Treasury: Families

(asked on 4th June 2015) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Prime Minister's press release of 18 August 2014, what steps he is taking to assess the impact of his Department's policies on the family.


Answered by
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 9th June 2015

The Family Test was announced by the Prime Minister in August 2014 and introduced in October 2014 through the publication of guidance for officials - The Family Test - Guidance for Government Departments available at gov.uk.

The objective of the Test is to introduce a family perspective to the policy making process, specifically to make the potential impacts on family functioning and relationships explicit.

The Treasury has been working with the DWP to embed the Test in the policymaking process.

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