States Meeting Summary: 1 October
States Assembly
1 October 2025
Public BusinessP.61 Statutory Pre-Sales Agreements for Standard Residential Property Transactions - amendment
The Meeting started with the continuation of the debate on proposals for legally binding pre-sale agreements for property transactions to be introduced.
The Council of Ministers lodged an amendment to Deputy Max Andrews’ proposition which asked the States to undertake a consultation on the effectiveness of the residential property transaction process and consider whether such an agreement is required.
The Amendment also requested the Chief Minister to present a report to the Assembly on the outcome of the consultation, including the role and scope of pre-sale agreements and whether they should be considered, by June 2027.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Council of Minister’s Amendment with 39 votes for, 4 votes against and 1 abstention.
You can see how Members voted on the amendment on the ‘Vote Details’ page on the States Assembly website.
Watch from 5 minutes into this morning’s recording to hear the continuation of the debate.
P.61 Statutory Pre-Sale Agreements for Standard Residential Property Transactions
Members then continued the debate on Deputy Max Andrews’ proposition, as amended.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE Deputy Andrews’ proposition, as amended, with 44 votes for, 2 votes against and 0 abstentions.
You can see how Members voted on the proposition on the ‘Vote Details’ page on the States Assembly website.
Skip 18 minutes into this morning’s recording to watch the debate in full.
P.62 Draft Telecommunications Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202.
The Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, Deputy Kirsten Morel, proposed to amend the Telecommunications Law to provide the UK communications regulator Ofcom the power to allocate, manage and withdraw telephone numbers in Jersey.
The amendment also proposed to give the Jersey Competition Regulatory Authority the power to impose telephone numbering conditions on persons who are not telecommunications providers in Jersey to address security risks.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Minister’s proposition with 46 votes for, 0 votes against and 0 abstentions.
You can see how Members voted on the proposition on the ‘Vote Details’ page on the States Assembly website.
Skip 29 minutes into this morning’s recording to watch the debate in full.
P.63 Draft Dogs Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-.
The Comité des Connétable agreed to defer the debate regarding a proposal to introduce a registration scheme for certain breeds of dogs, meeting the criteria of a dangerous dog, until November.
Tribute
This was the final sitting to be presided over by the current Bailiff, Sir Timothy Le Cocq, before his retirement on 17 October 2025.
The Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee, Deputy Steve Ahier, presented a tribute to the Bailiff on behalf of States Members.
Skip 55 minutes into this morning’s recording to watch the tribute in full.
Adjournment
The States Assembly then adjourned and will reconvene at 9:30am on Tuesday 21 October 2025.
