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Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Law change for same-sex and surrogate parents
It could be easier for same-sex couples using fertility treatment or surrogacy to be legally recognised as a child's parent in Jersey if law changes are approved. Proposals to the Children (Jersey) Law 2002 would also mean people who have consented to fertility treatment and passed away before the birth can be legally recognised as the parent. Constable Richard Vibert, the Minister for Children and Families, said the registration of a parent on a child's birth certificate played a "significant role in affirming a child's identity". He added Jersey was "considerably far behind the UK in legislation" when recognising parents using fertility treatment. Mr Vibert said: "This measure provides a meaningful and symbolic recognition of parenthood, supporting the child's sense of identity and belonging." A parental order would also be included in the law to apply to children born in Jersey through surrogacy. "A parental order transfers legal parenthood from the surrogate to the intended parents, extinguishing the surrogate's parental responsibility and granting the intended parents full parental responsibility," Mr Vibert said. "This ensures that the child is legally recognised as the child of the receiving parents alone." More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to More people to access government funded IVF Charity improving IVF support in Jersey, says mum States vote to improve IVF funding in Jersey Government of Jersey
BBC News
04-07-2025
- Health
- BBC News
Legal recognition for same-sex and surrogate parents proposed
It could be easier for same-sex couples using fertility treatment or surrogacy to be legally recognised as a child's parent in Jersey if law changes are to the Children (Jersey) Law 2002 would also mean people who have consented to fertility treatment and passed away before the birth can be legally recognised as the Richard Vibert, the Minister for Children and Families, said the registration of a parent on a child's birth certificate played a "significant role in affirming a child's identity".He added Jersey was "considerably far behind the UK in legislation" when recognising parents using fertility treatment. Mr Vibert said: "This measure provides a meaningful and symbolic recognition of parenthood, supporting the child's sense of identity and belonging." A parental order would also be included in the law to apply to children born in Jersey through surrogacy."A parental order transfers legal parenthood from the surrogate to the intended parents, extinguishing the surrogate's parental responsibility and granting the intended parents full parental responsibility," Mr Vibert said. "This ensures that the child is legally recognised as the child of the receiving parents alone."
BBC News
30-06-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
New plan hopes to turn children in Jersey away from crime
A plan designed to help children who have come into contact with the youth justice system has been made by the Government of Youth Justice Roadmap aims to guide services and professionals who work with children to help them lead safe lives. The government said services and the community across Jersey, including the police, Royal and Youth Courts and Jersey Youth Service will work to ensure children and families receive minister for justice and home affairs, Connétable Richard Vibert said: "A child diverted from crime is not just a reduction in offending, it is a family strengthened, a victim restored, and a safer island." He added: "This is about putting children's rights at the centre of how we build a safer, more supportive Jersey. "It's not just about reducing crime – it's about creating opportunities, restoring trust, and making sure every child has the chance to succeed, no matter what has happened in their past."The roadmap is part of the Building A Safer Community (BASC) Framework, which aims to bring together government departments, the emergency services, courts, community services, charities and families to work in partnership to prevent crime, respond and support young people.
BBC News
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Jersey 20mph zone to be extended as scared mum welcomes change
The 20mph speed limit in St Peter's village is going to be extended, with a Jersey mother welcoming the change - saying she was scared for her children's lives while crossing the Peter's Constable Richard Vibert said the end of the 20mph zone on La Grande Route de St Pierre would be moved to beyond the Marks and said the change had been agreed after a traffic review and would be introduced "in the next few months".Jenna Weber welcomed the change after her "really scary" experience but said authorities needed to do more to make the area safe. 'Unsafe situation' Ms Weber and her family live on La Grande Route de St Pierre near where the speed limit changes from 20mph to said she was crossing the road to get to M&S when a large vehicle came speeding around the corner before braking just metres away from her and her said: "Being in the middle of the road, already there wasn't much I could do, so I just frantically tried to make sure that everyone was safe and put myself in between the children and the vehicle."She said this was not an isolated incident and other residents had had similar experiences."It is a family village and people should feel like they can use the amenities and be able to walk through the village and not be scared," she said. Ms Weber said there had been times when she had driven less than 100m because she was too frightened to cross the road with her said the extension of the 20mph zone was "something" but added greater traffic calming measures should be considered, such as speed humps, zebra crossings and give way said people did not obey the current speed limit, which made it an "unsafe situation"."I don't want it to take for something to happen with a child walking to school or a villager walking to the shops for something to be considered and put in place," she said further traffic controls were particularly important because of plans to build nearly 130 more homes in the parish. In response to Ms Weber's concerns, the infrastructure department said it could not add a pedestrian crossing because the existing right turn for traffic into the retail and business area needed to be "retained in its current format".It said: "It caters for a significant number of right-turning vehicles throughout the day."Provision of any crossing would cause the right-hand turn lane to be too small for traffic."It also said it could not add more pavement to the road because it was too narrow. Vibert said he was just as concerned as residents by traffic issues in St Peter's said he had spoken with successive infrastructure ministers about traffic controls but had only recently had "a little bit of success".He said the extension of the 20mph zone should happen relatively quickly as the infrastructure minister had plans to implement it using a ministerial said traffic engineers were also looking at controls for the roads next to the proposed housing development and there were plans for pedestrian crossings nearby, however not near the M& said the infrastructure department needed to do some "more hard work" on creating safe areas for people to cross the main road. Kate Huntington, who runs the Better Journeys initiative in Jersey, which encourages people to leave their cars at home and find other ways to work or school, said that when she began cycling regularly, or walking along some island roads, she found it dangerous and scary."I had so many near misses," she added motorists needed to understand that vulnerable road users had a right to be there, and pedestrians and cyclists also needed to take up said dropping speed limits across the island could also make pedestrians and cyclists feel said: "We shouldn't have areas where it's not safe to leave your house unless you are in a car, that's not right, that's not the right way to live."Because they aren't going anywhere but they don't need to dominate our infrastructure."
BBC News
22-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Jersey foster carer has looked after 31 children in eight years
A foster carer who has provided homes to 31 children over the past eight years, wants more people to consider opening their Le Vesconte said for prospective foster carers "as long as you've got room in your home and room in your heart, you're going to be brilliant at it". She spoke to the BBC as part of the Foster Care Fortnight awareness campaign. Constable Richard Vibert, the Minister for Children and Families, said he was looking for 'another 12' foster carers to make up a current shortage on the island. 'Busy, hectic at times' Ms Les Vesconte said: "It's been a fairly busy household, hectic at times, but really good, really fulfilling, thoroughly enjoyable."We've looked after children from one day old to 17 years old and various ages in between."She said: "We're at the point where we've been fostering so long, and we've had so many children come through that I can't imagine not fostering."We love a busy household, and we just have the feeling that the more children that we can help, the better that the family unit runs. We really enjoy what we do."Ms Les Vesconte said: "We have an open door policy, and we still have people who rock up on a Sunday afternoon for a Sunday roast."She said: "It's difficult to say goodbye, but you know that you've given that child the best preparation you can give them for moving on with their life, that's the thing that keeps you going and helps you move on to the next child that comes through." As part of Foster Care Fortnight, the Government of Jersey has been holding a series of pop-ups to encourage people to said there's currently a shortage in foster carers in the island: "We need another twelve. We have four currently going through training and so we probably need another eight more."We have children in care homes at the moment, but fostering gives the child so much more. There's benefit to the child and parent."A child learns about family life, builds a relationship, even if that's just for a few weeks, it makes a great deal of difference to the start of their life."The reward is seeing a child growing up, or being able to help a child. It brings an immense amount of satisfaction to people. I have the greatest admiration for foster carers."
