Marine Spatial Plan (P.44/2024): amendment (P.44/2024 Amd.) – Children’s Rights Impact Assessment

1)  Name and brief description of the proposed decision

The subject of your CRIA may be a proposed law, policy or proposition and in accordance with the Law is referred to in this template as the decision'

• What is the problem or issue the decision is trying to address?

• Do children experience this problem differently from adults?

Marine Spatial Management of Jersey's territorial waters. The Jersey Marine Spatial Plan (JMSP) brings together views of all stakeholder sectors that utilise or benefit from the marine environment and sets out a series of recommendations to guide management and achieve a thriving marine environment. The JMSP covers a wide range of topics such as beach pollution, access and safety will affect children in the same way as adults, some issues such as pollution may have a greater impact on children in terms of long-term quality of life. Other issues pertaining to businesses (watersports, fishing etc) will not directly affect children.

The States Assembly is being asked to approve an amendment to the Marine Spatial Plan (MSP) (P.44/2024), lodged by the Minister for the Environment on 19th July 2024. The amendment requests the inclusion and introduction of the following areas to the Marine Spatial Plan:

• The part of the basin between Les Écréhous and Les Anquettes within the extension of the Marine Protected Area Network, as outlined in Action NB5a

• To include areas to the east and west of Les Minquiers within the extension of the Marine Protected Area Network, as outlined in Action NB5a

• To allow for the introduction of immediate protection of the south- eastern edges of Les Ecréhous within the Marine Protected Area Network (rather than phased protection)

• To allow for the introduction of immediate protection of the south- eastern edges  Les  Minquiers  within  the  Marine  Protected  Area Network (rather than phased protection).

2)  Which groups of children and young people are likely to be affected?

Groups of children could include early years, primary or secondary education; young adults; children with additional learning needs; disabled children; children living in poverty; children from particular ethnic backgrounds; migrants; refugees; care experienced children and LGBTQ+ children

The proposed amendment will not directly impact children living in Jersey.

3)  What is the likely impact of the proposed decision on children and on their rights?

• Identify any potential positive OR negative impacts and include indirect impacts on children and their rights as described in the UNCRC

• Will different groups of children be affected differently by this decision?

The proposed amendment would not have a direct impact on children or their rights.

4)  Is a full Children's Rights Impact Assessment required?

If you have identified impacts on children and their rights, a full CRIA should be completed. If no impacts are identified then a Full CRIA is not required, but please explain your rationale and how you reached this conclusion

No. As a full CRIA was produced for the Marine Spatial Plan: CRIA and this amendment does not include any additional impacts to children's rights. Therefore, a full CRIA is not required.