Commentary on Sections and Schedules Part 2 – DUTIES OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER BODIES IN ENGLAND (Sections 19 to 25) Section 24: Sustainable community strategy
106.Section 24 amends section 4 of the Local Government Act 2000, which concerns the preparation of strategies for promoting well-being. The effect of the amendment is that local authorities are required to take account of the local child poverty needs assessment, the joint child poverty strategy and other arrangements they have made to tackle child poverty in their area when preparing their sustainable community strategy.
107.This is to ensure that measures to reduce, and mitigate the effects of, child poverty are reflected in the wider planning of local authorities.