Commissioner for Children and Young People (Jersey) Law 201-

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A decision made on 8 February 2019

Ministerial decision reference: MD-H-2019-0004
Decision Summary Title: Commissioner for Children and Young People (Jersey) Law 201-
Decision summary author	Director of Children’s Policy	Is the decision summary public or exempt?		Public
Report title: Commissioner for children and Young People (Jersey) Law 201-
Report author or name of person giving report	Director of Children’s Policy	Is the report public or exempt?		Public
Decision and reason for the decision: The Minister for Children and Housing approved for lodging “au Greffe” the draft Commissioner for Children and Young People (Jersey) Law 201-. The primary objective of the Law is to bring forward legislation establishing a Children’s Commissioner for Jersey, demonstrating that Jersey has not only responded to IJCI recommendations, reflected international best practice and lessons learned from other jurisdictions, but has also established an independent Children’s Commissioner who can act as a champion for the rights of children and young people in Jersey.
Resource implications: In July 2017, the Treasury Minister allocated £1,855,000 and four FTE from contingency funding to support the resourcing and staffing of the Commissioner’s office until the end of 2019. Future funding will be allocated as part of the Government Plan 2020–2023.
Action required: The Greffier of the States to be requested to arrange to lodge the draft Law ‘au Greffe’ for States debate at the earliest possible opportunity.
Signature			Position Senator Sam Mézec Minister for Children and Housing

Date signed			Effective date of the decision