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NOW is the time to ‘reflect on lessons learned’ about how the government has handled the pandemic, but ministers have ‘constantly pushed back’ against reviewing their decision-making, the head of Scrutiny has said.

OPPONENTS of extending La Gigoulande Quarry at the top of St Peter’s Valley are due to meet next week to continue the fight against the plans. Environment Minister John Young this week rejected an amendment to the Draft Bridging Island Plan which, if approved, would have blocked the extension into neighbouring Field MY966. This followed […]

THE Chief Minister and senior officials have defended the government’s engagement of consultants, as well as the use of confidentiality agreements and a rise in staff numbers, during a tetchy Scrutiny hearing. Senator John Le Fondré told the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel that consultants were providing skills that were not available in the Island, while […]

THERE is little evidence to justify the scale of the new-hospital project, according to a Scrutiny report.

MAKING training on bullying and harassment mandatory would be ‘expensive’ and ‘have little impact’, according to the States Employment Board.

1. Some Islanders treat St Peter’s Valley as their personal dump After several large items and bags of rubbish were left in St Peter’s Valley, the parish’s Constable, Richard Vibert, and one of the government’s environmental protection officers, Richard Runacres, issued calls for Islanders to report fly-tippers. And quite right, too. What possible excuse can […]

STAMP duty on buy-to-let investment properties, second homes and holiday houses should be increased to help combat ‘unprecedented demand’ for housing, a Scrutiny panel has said.

THE government’s co-funded payroll scheme, which supports firms affected by the pandemic, will only be extended for companies that can demonstrate a ‘very secure’ business case, the Treasury Minister has told a Scrutiny panel.