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Jersey is a Crown dependency and not a sovereign nation. It is an independently administered jurisdiction and a possesion of the British Crown though not part of the United Kingdom or of the European Union. Each Crown dependency has a Chief Minister as head of government. The power to pass legislation affecting the island rests ultimately with their own legislature, with the assent of the Crown. For British nationality purposes, Jersey is treated as part of the UK.

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Civil Unions, Partners Legislation/Cases/References
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On 20 October 2009, with 48 of the 53 members in favour, the States of Jersey voted to legalise civil partnerships for gay couples. The law must first be drafted and go to the Privy Council for approval [R1.1].

In September 2009, the island's deputy chief minister claimed that introducing civil partnerships for same-sex couples in Jersey could cost £200,000 to £300,000. The States of Jersey were to decide in October whether gay couples should be legally recognised [R1.2].

In May 2009, the States of Jersey were set to debate civil partnerships [R1.3].

In January 2009, the government of Jersey was to consider the implications of granting same-sex couples the right to enter into civil partnerships [R1.4].
R1.1 PinkNews.co.uk: "Jersey votes to allow civil partnerships" 20 OCT 09
R1.2 PinkNews.co.uk: "Jersey civil partnerships 'could cost £300,000'" 03 SEP 09
R1.3 PinkNews.co.uk: "Jersey to debate civil partnerships" 08 MAY 09
R1.4 PinkNews.co.uk: "Jersey May Become First Crown Dependency to Introduce Civil Partnerships" 06 JAN
States of Jersey: "Consultation Paper on Civil Partnerships (R.111/2007)" 29 JUL 07
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Homosexuality, Sodomy Legislation/Cases/References
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Consensual sex between same-sex couples was decriminalised in 1990 [R1].
R1 ILGA: "State-Sponsored Homophobia" fn 125 MAY 08
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