| Committee/Panel: Children, Education and Home Affairs Panel | |
| Launch Date: 15 February 2022 | |
| Review Status: Comments published | |
| Review Report: Comments - Draft Children (Convention Rights) (Jersey) Law 202- 25 March 2022.pdf | |
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Ministerial Response:
Amendment - Draft Children (Convention Rights) (Jersey) Law 202- 15 March 2022.pdf
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About
A review of P.19/2022 Draft Children (Convention Rights) (Jersey) Law 202-. The draft Law is intended to create a statutory duty for 'duty bearers' to give consideration to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) when developing policy or legislation for debate in the States Assembly. This is due to be debated by the States Assembly on 29th March 2022.
Duty bearers are defined in three groups, Ministers of the Government of Jersey, Elected States Members and the Panel's and Committee's of the States Assembly. The draft Law proposes that these duty bearers should give regard to children's rights through the form of a Children's Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA). This has been brought forward due to a States Assembly decision in 2017 after the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry was publised.
The Children, Education and Home Affairs Panel has been examining the draft Law since it was lodged on 15th February in order to identify whether any changes or improvements are required prior to the debate.
Terms of reference
To conduct legislative scrutiny of the Draft Children (Convention Rights) (Jersey) Law 202- to ensure its adequacy and accuracy.