Children (Contact
in Care) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
Official
Consolidated Version
This is an official
version of consolidated legislation compiled and issued under the authority of
the Legislation (Jersey) Law 2021.
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Children (Contact
in Care) (Jersey) Regulations 2005
1 Interpretation
(1) In
these Regulations a reference to a numbered Article means the Article of that
number in the Children
(Jersey) Law 2002.
(2) Any
notice required under these Regulations must be given in writing and may be
sent by post.
2 Minister
refusal of contact with child
Subject to Regulation 5,
where the Minister has decided under Article 27(6) to refuse contact with
a child that would otherwise be required by virtue of Article 27(1) or a
court order, the Minister shall, as soon as the decision has been made, notify
the following persons of the information specified in the Schedule –
(a) the
child, if he or she is of sufficient understanding;
(b) the
child’s parents;
(c) any
guardian of the child;
(d) if
there was a residence order in force with respect to the child immediately
before the care order was made, the person in whose favour that order was made;
(e) if
immediately before the care order was made a person had care of the child by
virtue of an order made in the exercise of the court’s inherent
jurisdiction with respect to children, that person; and
(f) any
other person whose wishes and feelings the Minister considers to be relevant.
3 Departure
from terms of court order concerning contact under Article 27
The Minister may depart
from the terms of any order made under Article 27 concerning contact with
a child who is in the care of the Minister by agreement between the Minister
and the person in relation to whom the order is made subject to –
(a) if
the child is of sufficient understanding, the child’s agreement; and
(b) notifying
the persons mentioned in Regulation 2 of the information specified in the
Schedule within 7 days of the agreement to depart from the terms of the order.
4 Notification
of variation or suspension of contact arrangements
Subject to Regulation 5,
where the Minister varies or suspends any arrangements made (otherwise than
under an order made under Article 27) with a view to affording any person
contact with a child in the care of the Minister, the Minister shall notify the
persons mentioned in Regulation 2 of the information specified in the Schedule
as soon as the decision is made to vary or suspend the arrangements.
5 Disclosure
of information
The Minister may withhold
any information required to be notified to any person under Regulation 2 or 4
if the Minister considers that the disclosure of the information to that person
would not be in the best interests of the child concerned.
6 Citation
These
Regulations may be cited as the Children (Contact in Care) (Jersey)
Regulations 2005.