Freedom of information response
Anti Poverty Strategy
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information from Thurrock Council:
1. Does your council have a written anti-poverty strategy (this may also be referred to as a ‘poverty strategy’)? This may be an all-age strategy, or one focussing on a specific group of the population, such as a child poverty strategy. If so, please provide a link to the strategy if it is available publicly, or a copy via email.
2. If your council does not have an anti-poverty strategy in place, does it plan to develop one within the next 12 months? If so, please provide a link to any public facing document detailing this commitment.
3. Has your council voluntarily adopted the socio-economic duty?
Qs 1 – 2 - No
Q 3 - While council has not formally adopted the socio-economic duty, it does consider socio-economic factors as part of its Community Equality Impact Assessment process.