Ad hoc risk assessments used in law changes

​​​​Request 730434066

When there is a change to the law or application of the law, such as with the UK Supreme Court ruling (16 April 2025) clarifying that the definition of “sex” refers to biological sex and its application in Jersey confirmed by the Jersey and Guernsey Law Review (June 2025), is an ad hoc risk assessment normally carried out?

a. If yes, when will this take place?

b. If no, when is the next routine risk assessment planned?

Response

The Judicial Greffe can confirm that within the court system, changes to laws are tested by bringing a case to court rather than by undertaking risk assessments. 

No records are held relating to your request and therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Article applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.​​​​​​