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Repeal of Article 79 Children (Jersey) Law 2002: Instructions for Law Drafting

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A decision made on 13 June 2019

Ministerial decision reference   : MD-H-2019-0010

Decision summary title:

Repeal of Article 79 Children (Jersey) Law 2002 – Instructions for Law Drafting

Decision summary author

Policy Principal,

Strategic Policy, Performance and Population

Is the decision summary public or exempt? 

Public

Report title:  

Repeal of Article 79 Children (Jersey) Law 2002 – Instructions for Law Drafting

Report author or name of

person giving report

Policy Principal,

Strategic Policy, Performance and Population

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision

The Minister for Children and Housing authorised Officers in the Department for Strategic Policy, Performance and Population to liaise withe the Principal Legislative Drafter to request the preparation of the draft Amendment Law.

 

To comply with the States Assembly decision to prohibit the use of corporal punishment in all circumstances as set out in P.144/2018 Children (Jersey) Law 2002: Repeal of Article 79.

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

Action required

Policy Principal, Strategic Policy, Performance and Population to liaise with the Principal Legislative Drafter to request that amendments to the Children (Jersey) Law 2002 be drafted.

Signature

 

 

Position

Senator Sam Mézec

Minister for Children and Housing

 

 

Date signed

 

Effective date of the decision

 

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