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Review: Age of Consent

Launch Date: 31 January 2006 Close Date: To be advised
Submissions Deadline: To be advised Ministerial Response Date: To be advised
Review Status: Report published

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A review of the Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 200- (P.196/2005)

Terms of reference

The Panel presented the resulting Scrutiny Report to the States on 28th March 2006

The Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel chaired by Deputy P. Ryan has agreed to consider the Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 200- and has agreed the following terms of reference:

  1. To examine the Island’s current commitments under the European Convention on Human Rights
  2. To consider the legal advice from the Law Officers regarding the proposed change to the age of consent
  3. To review the constitutional position of a decision not to reform the current law; and
  4. To review previous and current legal challenges in the European Court of Human Rights

The Panel wishes to emphasise that its remit only covers the Island’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights with regard to this law, and therefore will not be looking for submissions concerning the health or the social aspects involved. These matters are currently being reviewed by the Health and Social Services and Education Sport and Culture Departments.