Commentary on provisions of Act Section 6: Social Mobility Commission
This section sets out how the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission is reformed as the Social Mobility Commission and describes its functions.
	The Commission has a duty to promote social mobility in England. It will provide an independent scrutiny and advocacy role on social mobility in England.
	It has a duty to report its views on progress in improving social mobility in the UK and to publish this report annually.
	The Commission will continue to report on the measures taken by the relevant Northern Ireland department in relation to its strategy to ensure that as far as possible children in Northern Ireland do not experience socio-economic disadvantage.
	It no longer has a duty to report on the measures taken by Scottish Ministers in relation to their strategy to ensure that as far as possible children in Scotland do not experience socio-economic disadvantage. Nor will it continue to report on the measures taken by Welsh Ministers in accordance with the Welsh strategy.
	A Minister of the Crown may direct the Commission to carry out any other activity relating to improving social mobility in England and Northern Ireland.
	The members of the Commission are to be:
a chair appointed by a Minister of the Crown;
after the appointed day for Northern Ireland, a member appointed by the relevant Northern Ireland department;
any other members appointed by a Minister of the Crown; and
a Minister of the Crown may appoint one of the members as the deputy chair.
	A Minister of the Crown may, if the Commission so requests, carry out or commission research for the purpose of the carrying out of the Commissions functions.