These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8(1) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies in retained EU law (in particular to address reciprocal arrangements which no longer exist and are no longer appropriate) arising from the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union.

Regulation 2 amends the Schedule to the Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 to amend the jurisdiction provisions in Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 and Schedule 1 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.

A full impact assessment has not been published for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. A full impact assessment of the effect that the Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available from the Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ and is published with an Explanatory Memorandum alongside that instrument on https://legislation.gov.uk.