States Meeting Summary 13 November
13 November 2026
Public Business
P.66 Draft Sea Fisheries (Les Ecréhous) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-
The Minister for Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries proposed to expand the No Parlour Pot Zone at Les Écréhous offshore reef. The increased restrictions on these highly effective lobster pots are to improve the sustainability of fishing.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Minister’s proposition with unanimously with 40 votes for.
P.69 Extension to Jersey of the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
The Minister for External Relations, sought to extend the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, to Jersey. This is part of the ongoing programme of IP framework modernisation to ensure Jersey is aligned with internationally recognised standards.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Minister’s proposition with unanimously with 40 votes for.
P.70 Law Revision Board: appointment of members
The Chief Minister asked the States to agree to appoint Connétable R.D. Johnson of St. Mary and Deputy M. Tadier of St. Brelade as members of the Law Revision Board. The role of the two States Members on the Board is principally to agree, at a political level, changes to legislation falling short of changing their legal effect.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Minister’s proposition.
P.71 Draft Financial Products and Prospectuses (Jersey) Law 202
The Minister for External Relations, proposed a new Financial Products and Prospectuses (Jersey) Law, which will replace the current Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Law 1947 and the Control of Borrowing (Jersey) Order. The aim is to provide a modern regulatory framework that will enable the Jersey Financial Services Commission to act decisively to reduce administrative friction and increase competitiveness, as well as remove the duplication in powers in the Control of Borrowing regime and other regulatory legislation.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Minister’s proposition with 42 votes for.
P.72 Whistleblowing legislation: lodging by January 2027 (P.72/2026): amendment
Deputy Carina Alves requested that the Minister for Social Security finalise and bring forward the Draft Protected Disclosure (Protection of Whistleblowers) (Jersey) Law for debate by 31 January 2027, alongside an explanation of any significant changes made to the draft legislation and a timetable for its implementation.
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The States Assembly voted on the proposition in parts. The Assembly voted to APPROVE Part A and Part B of the Deputy’s proposition with 42 votes for, 0 votes against and 2 abstentions.
P.74/2026 Draft Income Support (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-
The Minister for Social Security proposed a 3.6% increase to most components of Income Support, with the exception to the Clinical Cost component. The proposal, supported by £3.8 million of allocated funding, would also increase the income disregard to 27.5%, allowing people receiving Income Support to keep more of their earnings, pension income and maintenance payments.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Minister’s proposition unanimously with 43 votes for.
P.78 Draft Agriculture and Fisheries (Loans) (Jersey) Regulations 202-
The Minister for Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries, proposed the Draft Agriculture and Fisheries (Loans) (Jersey) Regulations, which will provide the detailed operational framework to implement the Agriculture and Fisheries (Loans) (Jersey) Law which was adopted by the States Assembly in March of this year. The Regulations support the extension of the loans scheme to the fisheries sector.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Minister’s proposition unanimously with 43 votes for.
Adjournment
The States Assembly adjourned and will reconvene at 9:30am, on Tuesday 8 December 2026.
