Meetings of the States in 2017.

STATES OF JERSEY

MEETINGS OF THE STATES IN 2017

Presented to the States on 7th July 2016 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee

STATES GREFFE

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REPORT

The Privileges and Procedures Committee is required to fix dates for States meetings for the following year no later than the end of September each year, but for the convenience of Members and others who need to fix meetings, PPC has fixed dates much earlier than September in recent years and is pleased to do so again this year.

Standing Orders 3 and 4 read as follows –

"3  Sessions of the States

1. There shall be 2 sessions of the States in each year during which they shall meet.
2. The 1st session shall start on the 3rd Tuesday in January and end no later than the last Tuesday in July.
3. The 2nd session shall start on the 2nd Tuesday in September and end no later than the 3rd Tuesday in December.

4  Planning days for meetings of the States

1. The PPC shall, no later than the end of September in each year, present to the States a list of days for meetings of the States in the 1st and 2nd sessions in the following year.
2. Ordinarily, a meeting day is a Tuesday.
3. The list may include continuation days."

The dates agreed by the Committee for 2017 are shown in the  Appendix to this Report.

Following a decision taken by the then PPC a number of years ago, the dates in recent years have been drafted as far as possible to avoid meetings during any school holiday periods. The 2017 meeting dates attached all avoid school holiday periods.

In accordance with the requirements of Standing Orders, the first meeting of 2017 is on the third Tuesday of January, namely 17th January 2017. The normal fortnightly cycle is interrupted by a break to avoid the school half-term during the week of Monday 20th February. The fortnightly cycle then continues until the Easter recess which  covers  the  Easter  school  holidays.  Restarting  after  the  end  of  the  school holidays on Tuesday 18th April, the States will meet a fortnight later on 2nd May and then on Liberation Day. Thereafter, the fortnightly cycle can be followed through until the last meeting before the summer recess.

The Autumn session begins on 12th September, the second Tuesday of September as required by Standing Orders. The fortnightly cycle can then be followed until the last meeting of 2017, with the exception of a 3-week break between 10th October and 31st October,  to  allow  for  the  school  half-term  during  the  week  of  Monday 23rd October.

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APPENDIX

2017 SESSIONS

In accordance with Standing Order 38, I hereby give notice that

the Privileges and Procedures Committee has fixed the following days for the holding of meetings of the States in 2017.

First Session

Continuation (if necessary) January 17th  January 18th and 19th January 31st  February 1st and 2nd February 14th  February 15th and 16th March 14th  March 15th and 16th March 28th  March 29th and 30th

April 18th  April 19th and 20th

May 2nd  May 3rd and 4th

May 9th

May 23rd  May 24th and 25th

June 6th  June 7th and 8th

June 20th  June 21st and 22nd

July 4th  July 5th and 6th

July 18th  July 19th and 20th

Second Session

Continuation (if necessary) September 12th  September 13th and 14th September 26th  September 27th and 28th October 10th  October 11th and 12th October 31st  November 1st and 2nd November 14th  November 15th and 16th November 28th  November 29th and 30th December 12th  December 13th and 14th

The first meeting of 2018 will be on 16th January 2018. Greffier of the States

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