States Meeting Summary 25 November
States Assembly
25 November 2025
StatementThe States Meeting began with a statement from the Minister for Treasury and Resources, Deputy Elaine Millar, regarding Blue Islands. The Minister requested to begin the session with the statement to prevent duplicate of questions during Question Time.
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Question Time
Questions with notice
The Meeting then moved onto Question Time, with Ministers answering States Members’ questions with notice.
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Questions without notice
States Members then asked the Minister for Children and Families, Constable Richard Vibert; Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, Deputy Rob Ward; and Chief Minister, Deputy Lyndon Farnham questions without notice for 15 minutes each.
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Statement
The Minister for the Environment, Deputy Steve Luce, then made a statement regarding his response to the States of Jersey Complaints Board findings.
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The Minister for the Environment then made a second statement which focused on the potential of offshore wind energy for Jersey.
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Public Business
At the start of Public Business, the States Assembly were asked to consider P.63 - Draft Dogs Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202- for its second reading, following its referral back to the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel at the last States Meeting on 12 November.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Comité's proposition, as amended, with 41 votes for, 3 votes against and 2 abstentions.
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P.79 Draft Social Security Law (Overlapping Benefits) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-
The Minister for Social Security, Deputy Lyndsay Feltham, proposed an update to Jersey's Social Security Law to ensure weekly Income Support payments are not disrupted when someone in a household also receives a contributory benefit like a pension or short-term incapacity allowance. The proposed changes would allow overlapping benefits to be adjusted over their full duration to prevent overpayments and maintain a stable income.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Minister’s proposition with 47 votes for, 0 votes against and 0 abstentions.
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P.80 - Draft Social Security Law (Long Term Disability Allowance) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-
The Minister for Social Security, Deputy Lyndsay Feltham proposed new Regulations to be introduced by June 2027 that will:
- Replace Long-Term Incapacity Allowance and three other contributory long-term health benefits with a single benefit: Long-Term Disability Allowance
- Move from a percentage-based award system to one that provides three levels of benefit based on an individual's need
- Update the claims assessment process, allowing officers to determine when input from a medical professional is required
The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Minister's proposition with 41 votes for, 0 votes against and 0 abstentions.
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P.81/2025 - Draft Police (Complaints and Conduct) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-
The Minister for Justice and Home Affairs, Deputy Mary Le Hegarat, proposed to repeal and replace outdated provisions governing police complaints and disciplinary procedures. The proposition would introduce new police complaints regulations with contemporary standards and modernised processes that enhance transparency, accountability, and public confidence in the handling of police conduct and complaints.
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The States Assembly voted to suspend this debate, to allow time for the Minister to clarify an answer to a question raised on the Proposition and will resume the third reading during tomorrow's meeting.
The Minister has also moved P.82, P.83, and P.84 to tomorrow's meeting.
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P.85/2025 Draft Marriage and Civil Partnership (Dissolution and Separation) (Jersey) Law 202-.
The Minister for Justice and Home Affairs proposed to establish the principle of 'no fault' dissolution for both marriages and civil partnerships. This would permit both parties to apply for a dissolution; remove the ability to contest a dissolution application; enable future consideration to be given to pension matters, including 'pension sharing'; and allow the Court to refer couples to alternative dispute resolution services.
It would also do away with the minimum time period of three years before a marriage dissolution can be sought. The Law has been rewritten to modern drafting standards and now includes provision for civil partnership so that both types of union are dealt with in the same place.
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The States Assembly voted to adopt the principles of this proposition unanimously. However, the Chair of the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel, Deputy Catherine Curtis, has called in the proposition for further scrutiny. It will return to the Assembly for debate on the 3 February 2026.
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P.86/2025 Draft Trade Marks (Jersey) Law 202-.
The Minister for External Relations, Deputy Ian Gorst, proposed to introduce a new, modern primary trade mark registration system in Jersey. The new system will align with a key international trade agreement that streamlines the process of registering trade marks across multiple international jurisdictions. Assistant Minister for External Relations, Deputy Moz Scott, acted as rapporteur for this proposition.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Minister’s proposition with 43 votes for, 0 votes against and 0 abstentions.
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P.98 - Draft Registrar of Intellectual Property (Jersey) Law 202-.
The Minister for External Relations, Deputy Ian Gorst, proposed to provide for the appointment of the Registrar of Intellectual Property whose functions will include establishing and maintaining the Jersey Intellectual Property Register which will include trade marks, patents and registered designs. Assistant Minister for External Relations, Deputy Moz Scott, acted as rapporteur for this proposition.
The Jersey Financial Services Commission would appoint the Registrar and provide staff to assist them. The Judicial Greffier would no longer be acting as registrar for any intellectual property.
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The States Assembly voted to APPROVE the Minister’s proposition with 44 votes for, 0 votes against and 0 abstentions.
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Adjournment
The States Assembly then adjourned and will reconvene at 9:30am tomorrow, Wednesday 26 November, and will resume the debate on new rules for investigating complaints against States of Jersey and Honorary police officers; discuss breaches of the Code of Conduct for States Members; and debate the minimum legal size for King Scallops that can be landed, amongst other things.
