Jersey is not part of the UK

{Note from mods - this post split from here: Durrell news [Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust]}




As MRJ points out, but has never requested. This needs moving please, as it is in the wrong thread. Jersey is not part of the United Kingdom.

 

Jersey is a self-governing dependency of the United Kingdom

 

The term is actually a 'Crown Dependency'
Crown dependencies - Wikipedia
They do not form part of either the United Kingdom or the British Overseas Territories

 

It is honestly not worth the hassle at all.

 

Quite - some posters though, were being very particular about the constitutional status....

 

I guess that comment refers to me.

I brought up Jersey's constitutional status to explain why Jersey Zoo was operating under different rules to zoos located in the UK and I believe that was pertinent to the discussion at hand. That people were ignorant of Jersey's status does not surprise me, I am sure Jersey Constitutional Law is not a subject in British schools. I only know because I have an interest in such oddities.

If we were running a list on politics or constitutional law, of course Jersey should be in it's own category. However this is a zoo list, and the important thing is that people can quickly find threads for zoos they are interested in. I think almost all people would try to find Jersey Zoo under the United Kingdom. For that reason I think it would be best to leave it where it is.

 

I did say posters, and not poster..
Where one persons 'near enough is good enough' stops - and another persons objection to 'offensive' lack of detail - will always be up for debate...