States Minutes 1 October 2025
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THE STATES assembled on Wednesday 1st October 2025, at 9.30 a.m. under
the Presidency of the Bailiff ,
Sir Timothy John Le Cocq.
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All members were present at roll call with the exception of –
Deputy Carina Soares Alves of St. Helier Central – ill
Deputy Ian Joseph Gorst of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter – absent on States Business (arrived in the Chamber at 9.39 a.m.)
Deputy Kristina Louise Moore of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter – excused attendance (arrived in the Chamber at 9.54 a.m.)
Deputy Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf of St. Saviour – suspended
Deputy Margaret Elaine Millar of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity – en défaut
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Prayers
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Standing Order 55A – remote participation
THE STATES, with reference to their Act dated 14th September 2021, in which they had agreed that, notwithstanding Standing Order 55A(1), Members who did not wish to attend in the States Chamber might continue to take part in States meetings using Microsoft Teams (until the States had considered and voted upon a proposition to re-apply Standing Order 55A(1) or to repeal or vary the terms of the Standing Order), assembled in accordance with Standing Order 55A with Members able to participate remotely using Microsoft Teams. The following Members attended remotely, either for all or part of the meeting –
Connétable Richard Anthony Kingston Honeycombe of St. Ouen Deputy Raluca Stefana Kovacs of St. Saviour
Documents presented
End-of-Life Care (P.73/2025) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment. P.73/2025. Presented: 1st October 2025, Minister for Health and Social Services.. Add.
States of Jersey Law 2005: delegation of functions – Minister for Education and R.144/2025. Lifelong Learning – delegation of Education (Jersey) Law 1999.
Presented: 1st October 2025, Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning.
Notification of lodged propositions
End-of-Life Care. P.73/2025. Lodged: 1st October 2025, Minister for Health and Social Services..
Arrangement of public business for the present meeting
THE STATES noted that the Chair of the Comité des Connétable s had informed the Greffier, in accordance with Standing Order 30(2), that the Comité's proposition entitled Draft Dogs Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-' (P.63/2025) would be deferred from the present meeting to 11th November 2025.
Statutory Pre-Sale Agreements for Standard Residential Property Transactions. P.61/2025
THE STATES, resuming consideration of a proposition of Deputy Max Brennan Andrews of St. Helier North entitled Statutory Pre-Sale Agreements for Standard Residential Property Transactions' (P.61/2025), resumed consideration of the amendment of the Council of Ministers (P.61/2025 Amd.), and, adopting the amendment, agreed that –
in Paragraph (a), for the words "that all" there should be substituted "To undertake a consultation on the effectiveness of the residential property transaction process, and consider whether"; for the word "must" there should be substituted "should"; and before the word "exclude" there should be inserted the words "which may";
in Paragraph (b), for the word "must" there should be substituted "may"; and after the words "legitimate reason," for the word "to" there should be substituted "and consideration given as to whether this should";
in Paragraph (c), for the word "establish" there should be substituted "consider"; and
in Paragraph (d), for the words "bring forward for approval the necessary legislation to give effect to this decision" there should be substituted "present a report to the Assembly on the outcome of the consultation on the effectiveness of the property transaction process, including the role and scope of the use of pre-sale agreements and whether these should be considered as part of future legislation,", and for the word "2028" there should be substituted "2027".
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 39
Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy G.P. Southern Deputy C.F. Labey
Deputy M. Tadier
Deputy S.G. Luce
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet Deputy K.F. Morel
Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat Deputy R.J. Ward
Deputy I. Gardiner
Deputy I.J. Gorst
CONTRE: 4
Deputy S.M. Ahier Deputy D.J. Warr Deputy H.L. Jeune Deputy A.F. Curtis
ABSTAINED: 1 Deputy J. Renouf
Deputy L.J. Farnham
Deputy S.Y. Mézec
Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache Deputy T.A. Coles
Deputy B.B. de S.V.M. Porée Deputy H.M. Miles
Deputy M.R. Scott
Deputy C.D. Curtis
Deputy L.V. Feltham
Deputy R.E. Binet
Deputy A. Howell
Deputy T.J.A. Binet
Deputy M.R. Ferey
Deputy R.S. Kovacs
Deputy B. Ward
Deputy K.M. Wilson
Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson Deputy M.B. Andrews
THE STATES, adopting the proposition of Deputy Max Brennan Andrews of St. Helier North, as amended –
- agreed to undertake a consultation on the effectiveness of the residential property transaction process, and consider whether residential property transactions should include a legally binding pre-sale agreement between seller and purchaser, which might exclude the following types of transactions –
- intra-family or intra-company transactions;
- Government or arm's-length body transfers;
- auctions or forced sales;
- transfer of shared transfer real estate;
- transfer of shares owned in real estate; and
- guest houses, hotels and other temporary accommodation transactions;
- agreed that pre-sale agreements might include a financial penalty to be paid by the seller or purchaser should they default on the agreement without a legitimate reason, and consideration as to whether this should be stipulated in law;
- requested the Chief Minister to consider a list of exclusions to the imposition of a financial penalty, as set out in (b), including, but not limited to –
- mortgage refusal following an adverse survey;
- substantial damage to the property (such as fire or natural disaster); and
- chain collapse where a party was reliant on a preceding sale; and
- requested the Chief Minister to present a report to the Assembly on the outcome of the consultation on the effectiveness of the property transaction process, including the role and scope of the use of pre-sale agreements and whether these should be considered as part of future legislation, no later than June 2027.
Members present voted as follows –
POUR: 44 CONTRE: 2 ABSTAINED: 0
Connétable of St. Helier Deputy S.M. Ahier Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy A.F. Curtis
Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy G.P. Southern Deputy C.F. Labey
Deputy M. Tadier
Deputy S.G. Luce
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet Deputy K.F. Morel
Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat Deputy R.J. Ward
Deputy I. Gardiner
Deputy I.J. Gorst
Deputy L.J. Farnham
Deputy K.L. Moore
Deputy S.Y. Mézec
Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache Deputy T.A. Coles
Deputy B.B. de S.V.M. Porée Deputy D.J. Warr
Deputy H.M. Miles
Deputy M.R. Scott
Deputy J. Renouf
Deputy C.D. Curtis
Deputy L.V. Feltham
Deputy R.E. Binet
Deputy H.L. Jeune
Deputy A. Howell
Deputy T.J.A. Binet
Deputy M.R. Ferey
Deputy R.S. Kovacs
Deputy B. Ward
Deputy K.M. Wilson
Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson Deputy M.B. Andrews
Draft Telecommunications Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202- P.62/2025
THE STATES commenced consideration of the Draft Telecommunications Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202- and adopted the principles.
Members present voted as follows –
Pour: 46 Contre: 0 Abstained: 0
Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Brelade
Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy G.P. Southern Deputy C.F. Labey
Deputy M. Tadier
Deputy S.G. Luce
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet Deputy K.F. Morel
Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat Deputy S.M. Ahier
Deputy R.J. Ward
Deputy I. Gardiner
Deputy I.J. Gorst
Deputy L.J. Farnham
Deputy K.L. Moore
Deputy S.Y. Mézec
Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache Deputy T.A. Coles
Deputy B.B. de S.V.M. Porée Deputy D.J. Warr
Deputy H.M. Miles
Deputy M.R. Scott
Deputy J. Renouf
Deputy C.D. Curtis
Deputy L.V. Feltham
Deputy R.E. Binet
Deputy H.L. Jeune
Deputy A. Howell
Deputy T.J.A. Binet
Deputy M.R. Ferey
Deputy R.S. Kovacs
Deputy A.F. Curtis
Deputy B. Ward
Deputy K.M. Wilson
Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson Deputy M.B. Andrews
THE STATES, having been informed that the relevant scrutiny panel had indicated that it did not wish to scrutinise the draft legislation, adopted Regulations 1 and 2.
THE STATES made Regulations entitled the Telecommunications Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 2025 under Article 57 of the Telecommunications (Jersey) Law 2002.
Members present voted as follows –
Pour: 46 Contre: 0 Abstained: 0
Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy G.P. Southern Deputy C.F. Labey
Deputy M. Tadier
Deputy S.G. Luce
Deputy L.M.C. Doublet Deputy K.F. Morel
Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat Deputy S.M. Ahier
Deputy R.J. Ward
Deputy I. Gardiner
Deputy I.J. Gorst
Deputy L.J. Farnham
Deputy K.L. Moore
Deputy S.Y. Mézec
Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache Deputy T.A. Coles
Deputy B.B. de S.V.M. Porée Deputy D.J. Warr
Deputy H.M. Miles
Deputy M.R. Scott
Deputy J. Renouf
Deputy C.D. Curtis
Deputy L.V. Feltham
Deputy R.E. Binet
Deputy H.L. Jeune
Deputy A. Howell
Deputy T.J.A. Binet
Deputy M.R. Ferey
Deputy R.S. Kovacs
Deputy A.F. Curtis
Deputy B. Ward
Deputy K.M. Wilson
Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson Deputy M.B. Andrews
Arrangement of public business for future meetings
THE STATES agreed the following arrangement of public business for future meetings proposed, as amended, by the Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 88(3) –
21st October 2025
Draft Harbours (Inshore Safety) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-. P.3/2025. Lodged: 28th January 2025, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.
Note: The 2nd reading of the Draft Regulations would resume following adoption of the principles on 8th July 2025 and the subsequent referral to the Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel under Standing Order 72(1).
Draft Harbours (Inshore Safety) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202- (P.3/2025) – P.3/2025. Children's Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 28th January 2025, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.
Draft Harbours (Inshore Safety) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202- (P.3/2025): P.3/2025. comments. Com. Presented: 4th July 2025, Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel.
Proposed use of former Jersey Gas site: request for reconsideration. P.45/2025. Lodged: 3rd June 2025, Connétable of St. Helier .
Proposed use of former Jersey Gas site: request for reconsideration (P.45/2025) – P.45/2025. Children's Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 3rd June 2025, Connétable of St. Helier .
Supplementary Planning Guidance: Parking. P.54/2025. Lodged: 1st July 2025, Connétable of St. Helier .
Supplementary Planning Guidance: Parking (P.54/2025) – Children's Rights Impact P.54/2025. Assessment. Add. Presented: 1st July 2025, Connétable of St. Helier .
Supplementary Planning Guidance: Parking (P.54/2025) – comments. P.54/2025. Presented: 22nd September 2025, Minister for the Environment. Com.
Jersey Police Complaints Authority: Re-Appointment of Members. P.66/2025. Lodged: 4th September 2025, Minister for Justice and Home Affairs.
Les Quennevais Parade and Precinct. P.67/2025. Lodged: 5th September 2025, Deputy H.M. Miles of St. Brelade .
Les Quennevais Parade and Precinct (P.67/2025) – Children's Rights Impact P.67/2025. Assessment. Add. Presented: 5th September 2025, Deputy H.M. Miles of St. Brelade .
Commercial properties and leases: improved administration. P.68/2025. Lodged: 5th September 2025, Deputy H.M. Miles of St. Brelade .
Commercial properties and leases: improved administration (P.68/2025) – Children's P.68/2025. Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 5th September 2025, Deputy H.M. Miles of St. Brelade .
11th November 2025
Draft Regulation of Care (Jersey) Amendment Law 202-. P.57/2025. Lodged: 14th July 2025, Minister for the Environment.
Draft Regulation of Care (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- (P.57/2025) – Children's P.57/2025. Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 14th July 2025, Minister for the Environment.
Draft Dogs Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-. P.63/2025. Lodged: 19th August 2025, Comité des Connétable s.
Draft Dogs Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202- (P.63/2025) – Children's Rights P.63/2025. Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 19th August 2025, Comité des Connétable s.
Draft Dogs Law (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202- (P.63/2025) – comments. P.63/2025. Presented: 29th September 2025, Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Com. Panel.
Draft Competition (Jersey) Amendment Law 202-. P.69/2025. Lodged: 11th September 2025, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.
Draft Competition (Jersey) Amendment Law 202-. (P.69/2025) – Children's Rights P.69/2025. Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 11th September 2025, Minister for Sustainable Economic Development.
Draft Jersey Mutual Insurance Society (Transfer) (Jersey) Law 202-. P.71/2025. Lodged: 25th September 2025, Chief Minister.
Draft Jersey Mutual Insurance Society (Transfer) (Jersey) Law 202- (P.71/2025) – P.71/2025. Children's Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 25th September 2025, Chief Minister.
Draft Income Support (Jersey) Amendment No. 2 Regulations 202-. P.72/2025. Lodged: 26th September 2025, Minister for Social Security.
Draft Income Support (Jersey) Amendment No. 2 Regulations 202- (P.72/2025) – P.72/2025. Children's Rights Impact Assessment. Add. Presented: 26th September 2025, Minister for Social Security.
25th November 2025
End-of-Life Care. P.73/2025. Lodged: 1st October 2025, Minister for Health and Social Services..
End-of-Life Care (P.73/2025) – Children's Rights Impact Assessment. P.73/2025. Presented: 1st October 2025, Minister for Health and Social Services.. Add.
9th December 2025
Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-29. P.70/2025. Lodged: 16th September 2025, Council of Ministers.
Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-29 (P.70/2025) – Children's Rights Impact P.70/2025. Assessment. Add. Presented: 25th September 2025, Council of Ministers.
Proposed Annex – Budget 2026-2029. R.139/2025. Presented: 16th September 2025, Council of Ministers.
Income Forecasting Group Report on the revised forecast of States Income for Summer R.140/2025. 2025.
Presented: 16th September 2025, Minister for Treasury and Resources.
20th January 2026
Draft Assisted Dying (Jersey) Law 202-. P.65/2025. Lodged: 2nd September 2025, Council of Ministers.
Draft Assisted Dying (Jersey) Law 202- (P.65/2025) – Children's Rights Impact P.65/2025. Assessment. Add. Presented: 2nd September 2025, Council of Ministers.
Bailiff of Jersey – retirement
The Chair of the Privileges and Procedures Committee referred to the impending retirement of the Bailiff of Jersey and thanked him on behalf of the States for his services to the Assembly.
The Bailiff responded and extended his best wishes to the Assembly. Members wished the Bailiff well in his retirement in the customary manner.
THE STATES rose at 10.37 a.m.
W.J.C. MILLOW Deputy Greffier of the States