Treating Children as Children (P.14/2026): amendment

Published on: 27 February 2026

Lodged by: Sir Philip Bailhache

Debate date: 24 March 2026

Reference: P.14/2026 Amd.

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STATES OF JERSEY

TREATING CHILDREN AS CHILDREN

(P.14/2026): AMENDMENT

Lodged au Greffe on 27th February 2026 by Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache of St. Clement Earliest date for debate: 10th March 2026

STATES GREFFE

2026 P.14 Amd.

TREATING CHILDREN AS CHILDREN (P.14/2026): AMENDMENT

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After the words "accompanying this proposition" insert the words ", subject to any minor modification that the Minister may deem appropriate,".

DEPUTY SIR P.M. BAILHACHE OF ST. CLEMENT

Note: After this amendment, the proposition would read as follows –

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion

to request the Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning to replace the existing Trans Inclusion Guidance (Non-statutory guidance for CYPES including schools and educational settings in Jersey) published on 17th March 2025 with the document entitled "Treating children as children: a safeguarding approach to trans-identifying children and adolescents in Jersey schools" contained in Appendix 1 to the report accompanying this proposition, subject to any minor modification that the Minister may deem appropriate, and to make this available to all schools and educational settings.

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REPORT

It is not intended that the Minister should be under an obligation to introduce the document "Treating children as children: a safeguarding approach to trans-identifying children and adolescents in Jersey schools" verbatim. There will undoubtedly be minor modifications that may be required for different reasons, including the recently published draft statutory guidance for schools and colleges in the UK. The proposition could be construed as being unduly prescriptive. The amendment is intended to introduce a measure of flexibility.

Financial and staffing implications

There are no financial or staffing implications from this amendment.

Children's Rights Impact Assessment

A Children's Rights Impact Assessment (CRIA) has been prepared in relation to this amendment and is available to read on the States Assembly website.

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