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STATES OF JERSEY
MEETINGS OF THE STATES IN 2019
Presented to the States on 27th July 2018 by the Privileges and Procedures Committee
STATES GREFFE
2018 R.100
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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 arrange meetings, PPC has fixed dates 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
- There shall be 2 sessions of the States in each year during which they shall meet.
- The 1st session shall start on the 3rd Tuesday in January and end no later than the last Tuesday in July.
- 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
- 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.
- Ordinarily, a meeting day is a Tuesday.
- The list may include continuation days."
The dates agreed by the Committee for 2019 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. Unlike 2018, when it was necessary to meet during part of the Easter holidays due to the elections, the 2019 meeting dates avoid the school holiday periods.
In accordance with the requirements of Standing Orders, the first meeting of 2019 will be on the third Tuesday of January, namely 15th January. The normal fortnightly cycle continues until the Easter recess which covers the Easter school holidays. Starting after the end of the school holidays on Tuesday 30th April, the States will then meet on Liberation Day. Thereafter, the fortnightly cycle can be followed through until the last meeting before the summer recess.
In accordance with the requirements of Standing Orders, the first meeting of the second Session has to be on the second Tuesday in September, namely 10th September 2019. The fortnightly meetings cycle will continue through until the final meeting of 2019 which will commence on 10th December 2019. Half-term will be the week commencing 28th October 2019 and schools break for Christmas on 20th December 2019.
The first meeting of 2020 will be on Tuesday 14th January 2020.
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APPENDIX
2019 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 2019.
First Session
Continuation (if necessary) January 15th January 16th and 17th January 29th January 30th and 31st February 12th February 13th and 14th February 26th February 27th and 28th March 12th March 13th and 14th March 26th March 27th and 28th
April 30th May 1st and 2nd
May 9th
May 21st May 22nd and 23rd
June 4th June 5th and 6th
June 18th June 19th and 20th
July 2nd July 3rd and 4th
July 16th July 17th and 18th
Second Session
Continuation (if necessary) September 10th September 11th and 12th September 24th September 25th and 26th October 8th October 9th and 10th October 22nd October 23rd and 24th November 12th November 13th and 14th November 26th November 27th and 28th December 10th December 11th and 12th
The first meeting of 2020 will be on 14th January 2020. Greffier of the States
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