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States Greffe
Connétable Richard Vibert Minister for Children and Families
Deputy Rob Ward
Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning
Deputy Mary Le Hegarat
Minister for Justice and Home Affairs
BY EMAIL
30th August 2024 Dear Ministers,
Scrutiny Review: Proposed Budget 2025 -2028
I write to inform you that the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel has agreed to undertake a Scrutiny Review of the Proposed Budget 2025 - 2028. The Terms of Reference for the Review are attached as Appendix 1 on this letter.
We intend to begin our work immediately and this will include inviting submissions from relevant stakeholders and members of the public and collecting further information from the Executive through written requests and public hearings.
The Panel has noted receipt of the 2024 Departmental Business Plans, however, as we will be reviewing the proposals for 2025, the Panel also requests the Department Business Plans for 2025. If this is not possible, we request any supporting documentation which has informed the proposed funding allocations for 2025 workstreams.
In addition, in respect of your Ministerial portfolio and responsibilities can you please provide the following information:
• A detailed list of the projects and/or workstreams that you will be undertaking in 2025;
• An outline of your legislative programme for 2025;
• A progress update in respect of any projects and/or workstreams agreed by the States Assembly as part of the Government Plan 2024-27 including:
o Where these are continuing in 2025;
o Where these have been delayed and the rationale for this; or
o Where these have been cancelled and the rationale for this.
• An outline of any changes in policy direction or delivery for 2025 and the impact thereof; and
• An outline of any changes to staff posts and restructuring within your department and the anticipated resultant savings and impact on service delivery.
We would be grateful to receive this information via formal response(s) no later than Friday 6th September 2024. Please be advised that it is the Panel's intention to publish the responses it receives on the States Assembly website.
Thank you in advance for your assistance with this Scrutiny Review. Please direct any queries that you may have to the Panel through our Committee and Panel Officer, Katherine de Carteret by email at k.decarteret@gov.je.
Yours sincerely,
Deputy Catherine Curtis
Chair
Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel
Appendix 1
Proposed Budget 2025 – 2028 Scrutiny Review Terms of Reference
Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel
- To review components of the Proposed Budget 2025-2028 Proposition [P.51/2024] which are relevant to the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel to determine the following:
- The impact of the Budget proposals on departmental budgets, savings and staffing levels.
- Whether the revenue expenditure growth, capital and other projects are appropriate and likely to have a positive impact on Islanders and Island life.
- How the proposed revenue expenditure growth, capital and other projects align with the Common Strategic Policy to deliver on the priorities, and in line with the Departments' Business Plans.
- Whether the resources allocated to revenue expenditure growth and capital and other projects are sufficient, ensure value for money and demonstrate best use of public funds.
- To assess the impact of the Budget proposals on the Criminal Offences Confiscation Fund.