Progress Jersey
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Progress Jersey is a charity
and pressure group in Jersey
. It was formed in November 2005 by Darius J. Pearce
, Daren O'Toole and Gino Risoli. The original aim of Progress Jersey was to encourage electoral participation however it soon became a regular contributor to the Scrutiny process and has lobbied primarily on issues relating to compliance with the European Convention of Human Rights.
Its active membership is chiefly drawn from the members of the Municipality
of the Parish
of Saint Helier
.
In May 2007, Darius J Pearce announced that should he stand at the next election it would be as a member of the Jersey Conservative Party and resigned from the board to ensure complete separation of the personnel of the charity and the political party
.
Progress Jersey has been active in online political discussion.
announced his support for the petition organized by Progress Jersey. In May 2011 the legisilation was passed.
The proposition was accepted by scrutiny in June 2006 and the matter referred to the Legislation Committee.
In January 2007, following the introduction of the Human Rights (Jersey) Law 2000 a case was bought before the Royal Court
by a local lawyer who claimed that her illegitimate child was being discriminated against as he could not take the name of his father and that the fatherhood was not allowed to be recorded.
In June 2007 as part of her announcement to step down from office, the Home Affairs Minister Wendy Kinnard
indicated that it was her intention to bring a change to the Legitimacy Law.
The law was altered in 2010.
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
and pressure group in Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
. It was formed in November 2005 by Darius J. Pearce
Darius J. Pearce
Darius James Pearce is a Jersey politician.Pearce was born in the City of London. He was educated at De La Salle College, Jersey. In 1997 he graduated from the University of Plymouth, where he read politics and criminal justice...
, Daren O'Toole and Gino Risoli. The original aim of Progress Jersey was to encourage electoral participation however it soon became a regular contributor to the Scrutiny process and has lobbied primarily on issues relating to compliance with the European Convention of Human Rights.
Its active membership is chiefly drawn from the members of the Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of the Parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Saint Helier
Saint Helier
Saint Helier is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. St. Helier has a population of about 28,000, roughly 31.2% of the total population of Jersey, and is the capital of the Island . The urban area of the parish of St...
.
Organisation
At the first annual meeting the members renewed their commitment to avoid adopting a formal structure and organisations and decisions are made by majority vote of members attending each meeting. Four authorised spokespersons were appointed at this time. In January 2007 it was recognised that a more formal approach had to be taken and they would organise as a charity.In May 2007, Darius J Pearce announced that should he stand at the next election it would be as a member of the Jersey Conservative Party and resigned from the board to ensure complete separation of the personnel of the charity and the political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
.
Progress Jersey has been active in online political discussion.
Activities
Progress Jersey commenced production of a quarterly newsletter for the Parish of St Helier called Parish Matters in Quarter One of 2007 and undertakes 'independent of government' surveys of political opinion amongst Jersey residents.Abuse of trust
As the States of Jersey considered reform of the age of consent, Progress Jersey spearheaded the campaign to introduce greater safeguards for children before any changes were made. The proposition was withdrawn at the first attempt following an e-mail circulated to States Members on the eve of the debate by and a revised law with Abuse of Trust provisions was submitted subsequently and accepted.Civil Partnerships
Progress Jersey spearheaded the campaign to introduce homosexual civil partnerships in Jersey. Originally a submission was made to Jersey Scrutiny which was passed to the Legislation Committee. In 2006 Senator Philip OzoufPhilip Ozouf
Philip Ozouf may refer to:*Philip Ozouf Jr, Senator of Jersey, Channel Islands*Philip Ozouf Sr, Constable of the Parish of St Saviour Jersey, Channel Islands, see Jersey constable election, 2007...
announced his support for the petition organized by Progress Jersey. In May 2011 the legisilation was passed.
Reform of Jersey Legitimacy Laws
Progress Jersey made a submission to Jersey Scrutiny highlighting the inconsistency of the Legitimacy (Jersey) Law 1973, as amended with the position of Jersey as a signatory to the European Convention of Human Rights.The proposition was accepted by scrutiny in June 2006 and the matter referred to the Legislation Committee.
In January 2007, following the introduction of the Human Rights (Jersey) Law 2000 a case was bought before the Royal Court
Politics of Jersey
Politics of the Bailiwick of Jersey takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitution.As one of the Crown Dependencies, Jersey is autonomous and self-governing, with its own independent legal, administrative and fiscal systems.The legislature is the Assembly of...
by a local lawyer who claimed that her illegitimate child was being discriminated against as he could not take the name of his father and that the fatherhood was not allowed to be recorded.
In June 2007 as part of her announcement to step down from office, the Home Affairs Minister Wendy Kinnard
Wendy Kinnard
Senator Wendy Kinnard was Home Affairs Minister of Jersey 2005-2008.-Biography:Wendy Kinnard was born on 23 March 1959, Jersey.From the Open University, she gained a BA in applied Applied Social Sciences, and a Dip.H.E...
indicated that it was her intention to bring a change to the Legitimacy Law.
The law was altered in 2010.