Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2012 and associated Regulations: Marriage and Relationship Breakdown Policy

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A decision made 23 February 2015:

Decision Reference: MD-C-2015-0018
Decision Summary Title :	Marriage and Relationship Breakdown Policy – Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2012 and associated Regulations		Date of Decision Summary:	11 February 2015
Decision Summary Author:	Senior Manager, Housing Control		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Oral		Person Giving Oral Report:	Senior Manager, Housing Control
Written Report Title :			Date of Written Report:
Written Report Author:			Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public (Policy Document)
Subject: Marriage and Relationship Breakdown Policy – Control of Housing and Work (Jersey) Law 2012 and associated Regulations.
Decision(s): The Assistant Chief Minister approved the revised wording of the Marriage and Relationship Breakdown Policy and authorised its publication.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Assistant Chief Minister noted that the Policy had not been reviewed for some time, and although the fundamental criteria remained the same, limited changes had been identified to accurately reflect current legal terminology. Furthermore, the Assistant Chief Minister accepted the inclusion of additional Policy wording, specifically addressing the fact that notwithstanding whether or not an applicant satisfies the criteria, flexibility must be maintained. In this regard, the Policy had been reworded so as to create a presumption in favour of granting Entitled status, but did not make it mandatory where the criteria had been satisfied, or indeed an automatic refusal where the criteria had not been satisfied. Each case would continue to be considered on its own individual merits.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Senior Manager, Housing Control to arrange for updated policy to be published on the relevant pages of the website (www.gov.je).
Signature: Senator Paul Routier MBE		Position: Assistant Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):