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A decision made (17/06/2009) regarding: A Migration Policy for Jersey Part 2 - Managing Access to Employment and Housing.

Decision Reference: MD-C-2009-0043
Decision Summary Title :	Release of Consultation Paper : “ Managing Migration: New Mechanisms Part 2: Managing Access to Employment and Housing”		Date of Decision Summary:	15th June 2009
Decision Summary Author:	Melanie Cavey		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	n/a
Written Report Title :	“ Managing Migration: New Mechanisms Part 2: Managing Access to Employment and Housing”		Date of Written Report:	15th June 2009
Written Report Author:	Paul Bradbury		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: A Migration Policy for Jersey Part 2 - Managing Access to Employment and Housing
Decision(s): The Chief Minister agreed to present the Consultation Paper on Part 2 of the Migration Policy for Jersey - Managing Access to Employment and Housing - on behalf of the Migration Advisory Group.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Migration Policy was approved in 2005 and is a key strategy of the States Strategic Plan 2006 -2011. Its approval was followed in 2006 by the establishment of the Migration Advisory Group, the formation of the Population Office, and the development of a single regime to manage housing consents and business licensing. Concurrently, the development of the new Laws has taken place in two phases: Managing Migration : New Mechanisms Part 1 proposed the creation of a Population Register to record accurately the name and address of all Island residents, as a means of managing migration, and to improve customer service across the States. The policy also proposed a registration card for all residents for Social Security purposes and to access housing and employment, and a ‘first-stop-shop’ where newcomers to Jersey could obtain their card and find out more about life in Jersey. These proposals formed the basis of a public consultation in December 2007. Managing Migration: New Mechanisms, Part 2: These proposals set out in detail mechanisms to replace the existing Housing and Regulation of Undertakings and Development Laws which govern access to employment and housing, with new unified controls. This will effectively manage how many people can work in Jersey and how accommodation can be occupied and owned. This in turn will effectively regulate migration, and protect local housing and employment opportunities, while supporting economic growth and diversity. This Part 2 Consultation paper includes as an appendix copies of the draft Register of Names and Addresses (Jersey) Law 200- and first parts of the Migration (Jersey) Law 200- which have been drafted as a result of the Part 1 consultation process. Both laws are yet to undergo a Human Rights audit which will take place once consultation on Part 2 is complete and the final Laws drafted. However, they are included for information purposes at this stage in the interests of transparency, as comment and scrutiny are welcome. Following, and subject to, consultation, it is intended that Register of Names and Addresses (Jersey) Law 200- and the full Migration (Jersey) Law 200- will be lodged early in 2010, and debated by the States in mid 2010 following a lengthy lodging period. Once adopted by the States the necessary systems work will be undertaken, and it is intended to introduce the new Laws in mid 2011.
Resource Implications: The consultation process and its outcomes will form part of the ongoing work involved with the implementation of the Migration Policy.
Action required: The Migration Policy Project Officer to send the Consultation Paper to the Greffier of the States and ask him to lodge it ‘au Greffe’ and present it to the States as an “R” as soon as possible, and; Undertake other such actions as required to present the policies in the public domain.
Signature:		Position: Senator Terry Le Sueur Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):