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Care of Children in Jersey Review Panel's report into the Government Plan Review: Joint Ministerial response from the Ministers for Children and Housing, and the Minister for Home Affairs

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A decision made on 3 February 2020

Ministerial decision reference: MD-H-2020-0001

Decision summary title:   Joint Ministerial response from the Ministers for Children and Housing and the Minister for Home Affairs to the Care of Children in Jersey Review Panel’s report into the Government Plan Review.

Decision summary author

Private Secretary to the Minister for Children and Housing

Is the decision summary public or exempt? 

Public

Report title:  Joint Ministerial response from the Minister for Children and Housing and the Minister for Home Affairs to the Care of Children in Jersey Review Panel’s report into the Government Plan Review.

Report author or name of

person giving report

Various officers within Children, Young People, Education and Skills and Strategic Policy, Performance and Population.

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision

The Ministers for Children and Housing and Home Affairs approved the response relating to the Care of Children in Jersey Review Panel Government Plan Review and instructed officers to arrange for the response to be presented to the States.

 

Resource implications: There are no resource implications arising from this Ministerial Decision.

Action required

Officers to request the Greffier to arrange for the response to be presented to the States.

Signature

 

 

Position

Senator Sam Mezec

Minister for Children and Housing

 

 

Date signed

 

Effective date of the decision

 

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