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Children’s Rights Impact Assessment

Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.24/2025): sixth amendment (P.56/2025 Amd.(6)) – amendment (P.24/2025 Amd.(6).Amd.) – Children’s Rights Impact Assessment

Published on: 1 September 2025

Presented by: Moz Scott

Debate date: 9 September 2025

Reference: P.24/2025 Amd.(6).Amd.Add.

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STATES OF JERSEY

DRAFT RESIDENTIAL TENANCY (JERSEY) AMENDMENT LAW 202- (P.24/2025): AMENDMENT (P.24/2025 AMD.(6)) – AMENDMENT (P.24/2025 AMD.(6).AMD.) – CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Presented to the States on 2nd September 2025 by Deputy M.R. Scott of St. Brelade

STATES GREFFE

2025  P.24 Amd.(6).Amd.Add.

CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IMPACT ASSESSMENT (CRIA)

PART 1: SCREENING

Name and title of Duty Bearer: Deputy Moz Scott Type of Duty Bearer:

(Minister, Elected Member or States  Elected Member Assembly Body)

Assessment completed by (if not

Members' Resources completed by duty bearer):

Date: 01/09/2025

 

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?

This amendment to the sixth amendment to the Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- seeks to ensure that the powers given to the Rent Tribunal are appropriate and binding.

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

Children will not be affected in any different way to adults.

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?

Children will not be affected in any different way to adults.

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

This amendment will have no further impacts on the rights of Children than already identified in the CRIA for the main proposition

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