REFORM of the way complaints about the public sector are handled remains one of the knottier problems in the Council of Ministers’ in-tray… but the matter could move forward within the next month. Dissatisfaction with the current process has returned to the spotlight in the wake of a complaint about the Infrastructure and Environment Department’s […]
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Ministers considering options to ensure “fit for purpose” complaints mechanism
THE Council of Ministers is considering whether to strengthen the existing system for handling complaints about public services – or to create an ombudsperson – with a cost analysis of the two options currently underway. Lyndon Farnham provided the update during a hearing of the Corporate Services Scrutiny Panel. Debate over the creation of a […]
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Review of complaints procedure backed by Members
NEW measures dealing with how politicians can be punished when complaints against them are upheld will be considered as part of a major review backed by the States Assembly. Politicians voted unanimously in favour of a proposition brought by Deputy Raluca Kovacs, who said the existing sanctions available were narrow and inflexible, negatively impacting levels […]
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Information Commissioner warns Island must not “rush” into online regulation
JERSEY must not rush into passing new online safety regulation “which doesn’t do the job we want it do”, the Information Commissioner has warned – in the wake of major criticism surrounding newly-implemented legislation in the UK. Paul Vane made the comments shortly after Assistant Economic Development Minister Moz Scott said the government had been […]
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Politicians reject move to allow some non-British citizens to stand for election
A RENEWED bid to allow some Islanders who are not British citizens to stand for election has been rejected by the States Assembly. Politicians voted by 24 to 18 against a proposition brought by Deputy Carina Alves about extending the criteria to become a States Member to include non-British people living in Jersey who have […]
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Professionals and experts at CI cyber-security conference
A CYBER-SECURITY conference takes place today, bringing together hundreds of professionals and experts from across the Channel Islands, UK and further afield. The Channel Islands Cyber Security Conference is being held at the Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel as part of Jersey Cyber Security Centre’s awareness month programme. The event has been organised by the Channel […]
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It’s in the long grass
IT’S hard to see how a proposal which has been at least twenty-five years in the gestation, couldn’t be described as “in the long grass”. Could the grass be any longer? But, that is where moves to set up a public services ombudsperson now appear to lie, until at least after the elections in June. […]
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Review of punishments for States Members already under way
A REVIEW of punishments for States Members who breach the Code of Conduct is already under way but may not be completed before the end of 2026 due to next summer’s election, the Privileges and Procedures Committee has said. Next week, the States Assembly is due to debate a proposition from Deputy Raluca Kovacs which […]
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Politicians to debate halving of residency requirement for voting
NEW rules around elections, changes to the law around reusable plastic bags and a call to allow members of the public to join Scrutiny panels are among the topics to be debated by politicians in the States Assembly this week. The residency requirement for voting in elections will drop from two years to one if […]
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Moves to end data breach fine double-standard
PUBLIC bodies including the government, parishes and JFSC could soon face fines for breaching data protection laws, an assistant minister has said in the wake of a major privacy lapse at the financial regulator. The existing law, which came into force in 2018, prevents the Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner levying fines against public […]
