About the seminar

The seminar is hosted by the Child Poverty Unit and the Government Office for the East Midlands. Lunch will be provided prior to the sessions starting at 1.30pm on Tuesday, 23 February at the PERA Conference Centre in Melton Mowbray.

The seminar is free but it is essential that you book your team’s places!

The most effective way of tackling child poverty is locally where partnerships on the ground deliver creative solutions tailored to individual circumstances. The forthcoming Child Poverty Bill will require all local authorities to take into account their multi-agency child poverty strategies when conducting local needs assessments.

The seminar will:

• Highlight the need to put child poverty at the top of the policy agenda
• Inform local partners about the Child Poverty Bill and provide an opportunity to generate feedback on the draft statutory guidance
• Share the lessons learned from child poverty pilots – what’s working and what’s not
• Signpost local partnerships to currently available and upcoming resources to help tackle child poverty

Who should attend?

• Local authority Chief Executives, Deputy Chief Executives and Directors of Children’s Services
• Senior Managers responsible for policy development and Children’s Services
• Director and Senior Managers in Housing
• Senior Police representatives
• Directors, and Senior Managers of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts
• Senior Managers of Youth Offending Teams and Probation Services
• Directors and Senior Managers of third sector organisations with responsibility for tackling child poverty

• Welcome and introduction - the requirements and purpose of the Child Poverty Bill
• The draft Statutory Guidance
• Consultation on the Statutory Guidance
• Findings from Child Poverty Pilots
• WORKSHOPS
• The Core Offer - what support is being provided to help local areas tackle child poverty