Draft Elections (Electoral Registers) (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.27/2025): amendment (P.27/2025 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?

Draft Elections (Electoral Registers) (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.27/2025) - Proposed amendment to wording in the inserted Article 9B(2)(b), for "any electoral register in force for any electoral district for the election referred to in Article 9A(1)" substitute "an electoral register for any other electoral district that is an electoral district in relation to an election of a Deputy or Connétable ".

This proposition does not have an impact on children.

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

None.

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?

None.

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

In accordance with Article 7(4) of the Children (Convention Rights)(Jersey) Law 2022, a full CRIA is not required.