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States Greffe: Scrutiny
Deputy Rowland Huelin, Assistant Chief Minister 17th February 2022
Dear Assistant Chief Minister,
Migration and Population Review Panel –
P.13/2022 – Draft Control of Housing and Work Law (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 202-
You will be aware that Government officers provided the Panel with a private briefing on the proposed amendments to the Control of Housing and Work Law on 7th February which was helpful and answered a number of questions for the Panel.
Further to this briefing, the Panel has requested that a Public Hearing be arranged with you on the week commencing 21st February to discuss aspects of the amendments.
In advance of that hearing it would be helpful if you could address a number of questions which arose from the recommendations made by this Panel as part of its review S.R.6/2021- P.137/2020 Migration Control Policy (Phase 1) and are now applicable to the amendments contained in P.13/2022 and what the Panel understands may be contained in future regulations and secondary legislation.
- When will further details of the costs to businesses of the new permit system be released? Will this be at the time of the secondary legislation?
- When is the earliest that the Population Advisory Council would be able to provide any advice to the Council of Ministers?
- Will a separate Children's Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) be produced on the regulations?
- Will a separate assessment of the regulations be conducted in relation to compliance with human rights legislation to which Jersey is a signatory?
- What further consultation is taking place with businesses and business organisations ahead of the presentation of the secondary legislation and the regulations which will introduce the permits?
- Will the terms of reference for the Population Advisory Council be presented to the States Assembly for approval and when will these be available?
- Will the terms of reference for the Housing and Work Control Panel be presented to the States Assembly for approval and when will these be available?
States Greffe: Scrutiny | Morier House | St Helier | Jersey | JE1 1DD Tel: 01534 441080 | email: scrutiny@gov.je | web: statesassembly.gov.je
If possible, the Panel would request a response prior to the Public Hearing, however, is also mindful that this may not allow the five working day response time outlined in the Code of Practice for Engagement between Scrutiny Panels and the Executive.
Yours sincerely.
Senator Steve Pallett
Chair, Migration and Population Review Panel
States Greffe: Scrutiny | Morier House | St Helier | Jersey | JE1 1DD
Tel: 01534 441080 | email: scrutiny@gov.je Website: statesassembly.gov.je/scrutiny