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Amendment to Standing Orders - Machinery of Government Sub-Committee (P.64-2022): amendment

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STATES OF JERSEY

AMENDMENT TO STANDING ORDERS

– MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT SUB- COMMITTEE (P.64/2022): AMENDMENT

Lodged au Greffe on 14th April 2022 by the Council of Ministers

Earliest date for debate: 25th April 2022

STATES GREFFE

2022  P.64 Amd.

AMENDMENT TO STANDING ORDERS – MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT SUB-COMMITTEE  (P.64/2022): AMENDMENT

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After the words "the Privileges and Procedures Committee", insert the words "and Council of Ministers".

COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

Note:  After this amendment, the proposition would read as follows –

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion to make the following amendment to the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey, with effect from 22nd June 2022

Standing  Order  128  [Privileges  and  Procedures  Committee:  terms  of reference]

In paragraph (i), after the words "to the States" insert the words – ";

(j)  to appoint a Sub-Committee, comprising at least two members of the States who are ministers or assistant ministers, and at least two members of the States who are not ministers or assistant ministers, to:

keep under review the machinery of government;

follow up on the implementation of the recommendations of previous reviews of machinery of government; and

report its findings and recommendations to the Privileges and Procedures Committee and Council of Ministers from time to time, in order for its report to be presented to the States".

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REPORT

The Council of Ministers is supportive of Senator Vallois's proposition which follows the work of the Democratic Accountability and Governance sub-committee.

This amendment merely seeks to include the Council of Ministers within the reporting structure for this sub-committee alongside PPC. This is because the work of this sub- committee in large part concerns the executive and the smooth functioning of the Government.  Similarly,  it  would  be  expected  that  the  Council  of  Ministers accommodate the sub-committee requests for information or comment to assist in the formulation of its proposals. It is therefore desirable that the Council of Ministers is informed and able to contribute to the work of this sub-committee.

Financial and manpower implications

None as a consequence of this decision; however it would be expected that Government officers be available to provide certain administrative and advisory support to the sub- committee as part of their existing responsibilities.

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