RETRIALS will not be held in cases where a jury cannot reach a majority verdict, after States Members rejected the move.
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Risking everything for a seat on the Senatorial benches
DEPUTY Simon Brée worked for many years in a senior position for a global bank, yet some might say that by trading his Deputy seat for a shot at a Senatorial position, he gambled his political career on the election’s roulette wheel.
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Six-month parental leave idea ‘balanced’
A CONSULTATION which recommended giving parents of newborns six months off is ‘balanced’ and took into account the views of businesses, an assistant minister has said.
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13 official complaints made about politicians
THIRTEEN official complaints have been made about States Members in the past two years, according to a report released following a freedom of information request.
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States back protection for victims in court
A RADICAL overhaul of criminal procedures which would prevent rapists and child abusers from cross-examining their victims in court has received the overwhelming support of the States.
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Reform Jersey put forward parental leave proposals
PROPOSALS to give new parents six weeks’ paid parental leave each and a year off from work have been formally lodged with the States.
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Chief Minister in heated exchanges with Reform Jersey
THE Chief Minister clashed with members of the Reform Jersey party on Monday, accusing them of being on the side of ‘detractors’ of the Island’s finance sector.
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States ‘failed to get the facts’ before increasing motor tax
POLITICIANS lacked the ‘full facts’ and failed to consult businesses before approving an anti-pollution tax increase which many small firms fear could ruin them, the Jersey Hospitality Association president has said.
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New hospital and care inquiry set to dominate year’s first States sitting
TWO topics that dominated politics last year – the new hospital and the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry – are likely to be at the forefront of the first States sitting of 2018.
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Care reform: Funding and staffing the key, say States Members
ENSURING there is adequate funding and appropriate staffing levels to support vulnerable young Islanders will be key to responding to the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry’s report, Members have said.
