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Children and Young People (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202-

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A decision made on 29 September 2022:

Decision Reference:  MD-CED-2022-604

Public

Subject: The Children and Young People (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202-

 

Report Title: The Children and Young People (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202-

Public

Decision(s):

The Minister approved the Children and Young People (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202- and instructed officers to arrange for it to be lodged ‘au greffe.’

Reason for Decision(s):

The Children and Young People (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202-,  if passed, would amend the Children and Young People (Jersey) Law 2022. The amendments are twofold. Firstly, to correct an error in Article 5 (arrangements to safeguard the welfare of children and young people) of the Law which presently prevents the sharing of information for the purposes of safeguarding the welfare of children or young people. Secondly, to recast analogous information sharing provisions contained in Articles 4 (co-operation to promote wellbeing) and 28 (collaborative working among corporate parents) of the Law so that the language of all 3 of these information sharing provisions is consistent. The Amendment Law comes into force immediately upon the coming into force of the Law

Resource Implications: There are no additional resource implications beyond normal business as usual

 

Action Required: Senior Policy Officer to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the draft legislation to be lodged ‘au greffe’, to be debated at the States sitting of 22/11/2022

Signature:

 

 

Signed By: Minister for Children and Education

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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