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STATES OF JERSEY
COMMON STRATEGIC POLICY 2024- 2026 (P.21/2024): SECOND AMENDMENT (P.21/2024 AMD.(2)) – AMENDMENT
Lodged au Greffe on 14th May 2024 by the Council of Ministers
Earliest date for debate: 21st May 2024
STATES GREFFE
2024 P.21 Amd.(2) Amd.
COMMON STRATEGIC POLICY (P.21/2024): AMENDMENT (P.21/2024
AMD.(2)) – AMENDMENT
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After the words ‘Care Inquire 2017.”, delete the remaining sentence and insert the following –
“by delivering on our Corporate Parenting duties as set out in the Children and Young Peoples (Jersey) Law 2022.
As a Statutory Service provider, we remain committed to acting on the recommendations of all Jersey Care Commission Independent Inspections of Children Social Care and Child Adolescent Mental Health Services as required under the Jersey Care Law (2014).”
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS
Note: After this amendment, the amendment would read as follows –
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After the words “report accompanying this Proposition” insert the words -
“, except that on page 2 of the report in paragraph 5, after the words “Carbon Neutral Roadmap.”, there should be inserted the words “and further build on the recommendations from the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry 2017, by delivering on our Corporate Parenting duties as set out in the Children and Young Peoples (Jersey) Law 2022.
As a Statutory Service provider, we remain committed to acting on the recommendations of all Jersey Care Commission Independent Inspections of Children Social Care and Child Adolescent Mental Health Services as required under the Jersey Care Law (2014).”
Note: After this amendment, the proposition would read as follows –
THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion −
in accordance with Article 18(2)(e) of the States of Jersey Law 2005, to approve the statement of the Common Strategic Policy of the Council of Ministers as set out in the report except that –
except that on page 2 of the report in paragraph 5, after the words “Carbon Neutral Roadmap.”, there should be inserted the words “and further build on the recommendations from the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry 2017, by delivering
on our Corporate Parenting duties as set out in the Children and Young Peoples (Jersey) Law 2022.
As a Statutory Service provider, we remain committed to acting on the recommendations of all Jersey Care Commission Independent Inspections of Children Social Care and Child Adolescent Mental Health Services as required under the Jersey Care Law (2014).”
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P.21/2024 Amd.(2) Amd.
REPORT
The Minister agrees in principle with the importance of continuing to implement the lessons learned from the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry 2017.
The short amendments make specific reference to the legislative context which now places duties on the Minister and Senior Officers with regard to (i) Corporate Parenting (ii) responding to Independent Inspection for of all Statutory Services not just the IRO service.
Financial and staffing implications
There are no additional financial or staffing implications.
Children’s Rights Impact Assessment
A Children’s Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) has been prepared in relation to this proposition and is available to read on the States Assembly website.