A WEEKLY payment to single parents will be restored after States Members opted to overturn a 2015 decision scrapping the benefit.
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Change at the top for the States Assembly
SCRUTINY stalwart Senator John Le Fondré clinched victory in the two-horse race for the Chief Minister’s job, promising to deliver a more inclusive Chamber where all voices can be heard.
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Assembly to debate Budget
NEXT year’s Budget – which includes proposals for a retail tax, higher taxes on wealthy immigrants and price rises on cigarettes – is due to be debated in this week’s States sitting.
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States reject retrials in cases with a hung jury
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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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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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 ‘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.
