Draft Companies (Jersey) Amendment No.2 Law 202- (P.49/2026) – Children’s Rights Impact Assessment

1)  Name and brief description of the proposed decision Decision' means:

• an Assembly proposition

• an amendment (or further amendment) to a proposition

• for Ministerial duty-bearers, policy under development

The Draft Companies (Jersey) Amendment No.2 Law 202- if passed, will amend the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 to enable a company to go into administration if it is, or is likely to become insolvent, and an administration order might achieve the rescuing of the company or the whole or any part of its undertaking as a going concern, or a more advantageous realisation of its assets than a winding up would achieve.

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

The Draft Companies (Jersey) Amendment No.2 Law 202- are not likely to impact any specific group of children.

3)  What is the likely impact of the proposed decision on children and on their rights?

Impacts may be positive or negative, direct or indirect

Include whether different groups of children will be affected differently by the decision

The Draft Companies (Jersey) Amendment No.2 Law 202- are likely to neither positively or negatively impact children.

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

It is not considered that a full CRIA is required.