A summary of the presentations given at the workshops and of the discussions that took place within them is provided in the second part of this report. It is the Unit's hope that the conference and this report will help in the creation of effective anti-poverty strategies. The following paragraphs outline the content of the conference report, using the abstracts which the speakers and workshop leaders submitted prior to the conference. A copies of the full report, including full versions of the main speakers contributions, are available form the Unit, priced UKP5.00. This describes reports about the growing impact of poverty nationally and internationally and argues that there must be common ingredients in measures of poverty so that it becomes possible to develop a rational basis of priorities for action.
National standards are essential to base success in scientific, planning and administration fields.
Building more of a consensus around measures of poverty is going to be crucial not only for countries in Europe but for the purposes of international stability. Community groups are always looking for information which will help them combat poverty but often feel alienated by the process through which poverty information is produced. My talk will be in four main parts. This was a two year process and involved the development of a baseline document, consultation and consideration of structures for the implementation of the Strategy. The second theme will draw out the specific data components of the NAPS and look at the different types of data used in informing the development of the NAPS and particular data gaps.