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Children (Jersey) Law 2002: Article 79 - Repeal: Comments of the Minister for Children and Housing

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A decision made 11 January 2019:

Ministerial decision reference: MD-H-2019-0001

Decision summary title:

P.144/2018 ‘Children (Jersey) Law 2002: Repeal of Article 79’ – Comments of the Minister for Children and Housing

Decision summary author

Director, Social Policy

Is the decision summary public or exempt? 

Public

Report title:  

P.144/2018 ‘Children (Jersey) Law 2002: Repeal of Article 79’ – Comments of the Minister for Children and Housing

Report author or name of

person giving report

Director, Social Policy

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision

The Minister approved for presentation to the States Assembly the comments as detailed in the attached report to P.144/2018 ‘Children (Jersey) Law 2002: Repeal of Article 79’.

 

To inform the States Assembly of the views of the Minister in relation to P.144/2018 Children (Jersey) Law 2002: Repeal of Article 79.

Resource implications: There are no resource implications.

Action required

To request the Greffier of the States to take the necessary action for the comments to be presented to the States in order to be included in the debate of P.144/2018.

Signature

 

 

Position

Senator Sam Mézec

Minister for Children and Housing

 

 

 

Date signed

Effective date of the decision

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