Draft Alcohol Licensing (Jersey) Law 202- (P.112/2025): amendment. (P.112/2025 Amd.) – Children’s Rights Impact Assessment

1)  Name and brief description of the proposed decision Decision' means:

• an Assembly proposition

• an amendment (or further amendment) to a proposition

• for Ministerial duty-bearers, policy under development

The States are being asked to approve an amendment to the Draft Alcohol Licensing (Jersey) Law 202-.

The primary change that the Amendment would make would be the appointment of the 12 Connétable s as determining authorities for licence applications within their respective parishes.

Other, ancillary changes would include a limited change to the rights of on licensed premises to act as an off-licence, and vice versa. This change might conceivably have a limited positive impact on the availability of alcohol to persons under the age of 18.

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 amendment is not expected to generate any material impact on children over and above that which would be generated by the draft Law.

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

Impacts may be positive or negative, direct or indirect

Include whether different groups of children will be affected differently by the decision

Negligible impact is anticipated on children and their rights if the amendment is adopted.

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

A full CRIA is not required.