Subject: | Law Drafting Programme 2007: Bids for Inclusion |
Decision Reference: | MD-C-2006-0020 | Exempt clause(s): | n/a |
Type of Report: (oral or written) | Written | Person Giving Report (if oral): | - |
Telephone or e-mail Meeting? | - | Report File ref: | |
Written report – Title | Law Drafting Programme 2007: Bids for Inclusion |
Written report – Author (name and job title) | Jean-Marc Blanchet, Administration and Project Officer. |
Decision(s): (a) To agree that the following bids for the 2007 Law Drafting Programme should be forwarded to the Council of Ministers for its consideration – · Emergency Powers and Planning (Jersey) Law 1990 – Amendments · Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme Regulations · Migration: Monitoring and Regulation · Discrimination (Sex) (Jersey) Regulations (b) To approve the submission of a form to the Council of Ministers which – (i) indicates whether the above bids should be regarded as ‘essential’ or ‘desirable’; (ii) notes whether there are any items that can be dropped from the 2006 programme or from work in progress; and (iii) provides an indicative list of items that are likely to be submitted for the 2008 and 2009 programme. |
Reason(s) for decision: Further information in support of the proposed inclusion of the item(s) in the 2007 Law Drafting Programme is given in the Legislation Request Questionnaire(s) that will be forwarded to the Council of Ministers. |
Action required: Jean-Marc Blanchet, Administration and Project Officer will arrange for the Legislation Request Questionnaire(s) to be collated and submitted to the Council of Ministers for its consideration. |
Signature: (Minister/ Assistant Minister) | Date of Decision: |
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REPORT TO CHIEF MINISTER
Law Drafting Programme 2007: Bid(s) for Inclusion
1. The Chief Minister is asked to approve requests for items of legislation to be included in the 2007 Law Drafting Programme. Further information about these requests, and why they should be included in the Programme, is given in the attached Legislation Request Questionnaire(s).
2. The items proposed for inclusion are as follows:-
· Emergency Powers and Planning (Jersey) Law 1990 – Amendments
· Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme Regulations
· Migration: Monitoring and Regulation
· Discrimination (Sex) (Jersey) Regulations
The two later bids are not included in the first decision summary as they were submitted after the deadline had passed but have been accepted thus a revised decision summary.
3. Further information about the process to be adopted for deciding upon the 2007 Law Drafting Programme is given in the attached letter from the Chief Minister’s Department. It will be noted that a slightly different approach is to be taken this year with regard to the prioritisation of bids for law drafting time, and the Corporate Management Board will be asked to prepare a draft prioritised list of legislation for the 2007 programme. This list will then be discussed by the Council of Ministers and, subject to approval by the Council, forwarded on to the States for consideration as part of the 2007 Business Plan.
4. In addition to the Legislation Request Questionnaires, the Minister is also asked to approve the submission of a form to the Council of Ministers which –
(i) indicates whether the Legislation Request(s) for 2007 should be regarded as ‘essential’ or ‘desirable’;
(ii) notes whether there are any items that can be dropped from the 2006 programme or from work in progress; and
(iii) provides an indicative list of items that are likely to be submitted for the 2008 and 2009 programme.
5. Subject to approval by the Minister, the above forms will be collated and submitted to the Corporate Management Board for an initial draft prioritisation. They will then be forwarded to the Council of Ministers for its consideration at the end of May, and subsequently a recommended draft programme will be included as part of the 2007 Business Plan for consideration by the States.
Report prepared by:
Jean-Marc Blanchet, Administration and Project Officer
28/March/2006
Chief Minister’s Department
Cyril Le Marquand House
St Helier, Jersey, JE4 8QT
Tel: +44 (0)1534 603400
Fax: +44 (0)1534 870755
| jmblanchet@gov.je and in any event no later than 30th March 2006, together with formal written confirmation of your Minister’s requests in the form of a decision template. Should you have any queries relating to the completion of the questionnaire do not hesitate to contact me at the Chief Minister’s Department via e-mail or telephone (603406). Alternatively, you may also contact Pam Staley at the Law Draftsman’s Office via e-mail or on tel. 502006. In order to help with the preparation of law drafting requests, you are asked to take responsibility for coordinating the preparation of the legislative request forms in your department. In case your department should have any queries about the process, we will be holding an informal meeting at 2.30 p.m. on Friday 3rd March in the Concord Room, Cyril Le Marquand House, St. Helier, and you and/or any nominated representative(s) are invited to attend. The meeting will last approximately one hour, and the Law Draftsman will also be present to answer any questions. In order that we may know how many people to expect, I would be grateful if you would let Lizzie Claremont at the Chief Minister’s Department know by Friday, 24th February whether you and/or other(s) are planning to attend this meeting. Please note that it has been agreed that a slightly different approach will be taken this year with the prioritisation of bids for law drafting time, and the Corporate Management Board will be asked to prepare a draft prioritised list of legislation for the 2007 programme. This list will then be discussed by the Council of Ministers and, subject to approval by the Council, forwarded on to the States for consideration as part of the 2007 Business Plan. Yours sincerely, Jean-Marc Blanchet Administration and Project Officer direct dial: +44 (0)1534 603406 email: jmblanchet@gov.je www.gov.je INSERT CC |