Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme: Consequential amendments as result of Civil Partnerships (Jersey) Law

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A decision made 31 January 2012

Decision Reference: MD-HA-2012-0008
Decision Summary Title :	CICS Amendments re Civil Partnerships Law		Date of Decision Summary:	23 January 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Executive Officer Home Affairs		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Civil Partnerships (Jersey) Law –amendments required to CICS		Date of Written Report:	23 January 2012
Written Report Author:	Executive Officer Home Affairs		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Civil Partnerships (Jersey) Law – consequential amendments required to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Decision(s): The Minister noted the amendments that will be required to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme as a result of the Civil Partnerships (Jersey) Law and decided to request the Law Draftsman to prepare a revised Scheme to take into account those changes and to correct some typographical errors in the current Scheme.
Reason(s) for Decision: The introduction of the Civil Partnerships (Jersey) Law 201- will require amendments to a number of pieces of legislation. Many of these amendments are being dealt with in the Civil Partnerships (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) Regulations 201-. However, the Law Draftsman has advised that the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme will need to be amended separately, as it is not legislation. It is desirable to make these changes in order to afford same sex couples many of the same rights as married heterosexual couples.
Resource Implications: There are no direct manpower or financial implications arising from this decision.
Action required: The Executive Officer, Home Affairs, to forward a copy of the report accompanying this Ministerial Decision to the Law Draftsman’s Office to request that the necessary changes be made to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme.
Signature:		Position: Minister for Home Affairs
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):