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Privileges and Procedures Committee - 13 January 2021

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PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE (76th Meeting)

(Business conducted by electronic mail)

13th January 2021

PART A (Non-Exempt)

All members were present.

Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier , Chair Connétable A.S. Crowcroft of St. Helier Deputy J.M. Maçon of St. Saviour Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat of St. Helier Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier

Deputy J.H. Perchard of St. Saviour

In attendance -

L.M. Hart , Deputy Greffier of the States

K. Boydens , Principal Committee and Panel Officer

Note:  The Minutes of this meeting comprise Part A only.

P.166/2020  A1.  The Committee, with reference to Minute No. B5 of its meeting of 27th Amendment  November 2020, received and considered a draft comments paper in relation to the of the Standing  Proposition entitled Amendment of the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey to Orders of the  Provide for Political Parties' (P.166/2020) lodged au Greffe by Senator S.Y. Mézec . States of  The  Committee  noted  that  the  Proposition  requested  that  it  be  tasked  with Jersey to  investigating the appropriateness of bringing forward any amendments to Standing provide for  Orders to enable the recognition that some elected members would be affiliated with Political  a party, and outline their rights and responsibilities, as per the Commonwealth Parties' –  Parliamentary Association's (CPA) recommended benchmarks. It was recognised Presentation of  that this work already formed part of the Committee's response to the CPA Election Comments  Observers' Mission Report recommendations.

The Committee approved the comments paper and requested the Deputy Greffier of the States to make the necessary arrangements for it to be presented to the Assembly as soon as practicable.