Law Drafting Programme 2008: Bid for Inclusion.

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A decision made (16/02/2007) regard: Law Drafting Programme 2008: Bid for Inclusion.

Subject:	Law Drafting Programme 2008: Bid for Inclusion
Decision Reference:	MD-C-2007-0009		Exempt clause(s):	n/a
Type of Report: (oral or written)	Written		Person Giving Report (if oral):	-
Telephone or e-mail Meeting?	-		Report File ref:
Written report – Title	Law Drafting Programme 2008: Bid for Inclusion
Written report – Author (name and job title)	Ben Griffiths, Research and Project Officer.
Decision(s): (a) Agreed that the following bid for the 2008 Law Drafting Programme should be forwarded to the Council of Ministers for their consideration – Discrimination (Disability) (Jersey) Regulations (b) Approved the submission of a form to the Council of Ministers which – (i) indicated whether the above bid should be regarded as ‘essential’ or ‘desirable’; (ii) provided an indicative list of items that were likely to be submitted for the 2009 and 2010 programme.
Reason(s) for decision: At present Jersey has very little legislation to prevent disability discrimination. A new Discrimination (Jersey) Law, due to be introduced in 2007, will enable the States to address this deficiency, probably by the introduction of appropriate Regulations. A commitment has been made to introduce an integrated Social Inclusion Strategy which would include anti-discrimination measures (States Strategic Plan 2006-2011 p9 and Commitment 3.1 p22). The Regulations are necessary to fulfil these commitments. Further information in support of the proposed inclusion of the item in the 2008 Law Drafting Programme is given in the Legislation Request Questionnaire that will be forwarded to the Council of Ministers.
Action required: Ben Griffiths, Research and Project Officer will arrange for the Legislation Request Questionnaire to be submitted to the Council of Ministers for its consideration.
Signature: (Chief Minister)		Date of Decision: 16 February 2007