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STATES OF JERSEY
DRAFT CONTROL OF HOUSING AND WORK (RESIDENTIAL AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS) (JERSEY) REGULATIONS 202- (P.15/2025): AMENDMENT
Lodged au Greffe on 18th March 2025 by the Chief Minister
Earliest date for debate: 1st April 2025
STATES GREFFE
DRAFT CONTROL OF HOUSING AND WORK (RESIDENTIAL AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS) (JERSEY) REGULATIONS 202- (P.15/2025): AMENDMENT
PAGE 12, REGULATION 2 –
In Regulation 2(1)(d), for "30 or more years" substitute "25 or more years".
CHIEF MINISTER
REPORT
Regulation 2 of the Draft Control of Housing and Work (Residential and Employment Status) (Jersey) Regulations 202- (the draft Regulations') sets out the eligibility criteria for an individual to be allocated "Permanent Entitled" status.
The lodging of these draft Regulations provides an opportunity to recognise the significant period of time spent contributing to the Jersey community by a person, not born in Jersey, who has been continuously and ordinarily resident in Jersey for a period of 25 years.
This amendment has been lodged to reduce the period of time required to achieve Permanent Entitled status within Regulation 2(1)(d) from 30 years or more, to 25 years or more.
Following Brexit and Covid it is important to ensure that Jersey can continue to attract the skills and labour for our economy and society, and that workers, and their families, are treated and rewarded fairly. I believe this strikes the right balance of maintaining sufficient migration controls, whilst rewarding individuals that have contributed substantial periods of their life to our community and economy with the freedom to return to Jersey as they wish to do so. This will only apply to those who hold a British passport, or who have a relevant Immigration permission to live in Jersey.
All other routes within Regulation 2 to achieve Permanent Entitled status remain unchanged.
Financial and staffing implications
There are no financial and/or staffing implications arising from this amendment.
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.