3) of the Child Poverty Act 2010 (which allows the target to be prescribed by regulations) the target percentage is 7%.