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Privileges and Procedures Committee - 10 March

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PRIVILEGES AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE (45th Meeting)

(Business conducted by electronic mail)

10th March 2022

PART A (Non-Exempt)

All members were present.

Deputy C.S. Alves of St. Helier , Chair Senator T.A. Vallois, Vice-Chair Connétable A.S. Crowcroft of St. Helier Connétable K. Shenton-Stone of St. Martin Deputy R. Labey of St. Helier

Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat of St. Helier Deputy G.C.U. Guida of St. Lawrence

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.

Amendment to  A1. The Committee, with reference to Minute No. B8 of its meeting of 28th February Standing Order  2022, received and considered a Proposition entitled Amendments to Standing Orders 168 - approval  - Land Transactions'. The Committee recalled that it had agreed to amend Standing for lodging  Order 168 to cover circumstances where a relevant land transaction did not proceed.

The Committee approved the draft amendment and requested the Principal Committee and Panel Officer to make the necessary arrangements for it to be lodged au Greffe as soon as practicable.

Amendments  A2. The Committee, with reference to Minute No. B9 of its meeting of 28th February to Standing  2022, received and considered a Proposition entitled Amendments to Standing Orders Orders re  - Written Questions'. The Committee recalled that it had agreed to amend Standing Written  Order 11 to prevent Written Questions from being submitted during the election period Questions -  and had agreed to lift this prohibition once the new Council of Ministers and Scrutiny approval for  Chairs were in place. Furthermore, the Committee recalled that it had also agreed to lodging  allow challenges to be made until 12:45pm on the first meeting day after the response

had been received and published.

The Committee approved the draft amendments and requested the Principal Committee and Panel Officer to make the necessary arrangements for them to be lodged au Greffe' as soon as practicable.

Amendments  A3. The Committee received and considered a draft amendment to Standing Orders to Standing  by the Deputy Greffier of the States. The Committee noted that the amendment formed Orders re  part of the final changes required to fully implement the reforms which the Assembly removal of  had adopted to its composition and the election process. The amendment would address references of  the practicalities in applying the changes, such as the order Members would be called

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Senator -  for the roll call and how Members would be addressed within the States Chamber. The approval for  Committee was advised that the amendment would also remove the word Senator' lodging  from Standing Orders where it was necessary to maintain reference to the position until

the end of the existing term of office.

The Committee approved the draft amendment and requested the Principal Committee and Panel Officer to make the necessary arrangements for it to be lodged au Greffe' as soon as practicable.

Amendments  A4. The Committee received and considered a draft amendment to Standing Orders to Standing  by the Deputy Greffier of the States. The Committee noted that the amendment formed Orders re  part of the final changes required to fully implement the reforms which the Assembly Election  had adopted to its composition and the election process. The Deputy Greffier advised Declaration  that the amendment made changes to the declaration form which should have been Form -  included in the earlier Standing Order changes and its omission was an unfortunate approval for  oversight.

lodging

The Committee approved the draft amendment and requested the Principal Committee and Panel Officer to make the necessary arrangements for it to be lodged au Greffe' as soon as practicable.

Greffier of the  A5. The Committee received and considered a draft Proposition entitled Greffier of States:  the States: Consent to Appointment'. The Committee noted that the present Greffier, Appointment -  Dr M. Egan, was due to leave office on 30th April 2022 and the recruitment process to approval for  identify a successor had been completed. The post had been offered to the present lodging   Deputy Greffier, Mrs L. Hart as a full time, permanent appointment. The Committee

noted that the States of Jersey Law 2005 specified that the Greffier was formally appointed by the Bailiff , after the States had given their consent.

The Committee approved the draft Proposition and requested the Principal Committee and Panel Officer to make the necessary arrangements for it to be lodged au Greffe' as soon as practicable.