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PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE (117th Meeting)
20th September 2011
[Business conducted by electronic mail] PART A
All members were present.
Connétable J. Gallichan of St. Mary , Chairman Senator B.I. Le Marquand
Senator S.C. Ferguson
Connétable P.F.M. Hanning of St. Saviour Deputy J.B. Fox
Deputy J.A. Martin
Deputy T.M. Pitman
In attendance -
M.N. de la Haye, Greffier of the States
P. Monamy, Acting Clerk to the Privileges and Procedures Committee
Note: The Minutes of this meeting comprise Part A only.
"States of A1. The Committee, having noted a report and proposition entitled: "States of Jersey Law Jersey Law 2005: removal of restrictions on number of Ministers and Assistant 2005: removal Ministers" (P.145/2011 – lodged on Greffe' on 22nd August 2011 by Senator B.E. of restrictions Shenton), considered its views on the proposition.
on number of
Ministers and The Committee agreed that a review of the present structure of the machinery of Assistant government in Jersey would be desirable and considered that such a view was Ministers" shared by many members of the present States Assembly. However, the (P.145/2011): Committee did not consider that it would be appropriate to support Senator comment. Shenton's proposal in isolation prior to in-depth work being carried out to consider 450/1(17) the potential impact that any such change would have on scrutiny or whether there
was, in fact, a need for an increased number of Assistant Ministers.
The Committee accordingly approved its comment on P.145/2011 and requested the Greffier of the States to arrange for it to be presented to the States for their information.
Draft A2. The Committee recalled that the States had, on 15th September 2011, Amendment adopted a proposition of Deputy T. Pitman that the election for Chief Minister (No. 17) of the should be held by open ballot and not by secret ballot (P.126/2011 referred). Standing
Orders of the The Committee, having agreed that it would be desirable for this matter to be States of brought forward as swiftly as possible so that the change could be debated by the Jersey: present States Assembly in November 2011 and, if adopted, be in place for the S.O.s 92, 94 selection of the new Chief Minister on 14th November 2011, accordingly approved and 116. the draft Amendment (No. 17) of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey which
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450/2(18) it was noted would amend Standing Orders 92, 94 and 116 such as to provide for
the new arrangements.
The Committee, having also approved an explanatory report to accompany the draft legislation, decided to lodge the projet au Greffe' at the earliest opportunity and requested the Greffier of the States to take the necessary action.