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Children (Arrangements to Assist Children to Live Outside Jersey) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202-

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A decision made on 13 January 2022

Decision reference: MD-ESC-2022-0001

Decision Summary Title :

Draft Children (Arrangements to Assist Children to Live Outside Jersey)

(Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202-

Date of Decision Summary:

12/01/2022

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 :

Draft Children (Arrangements to Assist Children to Live Outside Jersey)

(Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202- Report for Assembly

Date of Written Report:

12/01/2022

Written Report Author:

Senior Policy Officer

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject: Draft Children (Arrangements to Assist Children to Live Outside Jersey)

(Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202-

Decision(s): The Minister approved the Draft Children (Arrangements to Assist Children to Live Outside Jersey) (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202- and instructed officers to arrange for it to be lodged ‘au greffe.’

Reason(s) for Decision: There has been an urgent issue identified in placing children out of jurisdiction under the Children (Jersey) Law 2002 (The Children Law). There is a lack of clarity as to whether Schedule 2 Article 4(2)(ii) of the Children Law solely allows for the child to live with a natural person or whether it allows for placement in residential care.

 

By way of solution the Draft Children (Arrangements to Assist Children to Live Outside Jersey)

(Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202- has been drafted. If passed this draft Law will amend the Children Law to enable the Court to approve arrangements for a child that is cared for by the Minister for Children and Education (“Minister”), or is looked after by the Minister, to live outside Jersey whether with people with parental responsibility for that child, other suitable individuals, or in any suitable type of residential accommodation.

 

Resource Implications:

None.

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 1ST March 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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