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Children and Young People (Jersey) Law 202-

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A decision made on 3 December 2021

Decision reference: MD-ESC-2021-0020

Decision Summary Title :

Children and Young People (Jersey) Law 202-

Date of Decision Summary:

30/11/21

Decision Summary Author:

 

Private Secretary

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

N/A

Written Report

Title :

Children and Young People (Jersey) Law 202-

Date of Written Report:

30/11/21

Written Report Author:

Senior Policy Officer

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:

Children and Young People (Jersey) Law 202-

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the Draft Children and Young People (Jersey) Law 202- and instructed officers to arrange for it to be lodged ‘au greffe.’

Reason(s) for Decision:

The overriding objective of the Draft Children and Young People (Jersey) Law 202- is to promote, safeguard and support the wellbeing of children and young people in Jersey. The 2017 Independent Jersey Care Inquiry Report[1] (the Care Inquiry) found that the Government of Jersey had failed to keep step with legislative developments made elsewhere in respect of children, for example in the UK. In its response the Government of Jersey made a commitment to update its legislative framework. This draft law represents a significant update to the existing legislative framework to support children and young people in Jersey.

Resource Implications:

The financial and manpower implications have been set out and approved by the Assembly in their Government Plan 2021 – 2024.

Action required:

Senior Policy Officer to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the draft legislation to be lodged ‘au greffe’, to be debated at the States sitting of 18/01/2022

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Deputy Scott Wickenden, Minister for Children and Education

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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