Protection of Freedoms Act: Order in Council

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A decision made on 27 July 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-C-2012-0073
Decision Summary Title :	Order in Council –Protection of Freedoms Act		Date of Decision Summary:	23rd July 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Project and Research Officer		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	Order in Council –Protection of Freedoms Act		Date of Written Report:	23rd July 2012
Written Report Author:	Executive Officer Home Affairs Department		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Extension of certain provisions of the Protection of Freedoms Act to Jersey by Order in Council.
Decision(s): The Chief Minister approved the report and proposition to make an Order in Council to extend certain provisions of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 to Jersey, and agreed to lodge the proposition ‘au Greffe’ for States debate on 11th September 2012.
Reason(s) for Decision: To amend Part 5 of the Police Act 1997 (which has already been extended to Jersey) in order to keep Jersey in line with the UK in relation to Vetting and Barring Procedures following the independent review of the Criminal Records Regime ordered by the coalition government.
Resource Implications: Inasmuch as the Order will modify existing legislation in Jersey, there are unlikely to be any additional manpower, revenue, capital or further legislative requirements arising. The financial costs of establishing the Jersey Vetting Bureau were set out in the report that accompanied P.121/2009, which extended Part V of the Police Act 1997 to Jersey, thereby enabling people in Jersey to apply to the Criminal Records Bureau for criminal records certificates.
Action required: The Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the attached report and proposition to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for States debate on 11 September 2012.
Signature:		Position: Senator I.J. Gorst Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):