Child Poverty Practice Accelerator Fund: Island Communities Impact Assessment

Assessment of impact and whether a full Islands Communities Impact Assessment is required

On assessment, the fund is unlikely to have an effect on an island community which is significantly different from its effect on other communities. Therefore a full ICIA is not required.

Island communities face unique challenges and bring unique assets to bear in tackling child poverty. The fund recognises and enables this by supporting local solutions to tackling child poverty. The fund is open to island, rural and urban areas alike, with common assessment criteria, offering equal opportunity to all local authorities and health boards. Moderation will ensure that island, rural and urban areas are represented among the funded projects.