Future Economy Programme Delivery Update 2025

Contents

Foreword ............................................................................................................................... 3 Background ........................................................................................................................... 5 Delivery Update 2025 ............................................................................................................. 6 Key Highlights........................................................................................................................ 7 Detailed Delivery – Progress 2024-2025 ............................................................................... 9 ANNEX: Status of short, medium and long term actions......................................................... 23

Foreword

We have been strengthening our economy by addressing barriers to economic growth and investing in businesses and skills - helping Jersey remain an attractive place for people to live and work.

A growing economy improves living standards, boosts employment, and provides the revenue needed to fund public services and keep public finances healthy. Like most other western economies, the biggest challenge we face in Jersey is our ageing demographic.  

"The challenge is that in 25 years, our population of over-65s will have grown by 45% while the number of those of working age (16-64) will have decreased by 8%." [1]

Tom Holvey, Chief Economic Advisor

If we do nothing, living standards will fall, or future governments may be forced to make difficult decisions such as raising taxes, significantly increasing population through migration, or reducing public services.

In other words, without action now, the choices available to future governments will narrow. The Future Economy Programme is designed to expand those options and reduce the need for such measures.

Jersey's economy is in a period of low economic growth. Inflation has eased after being high but the cost of living, especially housing costs, continues to place pressure on families. While business sentiment is broadly positive, concerns remain about economic conditions, global uncertainty, rising operating costs, and skills shortages.

The financial services sector remains the largest single contributor to gross value add (GVA) and the recent competitiveness review seeks to enhance this, benefitting the whole island. Other sectors contribute to the economy in ways that go beyond GVA through making Jersey an attractive place to live, work, and providing our quality of life. At the same time, the importance of all sectors contributing to the resilience of the whole island's economy and supporting our living standards cannot be taken for granted. For instance, our visitor economy ensures we have strong connectivity; strong connectivity supports businesses to employ people and remain competitive, all contributing to our island's growth and resilience.

Launched in 2023, the Future Economy Programme puts the economy at the heart of decision- making and seeks to address the current and futures challenges through three initiatives:

- Helping the private sector to become more productive and generate more wealth without islanders needing to work more hours for less.

- Providing support from an effective public sector that is efficient, right-sized, and focuses on understanding resource demands, support and prevention.

- Developing additional income streams, such as the sale of wind-generated electricity, which will reduce the pressure on income tax.

These interventions however, standing alone, won't dramatically shift the dial on gross domestic product (GDP). More will need to be done.

The economy will continue to be the heartbeat of our island, and we cannot survive the future without it. Good livelihoods lead to good lives, keeping Jersey an attractive place for younger generations to stay and raise their families.

With 82 out of 90 of the original actions now complete or in progress the programme is moving forward and already signals the need for a new phase of actions. The evolution of the programme will need to be courageous. Future governments will need to maintain a bold, focused, and committed approach to economic growth.

The government will not be able to achieve all that is needed alone. Close alignment will be required with industry, the third sector, social enterprises and small businesses.

The challenges of being a small island nation can be turned into Jersey's strengths. Working closely, quickly, and innovatively across all sectors and build a path towards a stronger economy that creates opportunities for now and for the future.

The results of not doing so can already be seen in similar jurisdictions. Jersey deserves better.

Minister for Sustainable Economic Development, Deputy Kirsten Morel

Background

This is the second annual report summarising cumulative delivery across government towards achieving our long-term goals. The first annual report can be found here - Future Economy Programme Delivery Update 2024.

The Strategy for Sustainable Economic Development and Delivery Framework for Sustainable Economic Development, both published in 2023 are summarised below:

THE FIVE THEMES1

1The Programme's five themesInternational, Resilient, Innovative, Skilled and Fair continue to guide our approach. They act as the overarching principles and strategic compass across all initiatives.

INITIATIVES

Develop growth enablers – programmes that aim to test the feasibility and enablement of new economic growth opportunities.

Increase existing sector productivity – building on strengths of our economy to support increasing productivity through digital, technology, processes and skills.

Support from an effective public service – a more focused, economic based, approach to the c.£1bn Government of Jersey annual spend.

Delivery Update 2025

Summary of Progress

The Delivery Framework contained 90 actions: 33 short, 45 medium, and 12 long-term, spanning multiple departments across the Government of Jersey.

Figure 1 shows overall delivery since 2023 and further details breakdown of completion by timelines are included in Annex A.

Figure 1: Progress against Future Economy Programme actions for 2024 and 2025

Actions in the Delivery Framework were designed in 2023, with the intention to evolve over time and with each government cycle. The new Council of Ministers in 2024 reprioritised some of the original actions, and some actions were tested quickly and then closed or paused as required, helping to reprioritise resources quickly.

Figure 2 shows that progress is balanced across all three programme initiatives, with around half of all actions in each initiative already completed, demonstrating systemwide actions advancing in parallel rather than sequentially.

Figure 2: Future Economy Programme actions by Programme initiative

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Cancelled 40.00% In progress

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Develop Growth Increase Existing Sector Supported by an

Enablers Productivity Effective Public Service

Key Highlights

 Growth enablers

• Renewable energy identified offshore wind as an economically promising option in support of our decarbonisation and energy security considerations. An appraisal undertaken in 2025 confirmed that an offshore wind farm in Jersey waters is technically feasible. If fair and practical access to neighbouring energy markets can be secured, it could deliver economic benefits for the island.

• Strengthening entrepreneurialism by supporting 43 startups in Digital Jersey's incubator programme, enabling 10 entrepreneurs to join an international startup event, and providing guidance and advice to an average of 400 startup enquiries through Jersey Business; contributing to the Island reaching over 5,000 single-person private sector businesses for the first time in June 2025.

• Support for a medicinal cannabis sector is beginning to generate a cluster of companies in biopharmaceuticals, bringing skilled jobs and investment – with Jersey Biopharmaceutical Council reporting 70 people employed and capital investment over £47 million to date.

Enabling business, enhancing productivity & maintaining competitiveness

• Implementing the £20m Better Business Support Package to help businesses improve productivity and transition towards a living wage. Jersey Business has supported 183 individual local businesses receive grants, with £11.4 million invested in productivity (£6.6m of which was invested by Jersey employers).

• Improvements to connectivity including ferry (freight and passenger), inter-island services, and new air routes (KLM to Amsterdam, France links, Loganair). Supported by strengthening sea connectivity governance, including new oversight structures for the DFDS 20 year contract, legislative updates to the Ports Policy Framework, Shipping Law, and Harbours Regulations to ensure safer, modern operational standards; and additional route development enabled by the Better Business Support Package.

• Delivery of priority actions in the Visitor Economy Strategy and completion of 17 actions to modernise standards and strengthen the visitor offer. Also supported by the Better Business Support Package, including route marketing, destination marketing and direct business support; and the modernisation of the alcohol licensing legislation being approved, simplifying categories, reducing costs and enabling faster approvals through a new Licensing authority.

• The Future-Fit Retail Roadmap (published Dec 24). By the end of 2025, delivery against the three strategic goals showed strong progress with (i) Vibrant 63% of actions completed,

(ii) Customerfirst 50% completed, and (iii) Productive 66% completed, and overall, 16 actions completed with a further 10 in progress.

• A growing and more resilient agricultural sector. With the support of the rural support scheme and Better Business Support Package the sector grew by 6% last year.

Supported by effective public services

• Work to address barriers to business continued, focusing on reforming the planning system and modernising legislation to better support businesses.

• Joint Planning & Economy Approach (Sep 25) supporting the way economic considerations are integrated into Jersey's planning system, including improving information for decision-making, supporting applicants present stronger economic cases and enhancing cross government working.
• Enabling businesses through modernising legislation including alcohol licensing, reviewing legislation underpinning the planning system and updates to the IP and competition frameworks, including new Trade Marks Law, new IP Office, updated Competition Law, and refreshed patents/designs legislation.
• Modernisation of inward investment processes creating a supportive environment for businesses looking to invest or establish operations in Jersey.

• Right sizing the public service to avoid crowding out the private sector economy in a small island, including strengthening frontline services particularly in health and education, introducing an external recruitment freeze, and States Assembly workshops to discuss curbing public sector growth in the future.

Detailed Delivery – Progress 2024-2025

Initiative 1: Growth Enablers

1. Enabling our Entrepreneurial Spirit (actions from 2023)  

• Begin to address barriers to startup businesses as identified in the Barriers to Business report

• Create  an  ecosystem  of  entrepreneurship  that  combines  individual  creativity,  industry opportunity and Government agility to explore and test economic opportunities  

• Update the process for assessing entrepreneurs moving to Jersey

• Review the provision of the Young Enterprise Programme

• Create a platform for future economic ideas to be fed into Government and develop our on- going engagement process with key stakeholder groups

• Promote the opportunities from Impact Jersey (moved to 2.1)

Delivery Progress

• Addressing  barriers  to  business  by  improving  the  way  economic  considerations  are integrated into the planning system (see 3.10), intellectual property (see 3.8), alcohol licensing (see 2.1), skills (see 3.2) and inward investment (see 3.6) alongside support from the Better Business Support Package (2.1).

• Strengthening entrepreneurialism by supporting 43 startups in Digital Jersey's incubator, enabling 10 entrepreneurs to join an international startup event, and providing guidance and advice to an average of 400 startup enquiries through Jersey Business, contributing to Jersey reaching over 5,000 single-person private-sector businesses for the first time in June 2025.

• Creating a process for inward investment bringing the right entrepreneurs to Jersey is ready for implementation in 2026.

• Reviewing and relaunching the Young Enterprise Programme by Skills Jersey (Sep 25).

• Digital Jersey's STEM racing initiative, part of the Career Pathway that brings together programmes across the island (Digital Jersey, Trident, IOD, Skills Jersey, Digital Degree Apprenticeships) providing school children opportunities to develop skills and connections with local companies for future roles.

• Creation of online content for Future Economy Programme provides a mechanism for sharing economic ideas into government, accompanied by regular industry-government

stakeholder meetings.

2. Renewable Energy (actions from 2023)

• Develop Jersey's approach to delivering an offshore windfarm

• Agree an option for seabed lease with a suitable commercial development consortium

• Re-evaluate the other renewable energy sources, including tidal

• Generate renewable energy for Jersey that can be utilised on-Island for existing and new economic growth opportunities or exported

Delivery progress

• Exploring the feasibility of a range of renewable energy sources, initial work concluded offshore wind offered economic potential for Jersey. A phased programme has led to a report setting out the policy appraisal (including economic assessment) and recommended next steps for offshore wind. The report was published and presented by a Ministerial statement to the Assembly (Nov 2025). For the next phase, the Minister for Environment recommended that market access be prioritised, with engagement with the UK and France being the focus of work during the first half of 2026.

• Adoption of P.11/2025 by the States Assembly in early 2025 which mandates the development of an Energy Strategy for Jersey (to be completed in 2026) which will include a programme of work that includes consideration of other renewable energy sources.

3. International Connectivity (actions from 2023)

• Evaluate options for Jersey's long-term sea connectivity

• Create a sustainable level of connectivity that supports routine commuting to Jersey for work that alleviates certain economic barriers and unlocks economic growth for the Island

• Carry out a Cost-Benefit Analysis on enhanced connectivity options with France and decide which options to continue developing for this enabler

Delivery progress  

• Secured a 20 year ferry contract with DFDS, providing resilience for Jersey's critical maritime connectivity (freight and passengers) with a commitment to long term investment and improved sailing schedules.  

• Supported air and sea operators in 2025 to enhance connectivity provided (e.g. Manche- Illes Express service of inter-island and France ferry links; and the Finistair Brest, Jersey, Alderney flights twice a week).

• Secured resilience of Jersey's regional air connectivity with Loganair establishing a base in Jersey and taking over from Blue Islands with services to the UK and France, ensuring the continuity of valuable inbound charter services across Europe.

• Secured new air services, supported by the Better Business Support Programme, including the launch of services with KLM to Amsterdam providing new European hub connectivity.

• Former Population and Skills Ministerial Group commissioned an analysis of options for commuting policy via connectivity with France (Sep 23). 5 options were evaluated, with a road tunnel built using private sector finance identified as the most viable. A comprehensive feasibility study was recommended as the next step, but the Council of Ministers decided not to pursue the project further.

4. Research & Development (actions from 2023)

• Review the existing on-Island provision and potential research models and partnerships

• Join industry and Government priorities for economic growth with research and development opportunities to galvanise key areas of focus

• Create a programme of activity that is recognised globally as leading in specific areas and increases Jersey's reputation as a location of innovation and entrepreneurship

Delivery Progress

• Skills Development Scheme investment is guided by annual job trends and analysis, along with input from employers and training providers to identify the skills Jersey needs most.

• Support for a medicinal cannabis sector provides 6 controlled drug licenses for medicinal cannabis cultivation and is beginning to generate a cluster of companies in biopharmaceuticals. The Jersey Biopharmaceutical Council estimates the sector employs 70 people, 2025 was the first profitable year with annual revenue over £12m, and capital investment over £47m.

• Fostering innovation through Digital Jersey, including partnerships with universities to deliver advanced digital and entrepreneurship courses, annual bootcamps and the innovation programme funding, for example enabling Jersey to position itself for medical research base for technology related activities.

Initiative 2: Increase Existing Sector Productivity

1. Cross-cutting Enablers (actions from 2023)

• Publish the Jersey Business Barriers to Business report and establish the process for delivering the priority actions underneath it

• Promote the opportunities from Impact Jersey (moved from 1.1)

• Complete sector productivity reviews across our local economy

• Publish an annual report to provide economic insights across the Island, track progress on the FEP, and offer future economic think pieces

• Enhance the system for economic analysis to be provided as part of the Government of Jersey and States decision making processes

• Continue to deliver the priority actions from the Common Policy on External Relations 2022- 2026 and support the UK, EU and Global Relations strategies

Delivery Progress

• Launching of £20 million Better Business Support Package (BBSP). 2 year programme supporting islanders and businesses during the transition towards a living wage and focused on productivity and competitiveness to support all sectors of the economy.

• 183 businesses supported by Jersey Business to invest in projects to improve productivity so far.
• matched grant funding shows employers investing an extra £6.5 million of their own funds - for every £100 of  public funding provided,  businesses have put in an additional £140. (see the 2025 BBSP Delivery Progress Report).

• Providing grants through the Impact Jersey supports the adoption of technology solutions that address Jersey's critical policy challenges. In 2024 and 2025 programmes addressed several sectors including healthcare and the customer experience. As projects mature, real world impacts are being evaluated to help shape future phases. In July 2025 a continuous intake Innovation Programme' was launched with £5m allocated over 3 years (2025-2027).

• Addressing barriers to business (Jersey Business, Sep 2023) under the Enabling Business Programme continued to build on the progress report (May 2024) (see section 1.1).

• Sector specific actions progressed towards the FEP vision include improving productivity as illustrated by Visitor Economy Strategy (Dec 2023), Future-fit Retail Roadmap (Dec 24).

• Draft Alcohol Licensing (Jersey) Law 202- lodged (Dec 25) and adopted (Mar 26), creating a simplified application process, fewer categories of licence and changes to the regulation and granting of licences.

• Future Economy Programme progress report serves to provide the annual position on delivery, scope revised for economic insights, blogs and think pieces to be ad hoc (e.g. Building a Future in Jersey: the Economy – Official Government of Jersey Blog).

• Increasing the provision of economic analysis considered in decision making processes is a focus. Advice now included as part of policy submissions and economic modelling informs major policy development (e.g. Common Strategic Policy 2024- 2026) and will support the next Council of Ministers.

• Delivery of priority actions from Common Policy on External Relations (2022-2026) continue to be delivered.

• Signing of Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Bahrain in September 2025 and ratified  by  the  States  Assembly  in  March  2026.  DTA  negotiations  have  also progressed with Kuwait and Oman.
• Continuation of Bilateral Investment Treaty discussions with Ghana and Rwanda

• Continued protection of Jersey's interests through the EU-UK reset (in respect of trade, youth mobility and energy).
• Engagement of Jersey's diaspora community through Jersey Connections platform and events (e.g. networking in London).

• Development of a Resilience Law to improve our response to whole-island incidents. Building on the progress made in 2024, policy and legislative options have been prepared. New resilience  culture  across  government  and  with  partners  being  established  to  enable seamless move when legislation ready (likely late 2026).

2. Financial Services (actions from 2023)

• 2023/2024 MONEYVAL assessment against the Financial Action Task Force international standards on anti-money laundering & countering terrorist financing

• Lead the Financial Services Policy Framework 2021, including a strategic roadmap for sustainable finance and enhancing the industry's ability to take advantage of FinTech and RegTech opportunities

• Continue to explore how Jersey could implement Open Finance

Delivery Progress

• Delivery of actions in the National Strategy for Combatting Money Laundering Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing (2022-2026) and responding to key actions from the Mutual Evaluation Report.  

• Delivery of actions in the Sustainable Finance action plan. There has been a notable international shift of emphasis regarding the sustainable finance agenda which has impacted Jersey's approach. Jersey has since delivered approximately 50% of its target of the sustainable finance action plan. The remaining 30% is considered as business as usual and 20% paused or closed.  

• Launching of the financial services competitiveness programme by the Minister for External Relations (Apr 25) concluding with the publication of the Time to Win 'report (Mar 26).

3. Digital Economy (actions from 2023)

• Publish the Digital Economy Strategy

• Deliver the priority actions from the Digital Economy Strategy

• Promote the uptake and delivery of £20m via Impact Jersey

Delivery Progress

• Publishing the Digital Economy Framework in collaboration with key partners including Digital Jersey, Jersey Business and the Government of Jersey's Digital Services team expected in April 2026.

• Delivery of priority actions from the Digital Economy Framework in progress with Delivery Board meetings taking place frequently to track progress.

• Impact Jersey continues to gain momentum. The first three programmes have provided a valuable launchpad for rapid learning and improvement. There is strengthened applicant support, more streamlined bid development, a direct connection between stakeholders and beneficiaries with on- and off-island tech partners. This has accelerated the assessment process so strong ideas can be backed quickly and delivered into real-world outcomes.  By the end of 2025 over £3m had been allocated to 16 projects.

4. Construction (actions from 2023)

• Create a Jersey Construction Hub

• Continue progress towards supporting the development of key projects via the Council of Minister's Future Places policies

• Sustain the delivery of 3,000 new affordable homes by 2030

Delivery Progress

• Establishment of the Jersey Construction Hub Strategic Board, first met in Dec 24, bringing together professionals within and outside of Government to develop initiatives to support the future development and responsiveness of the sector. Themes discussed include Skills, Building Standards, public sector procurement and Planning Service Reform.

• Regular meeting of the Regeneration Steering Group to guide major-place based investment in Jersey, including progressing plans for Fort Regent redevelopment.

• Delivery of over 500 affordable homes by Andium Homes in 2024-2025 for rent and purchase schemes, including The Limes, Maisons Les Arches and Le Grand Douet.

• Further 538 new affordable homes currently under construction including Ann Street Brewery and homes on Bridging Island Plan sites.

• Work is also underway with developers of larger schemes to deliver a minimum of 15% of their developments with assisted purchase products.

5. Retail and Visitor Economy (actions from 2023)

• Publish the Visitor Economy Strategy

• Publish the Retail Strategy

• Deliver the priority actions from the Visitor Economy Strategy

• Deliver the priority actions from the Retail Strategy

Delivery Progress

• Delivering actions in the Visitor Economy Strategy (Dec 2023) ongoing.

• Changes to the Alcohol Licensing Law (see 2.1)
• Updated Tourism (General Provisions) (Jersey) Amendment Order in 2024 with minimum accommodation size requirements to modernise standards and better support a sustainable, high-quality visitor offering.
• 19 other actions in the delivery plan also completed.
• Actions include building air and sea connectivity, opening a new visitor information centre at the Jersey Museum and new visitor accommodation in the Harbour and at Elizabeth castle.
• Visit Jersey have conducted a brand refresh, launched the Jersey Tidal Trail, and supported Bergerac which has already begun to influence traveller decisions.

• Publication of the Future-Fit Retail Roadmap (Dec 24) identifying new opportunities for growth and priority actions for Jersey's retail sector. The Retail Roadmap actions are divided amongst three strategic goals: vibrant, customer-first, and productive. At the end of 2025, the progress made towards each strategic goal is as follows: vibrant 63%, customer-first 50%, and productive 66%, with a total of 16 actions completed and 10 in progress.

• Delivery progress updates for Visitor and Retail Economy Strategies expected in 2026.

• Redeveloping  airport  terminal  underway  to  create  a  welcoming  and  efficient  airport, strengthening  Jersey's  appeal  and  encouraging  repeat  visitors,  includes  ensuring  the airport's retail and food offer is aligned to visitor needs.

• Redevelopment of the airport's upper floor completed in 2025 to create new and improved business departure lounge.

6. Aviation and Maritime (actions from 2023)

• Publish the Ports Policy Framework

• Lodge amendments to update the Shipping (Jersey) Law 2002

• Establish improved connectivity to Europe whilst continuing to develop connectivity to the UK

Delivery Progress

• Legislative update to Ports Policy Framework was signed in Q4 2025.

• Shipping (Jersey) Law 2002 and Harbours (Inshore Safety) (Jersey) Regulations 2012 updated (June 2025 and November 2025 respectively).

• Improved connectivity to Europe and developed connectivity with the UK, with new travel routes secured to and from Jersey (KLM to Amsterdam April 2026, Paris Charles De Gaulle May 2025). See also 1.3.

• Ports of Jersey are expanding, supported by the Better Business Support Programme, with significant growth in 2026 and 2027 with Jet2 as part of a new 5-year agreement, Loganair has replaced Blue Islands providing more strategic and resilient regional connectivity for key UK regional routes; EasyJet has added a new Southend Service for Summer 2026.

7. Rural and Marine (actions from 2023)

• Create a Rural and Marine Development Programme

• Deliver the priority actions from the Economic Framework for the Rural Environment

• Deliver the priority actions from the Economic Framework for the Marine Environment

Delivery Progress

• Completion of the Rural and Marine Development Programmes, established within the economic frameworks for Rural and Marine with focus now on delivering those projects. The primary Rural and Marine Support Schemes continue to deliver the majority of the ring- fenced Government support for the sectors. In 2025, the Rural Support Scheme granted £6,750,000 to 108 eligible businesses and the Marine Support Scheme granted £560,000 to 46 eligible businesses.

• Re-launch of Agricultural Loans Scheme. From late 2024 to start of 2026 includes:

o 41 expressions of interest received (£16.6 million).

o 11 recommended for approval by the Board (£5.7 million).

o 8 fully or partially delivered (£3.3 million).

• Decision to allocate the remaining funding from the consolidated fund to Agricultural Loans to bring the total available funding up to £10 million made by Minister for Treasury (early 2026). Updates to the Agricultural Loans law and regulations are planned for 2026 to modernise the process and enable fisheries to apply.

• Delivery of priority actions from the Economic Framework for the Rural Environment. The enhanced Rural Support Scheme application process launched for 2026 via a new portal run by Jersey Product Promotion (now part of Jersey Business), with applications open until Sep 2026.

• Delivery of the priority actions from the Economic Framework for the Marine Environment. The Marine Support Scheme launched for 2026, with a Future Fisheries Project also underway to establish the long-term sustainable options for Jersey's capture fisheries sector.

8. Arts, Culture and Heritage (actions from 2023)

• Review the economic contribution of the creative industries in Jersey

• Complete the refurbishment of the Jersey Opera House

• Deliver the priority actions from the Heritage Strategy 2022-2515

• Deliver the priority actions from the Arts Strategy 2022-27

• Complete the refurbishment of Elizabeth Castle

Delivery Progress

• Policy statement completed in Q3 2025 providing implementation plans for arts, culture, heritage funding and now being actioned, informed by government hosted conference with creatives to explore economic potential of Jersey's creative industries. (Assembly previously committed 1% of all government revenue expenditure annually).

• Completion of the refurbishment of the Jersey Opera House, reopened in October 2025.

• Delivery of priority actions in the Jersey Heritage Strategy 2022/2027.The Heritage Advisory Partnership, established in 2022, continues to work together on delivery of these actions.

• Delivery of the actions in the Arts Strategy 2022-27 ongoing. The Creative Advisory Panel is established to discuss delivery of action into 2026.

• Refurbishment of Elizabeth Castle complete in July 2025.

• Investment in the Bergerac TV series 1 (filmed summer 2024) and series 2 (filmed summer 2025), with the series 2 official Jersey premiere viewing held at the refurbished Opera House, contributing towards developing a screen sector in Jersey.

Initiative 3: Support from an effective public service

1. Population and Labour Participation (actions from 2023)

• Bring forward secondary legislation to support the development of clearer and more flexible population controls

• Review the legislation that controls access to housing for migrants and bring forward amendments as necessary

• Review the availability and quality of housing for those without full housing qualifications, and consider options for improvement

• Reduce the impact of ill health on the labour market through the development of the Workwell service

• Develop policies to support older workers who choose to remain in the workforce

Delivery Progress

• Common Population Policy Annual Report published (Jan 2026). Control of Housing and Work (Amendment) (Jersey) Law 2022 approved in March 2026 and will come in to force on 14 September 2026. This will support the implementation of Common Population Policy with clearer and more flexible population controls.

• A review of legislation that controls access to housing for migrants was carried out. The review led to a new licensed lease-only policy being introduced in Autumn 2025, to broaden access to qualified housing and ease demand on registered sector.

• Provision of advice and support through TheWorkWell service continues, supporting those wishing to return to work whilst signed off on short term incapacity allowance.

• Initial internal review to scope policy interventions that support older workers who choose to remain in the workforce was paused due to other priorities and is open for revisiting with

the next government.

2. Skills and Education (actions from 2023)

• Review the current offer of leadership and business skills in Jersey

• Create a new skills model to help identify current and future labour and skills gaps to help target investment

• Establish a Skills Development Fund

• Delivery of Education Reform and the Inclusion Programme

• Deliver the Skills Actionable Agenda

• Ensuring Islanders of all ages can access training opportunities which support them to develop new and additional skills required by our changing economy, utilising delivery

through our ALOs

Delivery Progress

• An internal review of the leadership and business skills offering was carried out and concluded businesses are best placed to consider the skills they require. Jersey Business supported leadership and business development through its Leading Growth Programme, Business Improvement Programme, and the Skills and Productivity Grants under the Better Business Support Package. Innovation programmes in tourism, construction and all sectors planned for 2026.

• Creation of labour demand-supply model by the Economics Unit to help identify current and future labour and skills gaps. Model used by officers to identify skills gaps in training, inform decision making and/or make recommendations for courses.

• Skills Development Scheme started as a pilot in 2024 and relaunched into new Skills Development fund during 2025. Skills Jersey work in collaboration with industry to present options for funding which are reviewed and agreed by the Skills Development Scheme panel.  

• Education Reform Programme formally closed in March 2024, with most programmes completed. Funding formula rewritten with a stronger focus on inclusive education. Version two of programme being scoped in response to the Ministerial Priority in the 2025-27 Government Budget to invest in and extend nursery and childcare provision.

• Further Education and Skills Actionable Agenda (published Dec 2022) delivered and closed, with 27 actions completed.

• Development  of  skills  improvement  reports  and  snapshots  confirmed  by  Minister  for Education and Lifelong Learning in 2024, helping inform decisions around provision of higher education courses. Student grants for distance learning increased to match campus-based study (from Sep 2025) helping increase choice and opportunity for those living in Jersey. Distance learning seen to offer flexible access and beneficial for individuals wishing to balance study with work, family or other commitments.

3. Health (actions from 2023)

• Publish a Public Health Strategy, which will also set out the skills, resources and capacity needed to increase the focus on prevention

• Assess future health and care funding requirements and determine future funding and financing options

• Develop a whole system health and care strategy with an associated whole system governance structure

• Develop and publish an updated Digital Health Strategy which will also set out the skills, resources and capacity needed to enhance the healthcare offer and patient experience

• Continually improve and join up island-wide health and care services through strengthened collaboration between the Island's health and care organisations

Delivery Progress

• Population  Health  Prevention  Strategy  2023  –  2027  published  (Oct  2023)  and  new Department Health and Care Jersey' created.

• States Assembly agreed establishing a new whole health and care system partnership board (Sep  2025).  Recruitment  for  Community  Partners  underway  and  once  the  board  is established, work will commence on the development of a whole system strategy.

• Model being developed to understand impact of health care inflation and demographic changes on future costs across the health system, and to inform future funding options to be considered by the Assembly.

• Delivering the Digital Health Foundations Transformation Plan, approved by the States Assembly in December 2025 and funded in the Government Budget for 2026–2029. The plan  takes  a  whole-system  approach  aligned  with  the  New  Hospital  Programme  and prevention, delivering the Single Patient Record alongside initiatives that enhance patient experience and enable digitally supported care. It also specifies the skills, resources and capacity required to realise these benefits.

4. Housing and Infrastructure (actions from 2023)

• Support the Fiscal Policy Panel's Housing Market Review

• Create a long-term Sustainable Housing Strategy that builds on the introduction of a new scheme backed by an initial £10m investment

• Invest in, and begin the delivery of the bridging Liquid Waste Strategy alongside a wider review of the longer-term infrastructure needs of Jersey

• Developing and publishing new plans for key areas identified in the Bridging Island Plan

• Continue to deliver key regeneration projects such as Fort Regent

Delivery Progress

• Publication of The Fiscal Policy Panel's Housing Market Review in Apr 2024. The review provided an authoritative summary of the performance of Jersey's housing market.

• First Step Scheme delivered £10 million of investment in 2024, with an additional £2 million in 2025. Continued support is being provided to Andium Homes and States of Jersey Development Company (SOJDC) to deliver assisted purchase products. In addition, the age at which an applicant can access social housing has been further lowered from 18 making it easier for younger people without children to qualify for social housing.

• Investing in Jersey published (Mar 26) establishing a long-term vision for investing in our island and its infrastructure. Includes creation of the Jersey Capital Investment Fund (JCIF).

• Prioritisation of key regeneration projects with £43m funding secured for Fort Regent, intended to cover essential structural work such as roof repairs and asbestos removal.

• Capital Delivery Plan in Sep 25 to align with the proposed 2026-29 Government Plan. Work is progressing to implement the detailed long term capital programme (Nov 2025) and the liquid waste strategy funding model from 2028 onwards.

• Top key infrastructure projects completed or on track – Bonne Nuit Sewage Treatment Plant replaced with a Pumping Station; West Park Surface Water Outfall to St Aubin's Bay completed; St Peter Network Upgrades due for completion in Q2 2026; St Peter Strategic Storage scheduled for completion in Q2 2027; Northern Network (previously known as West Hill Network) Upgrades (2 phases) due for completion in Q1 2027 with the third phase to be completed by the end of 2027. Maufant Strategic Storage Project remains on hold, pending further review of alternatives.  

• Progress made on developing plans for key areas identified in the Bridging Island Plan including a range of new and revised supplementary planning guidance to support the delivery of new homes, particularly affordable homes. Supplementary planning guidance has been published for all affordable housing sites many of which are now under construction or have planning permission for the development of new homes. In October 2025, the Oakfield Community Sports Centre opened.

5. Sustainability (actions from 2023)

• Continue to deliver against the Carbon Neutral Roadmap

• Continue to uphold responsibility as a signatory to the Paris Agreement

• Continue leading internationally on biodiversity protection and habitat management

Delivery Progress

• The 2024 and 2025 Carbon Neutral Roadmap progress reports show that Jersey has made steady foundational progress in transport particularly through growing EV uptake, advancing key policies and trialling improvements to public transport, while also recognising that further acceleration will be needed to meet future climate goals, for example, building on the introduction of the decarbonisation charge on private aviation at Jersey Airport, which is bringing forward its net zero transition to the end of 2029.

• Approval of Jersey's Marine Spatial Plan with the final Marine Protected Area network agreed in January 2026 and phased regulations being introduced to deliver expanded marine protection toward the Island's 2030 goals.

6. Inward Investment and High-Value Residents.

• Publish the refreshed Inward Investment Strategy

• Implement a consistent assessment process for all inward investment which includes productivity standards as a condition

• Review priority sectors and develop specific propositions to proactively target suitable inward investment to the Island

• Increase the communication of Jersey opportunities presented to relocated HNWIs

Delivery Progress

• An updated strategy for Inward Investment is being implemented with focused actions in sectors  of  strategic  importance.  Supported  through  the  development  of  propositions including for retail and providing general business propositions in both English and French.

• Consistent  internal  application  assessment  policy  for  inward  investment  applications, including productivity standards agreed and implemented.

• Work is ongoing to promote Jersey as a place for business relocation and inward investment, including through promoting the Retail proposition with positive prospects and outcomes. Scoping has begun on a Visitor Accommodation proposition, for use by multiple stakeholders to engage both capital investors and brands.

• After increasing awareness and engagement of Ultra High Net Worth individuals in the third sector, the opportunities for startup and scale-up scenes in Jersey are being evolved. Working with Jersey Business, Digital Jersey, Envestors, and Tekex, we have created a clear and consistent path for incoming applicants on the 2(1)(e) High Value Residency route to engage with local businesses and the community.

7. Export (actions from 2023)

• Deliver the priority actions from the Export Strategy 2023-2620

• Ensuring cross-government input to new UK Free Trade Agreements and, where relevant, supporting External Relations with the expansion of Jersey's bilateral treaty network

Delivery Progress

• Delivering  the  Export  Strategy  2023-2026  continues  and  international  trade  in  goods (amounts receivable) increased from £113m in 2023 to £161m in 2024. 61% of actions completed in progress, or superseded by other workstreams.

• Extending UK membership to Jersey, of agreements with other countries, presents potential future commercial opportunities to expand business into new or growing markets and act a platform for Jersey to continue building its profile as a well-regulated, innovative, and dynamic jurisdiction.

• In  Dec  2024  Jersey  acceded  to  the  UK  and  Comprehensive  and  Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
• In July 2025 Jersey secured inclusion for goods-based chapters in the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

• Inclusion of Jersey in the UK-Korea free trade agreement for all goods-based chapters and certain investment security guarantees gained in Dec 25.

8. Competition and Intellectual Property (actions from 2023)

• Review Jersey's IP legislation and infrastructure to assess economic opportunities in this area

• Deliver the targeted review of the competition framework in Jersey to ensure it supports business innovation, growth and competition and protects the interests of consumers

Delivery Progress

• Adopted in Nov 25 and registered at the Royal Court in Feb 26, key progress includes:

• The Draft Trade Marks (Jersey) Law 202-, paving the way for Jersey to introduce a modern primary trade mark registration system expected to come into force in the second half of 2026.
• The Draft Registrar of Intellectual Property (Jersey) Law 202- establishing the new Jersey Intellectual Property Office and the Jersey IP register, with the necessary secondary legislation scheduled for completion by Summer 2026.
• The Competition (Jersey) Law (2005) modernising the competition framework, with supporting ministerial orders, such as the updated mergers and acquisitions regime being developed during 2026.

• The  States  also  approved  the  Patents  Law  and  Registered  Designs  Law  (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 2024, modernising Jersey's patents and designs regime to align with key international treaties such as the Patent Cooperation Treaty and the Hague Agreement, thereby contributing to the broader programme to update and internationalise Jersey's intellectual property framework.

9. Long-term Financial Sustainability and Efficiency of Service (actions from 2023)

• Leveraging the Budget for Innovation and Enterprise for sustainable economic development.

• Conduct an early-stage review into the long-term global and local trends on Government income and expenditure

• Developing the details of a secondary pension scheme

• Oversight of the Pillars 1 & 2 project by Treasury – the ongoing Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) initiative to update international tax rules

• Macro review of Government expenditure to ensure the maximum economic benefit is achieved

• Continue the Value for Money Programme to save at least £10m per annum

• Publish and deliver the priority actions from the Government Digital Strategy

Delivery Progress

• Supporting innovation and enterprise with a package of £450,000 in tax measures now in place, including: 150% tax super-deduction for RegTech investment; 60-day tax exemption period for short-term business visitors ;credit-based relief for foreign tax on employment income; simplified global return for workers employed between 61 and 183 days; and work underway on reviewing the personal tax residence regime to ensure it best supports the island's economic needs.

• The Minister for Treasury and Resources has commissioned multi-year work on long-term planning, including a capital plan and financial forecasts.

• Work is underway to develop a secondary pension scheme, with funding secured to support its design.

• Pillar 2 legislation was passed by the States Assembly in Nov 2024 and has been effective for in-scope Pillar 2 groups from 1 January 2025. Work is underway on designing an investment incentive regime for Pillar 2 groups.

• Continuing progress to deliver the Digital Government Strategic Framework to improve internal processes.

• States Assembly workshops through 2025-26 discussed Jersey's public services between 2018 and 2024, why that level of growth happened and how to curb or reduce it in the future. The product helped, form a blueprint for possible reforms which the next Council of Ministers could adopt or implement.

• Value for money cost savings from Departments and ALBs increased from £10m per annum 2023 to £20m in 2026 and Budget 2026-29 set an additional target of £29 million to be delivered in 2027 primarily through pay management.

10. Align Services for Sustainable Economic Growth

• Support the Arms-Length Delivery Partners involved in economic development to align with the FEP

• Ensuring the completion of the new Government headquarters building by mid-2024 and ensuring the timely and coordinated release of Government land and premises related to this

• Work with Planning and Public Estates officials to improve the economic insights provided for the decision-making processes

• Ensuring the planning system is responsive to key priorities; and developing a new Island Plan review process that is agile, efficient and easily accessible

Delivery Progress

• Aligning Government and Economy Arm's Length Delivery Partners (also referenced as Arms  Length  Organisations/Bodies)  with  long-term  economic  priorities  through  regular discussions and standardised grant-agreements.

• Completing construction of the Union Street Government Headquarters which opened to the public on 9 December 2024.

• Improving Planning Applications service performance in terms of delivering quality, timely decisions. The percentage of applications resulting in a favourable outcome increased substantially in 2025 due to an enhanced pre-application service.

• Publication of the Joint Approach (Planning and Economy) in September 2025 to strengthen collaboration and ensure economic advice and evidence is fully embedded in decision making and policy development This directly supports the Common Strategic Policy 2024- 2026 to enable sustainable development in Jersey.

• Launching the Planning Hub, hosted by Jersey Business, as a central access point for applicants, signposting them to relevant resource and guidance.

• As part of the reform to the island's planning service, enabling greater flexibility in plan- making  through  proposed  interim  reviews  of  the  Island  Plan,  reviewing  Permitted Development Rights to reduce barriers to reduce regulation and progressing preparatory work for the next island plan.

• Government continues to work closely with the development Industry through a Partnership Board, established in May 2024 and meeting bi-monthly to discuss key issues and provide recommendations to the Minister.

ANNEX: Status of short, medium and long term actions

Each of the Delivery Framework initiatives includes a set of short, medium, or long actions, currently defined as:

SHORT – Delivered by the end of 2024

Activity that is underway or planned and will be delivered by the end of 2024. MEDIUM – Delivered by the end of 2026

Activity that will be delivered by the end of 2026 and may be about testing feasibility. LONG – Delivered beyond 2026

Activity that will be delivered beyond 2026 and may be more aspirational.

A long-term vision requires commitment to action over many years. Early progress is encouraging in two years of delivery, however a refresh to align with the next Government's Common Strategic Priorities will help ensure continued delivery into the future.

Short term Actions (for completion by end of 2024)

Short term actions represent activity that was already underway or scheduled for delivery during 2023–24. At the end of 2025, 24 actions have now been completed, seven actions remain in progress  and  two  actions  were

deprioritised*

Medium Term Actions (for completion by end of 2026)

Medium term actions were targeted for completion by the end of 2026. At the end of 2025, 15 actions were completed, 25 in progress and ten actions have been deprioritised*

Status of Medium Term Actions (2025)

Overall, most

mediumterm actions

are now in progress  Complete

29%

and continue to move

toward their planned

completion in 2026.

In Progress 71%

Long Term Actions (delivery beyond 2026)

The longer-term actions are more aspirational and require policy development over a longer horizon. At the end of 2025, two actions were completed, nine actions in progress and one deprioritised*  

Status of Long Term Actions (2025)

Complete 18%

Overall, work is now  underway across  nearly all areas  planned for delivery  beyond 2026  

In Progress 82%

*deprioritised actions have been excluded from the percentages.

[1] Assume net migration +400 (central scenario) and uses OECD definition of working age 16-64 year old.