States Minutes 25 February 2026

Published on: 25 February 2026

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THE STATES assembled on Wednesday 25th February 2026, at 9.30 a.m. under the Presidency of the Deputy Bailiff , Mark Howard Temple , Esquire.

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All members were present at roll call with the exception of –

Deputy Philip Francis Cyril Ozouf of St. Saviour – ill

Deputy Lucy Kate Frances Stephenson of St. Mary , St. Ouen and St. Peter – en défaut (défaut raised at 9.38a.m.)

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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 Marcus O'Donnel Troy of St. Clement

Deputy Carina Soares Alves of St. Helier Central

Deputy Hilary Louise Jeune of St. John , St. Lawrence and Trinity

Draft Assisted Dying (Jersey) Law 202- P.65/2025

THE STATES, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6 of the Draft Assisted Dying (Jersey) Law 202-, as amended, and, adopting Section J of an amendment of the Minister for Health and Social Services (P.65/2025 Amd.(2)), agreed that –

in Article 5(6), for "paragraph (2)(f)" there should be substituted "paragraph (2)(g)";

in Schedule 3, existing paragraph 5(3), the new Article 21A should be renumbered as Article 21AA; in Schedule 3, after existing paragraph 6(2) there should be inserted –

"(3) In Regulation 80(1A), in the table, row 7, third column, for "Paragraphs 1 to 5" there is

substituted "Paragraphs 1 to 5A";" and

in Schedule 3, existing paragraphs 1 to 6 should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly.

THE STATES, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and rejected an amendment of Deputy Barbara Ward of St. Clement (P.65/2025 Amd.), that –

in Article 8 –

Article 8(2)(g)(ii) should be deleted;
Article 8(5) to (7) should be deleted; and
Article 8(2)(g)(iii), (8) and (9) should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly;

in Article 9 –

Article 9(1)(k) should be deleted; and
For Article 9(2)(c)(i) there should be substituted –

"(i) it is appropriate to carry out the assisted death if the practitioner is satisfied that the

individual has that capacity and reasonably believes that the final request is voluntary; or";

in Article 10 –

Article 10(2)(c) should be deleted;

in Article 17 –

Article 17(4) should be deleted; and
Article 17(5) to (8) should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly;

in Article 23(1)(c), "6 or" should be deleted;

in Article 26(1)(c), "6 or" and "8(2)(a) or" should be deleted;

in Article 27(6), "6 or" and "8(2)(a) or" should be deleted; and

in Article 42(2)(d), "8(6)(a) or" and "6 or" should be deleted.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 19 CONTRE: 29 ABSTAINED: 0

Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy K.F. Morel Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat Deputy I.J. Gorst

Deputy K.L. Moore Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache Deputy D.J. Warr

Deputy C.D. Curtis Deputy M.E. Millar Deputy A. Howell

Deputy M.R. Ferey Deputy R.S. Kovacs Deputy B. Ward

Deputy K.M. Wilson

Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Mary

Deputy G.P. Southern

Deputy C.F. Labey

Deputy M. Tadier

Deputy S.G. Luce

Deputy L.M.C. Doublet

Deputy S.M. Ahier

Deputy R.J. Ward

Deputy C.S. Alves

Deputy I. Gardiner

Deputy L.J. Farnham

Deputy S.Y. Mézec

Deputy T.A. Coles

Deputy B.B. de S.V.M. Porée

Deputy H.M. Miles Deputy M.R. Scott Deputy J. Renouf

Deputy L.V. Feltham Deputy R.E. Binet

Deputy H.L. Jeune Deputy T.J.A. Binet Deputy A.F. Curtis Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson Deputy M.B. Andrews

THE STATES, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and, adopting Section E of an amendment of the Minister for Health and Social Services (P.65/2025 Amd.(2)), agreed that –

for Article 8(4) there should be substituted –

"(4) The individual's care plan must record their preferences for their assisted death, including –

when, and in which place, it will be done;
who will administer approved drugs to them, whether the individual themselves or a practitioner; and
how the approved drugs will be administered, such as swallowing or injection.";

in Article 9 –

Article 9(1)(f)(ii) should be deleted; and
Article 9(1)(f)(iii) should be renumbered accordingly; and

in Article 36 –

in Article 36(1), "unless an exception applies" should be deleted; and
in Article 36(1), in the table, the third column should be deleted.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 43 CONTRE: 1 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. 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 C.S. Alves

Deputy I. Gardiner

Deputy I.J. Gorst

Deputy L.J. Farnham

Deputy K.L. Moore

Deputy S.Y. Mézec

Deputy T.A. Coles

Deputy B.B. de S.V.M. Porée 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 M.E. Millar

Deputy A. Howell

Deputy T.J.A. Binet

Deputy M.R. Ferey

Deputy R.S. Kovacs

Deputy A.F. Curtis

Deputy K.M. Wilson

Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson Deputy M.B. Andrews

THE STATES, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and, adopting Section D of an amendment of the Minister for Health and Social Services (P.65/2025 Amd.(2)), agreed that –

in Article 8 –

In Article 8(5), for "make their final request for assisted dying and propose to waive" there should be substituted "propose to make their final request for assisted dying and waive".
In Article 8(6)(a)(i), after "final request for assisted dying" there should be inserted ", including to waive the requirement for future capacity".
In Article 8(6)(a)(ii), after "final request" there should be inserted ", including to waive the requirement for future capacity,".

for Article 23(1)(c) there should be substituted –

"(c) an administering practitioner at step 6 in deciding whether they are satisfied that an

individual has capacity to make the final request for assisted dying, including to waive the requirement for future capacity; or

an administering practitioner at step 7 in deciding whether they are satisfied that an individual has capacity to make the final request for assisted dying.";

for Article 26(1)(c) there should be substituted –

"(c) at step 6 to decide that they are satisfied (under Article 8(6)(a)) that an individual has

capacity to make a final request for assisted dying, including to waive the requirement for future capacity; or

(d) at step 7 to decide that they are satisfied (under Article 9(2)(a)) that an individual has

capacity to make a final request for assisted dying";

in Article 27 –

in Article 27(1)(b), after "final request for assisted dying" there should be inserted "(including to waive the requirement for future capacity, if at step 6)";
for Article 27(6) there should be substituted –

"(6) An administering practitioner must comply with paragraph (7) –

at step 6 to form a reasonable belief (under Article 8(6)(a)) that the individual's final request, including to waive the requirement for future capacity, is voluntary; or
at step 7 to form a reasonable belief (under Article 9(2)(b)) that the individual's final request is voluntary."; and

in Article 42 –

For Article 42(2)(d) there should be substituted –

"(d) whether the individual's final request for assisted dying, including to waive the

requirement for future capacity, meets the requirements in Article 8(6)(a) (at step 6, relating to the individual's capacity and whether the request is voluntary);

(e) whether the individual's final request for assisted dying meets the requirements in

Article 9(2)(a) and (b) (at step 7, relating to the individual's capacity and whether the request is voluntary);" and

existing Article 42(2)(e) should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 41 CONTRE: 2 ABSTAINED: 1 Connétable of St. Helier Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy K.F. Morel

Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Saviour

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. Mary

Deputy G.P. Southern

Deputy C.F. Labey

Deputy M. Tadier

Deputy S.G. Luce

Deputy L.M.C. Doublet

Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat

Deputy S.M. Ahier

Deputy R.J. Ward

Deputy C.S. Alves

Deputy I. Gardiner

Deputy I.J. Gorst

Deputy L.J. Farnham

Deputy K.L. Moore

Deputy S.Y. Mézec

Deputy T.A. Coles

Deputy B.B. de S.V.M. Porée 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 M.E. Millar

Deputy A. Howell

Deputy T.J.A. Binet

Deputy M.R. Ferey

Deputy R.S. Kovacs

Deputy A.F. Curtis

Deputy K.M. Wilson

Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson Deputy M.B. Andrews

THE STATES, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and rejected the amendment of the Assisted Dying Review Panel (P.65/2025 Amd.(4)), that –

in Article 8 –

Article 8(8) should be deleted; and
Article 8(9) should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly;

in Article 9 –

Article 9(1)(i) should be deleted; and
Article 9(1)(j) and (k) should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly;

in Article 42 –

For Article 42(1)(a) there should be substituted –

"(a) if they are an individual appealing against a decision specified in paragraph (2);";

Article 42(3) and (7) should be deleted; and
Article 42(4) to (6) should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly; and

Article 98(c) should be deleted.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 13 CONTRE: 33 ABSTAINED: 0

Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Mary Deputy G.P. Southern Deputy C.F. Labey Deputy L.M.C. Doublet Deputy R.J. Ward

Deputy C.S. Alves Deputy S.Y. Mézec Deputy T.A. Coles Deputy C.D. Curtis Deputy L.V. Feltham Deputy B. Ward

Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson

Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. John Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy M. Tadier

Deputy S.G. Luce

Deputy K.F. Morel

Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat

Deputy S.M. Ahier

Deputy I. Gardiner

Deputy I.J. Gorst

Deputy L.J. Farnham

Deputy K.L. Moore

Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache Deputy B.B. de S.V.M. Porée Deputy D.J. Warr

Deputy H.M. Miles

Deputy M.R. Scott

Deputy J. Renouf

Deputy R.E. Binet

Deputy H.L. Jeune

Deputy M.E. Millar

Deputy A. Howell

Deputy T.J.A. Binet

Deputy M.R. Ferey

Deputy R.S. Kovacs

Deputy A.F. Curtis

Deputy K.M. Wilson

Deputy M.B. Andrews

THE STATES, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and, adopting Part 1 of an amendment of Assisted Dying Review Panel (P.65/2025 Amd.(5)), agreed that –

in Article 45 –

in Article 45, for the heading there should be substituted –

"45 Offence to coerce or maliciously induce decision to have assisted death";

in Article 45(1), for the word "dishonestly" there should be substituted "maliciously"; and
in Article 45(1)(c), for the word "withdraw" there should be substituted "not withdraw".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 46 CONTRE: 0 ABSTAINED: 0

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 C.S. Alves

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 M.E. Millar

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, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and, adopting Part 2 of the amendment of Assisted Dying Review Panel (P.65/2025 Amd.(5)), agreed that –

in new Article 46 –

(1) after Article 45 there should be inserted –

"46 Offence to coerce decision to not have assisted death

A person commits an offence if they coerce another person –

not to request assisted dying;

to decide –

not to end their life by assisted dying; or
not to request assisted dying, including not to request to proceed to the next step of the assisted dying process; or

to withdraw their request for assisted dying.

The person is liable to a fine."; and

(2) the subsequent Articles should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 37 CONTRE: 7 ABSTAINED: 2

Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. John Connétable of St. Clement Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Mary 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 C.S. Alves

Deputy I. Gardiner

Deputy L.J. Farnham

Deputy K.L. Moore

Deputy S.Y. Mézec

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 L.K.F. Stephenson

Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy I.J. Gorst

Deputy M.E. Millar Deputy M.B. Andrews

Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache Deputy K.M. Wilson

THE STATES, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and, adopting an amendment of Assisted Dying Review Panel (P.65/2025 Amd.(6)), agreed that –

in Article 50(1)(a), for "that breaches Article 78(3)(a)" there should be substituted "in breach of Article 78(3)(a) or (4)"; and

in Article 78 –

after Article 78(3) there should be inserted –

"(4) But a person must not give the information described in paragraph (3)(a) in writing at

the place at which a doctor carries out general practice unless the recipient is together in person with a health professional."; and

existing Article 78(4) should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 42 CONTRE: 3 ABSTAINED: 0

Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Martin Connétable of St. John Connétable of Grouville Connétable of St. Ouen Connétable of St. Mary Connétable of St. Saviour Deputy G.P. Southern Deputy C.F. Labey

Deputy S.G. Luce

Deputy L.M.C. Doublet Deputy K.F. Morel

Deputy M.R. Le Hegarat Deputy S.M. Ahier

Deputy C.S. Alves

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 J. Renouf

Deputy C.D. Curtis

Deputy L.V. Feltham

Deputy R.E. Binet

Deputy H.L. Jeune

Deputy M.E. Millar

Deputy A. Howell

Deputy T.J.A. Binet

Deputy M.R. Ferey

Deputy R.S. Kovacs

Deputy A.F. Curtis

Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy M. Tadier

Deputy R.J. Ward

Deputy B. Ward

Deputy K.M. Wilson Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson Deputy M.B. Andrews

THE STATES, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and, adopting an amendment of Assisted Dying Review Panel (P.65/2025 Amd.(7)), agreed that –

in Article 62 –

after Article 62(2)(g) there should be inserted – "(h) how to identify –

risk factors that increase the likelihood of someone's exposure to coercive control or domestic, emotional, financial or other types of abuse, such as their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or socio-economic disadvantage; and
whether someone has been coerced or pressured to do something;";

existing Article 62(2)(h) to (m) should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly;

for Article 63(2) there should be substituted –

"(2) There must be general guidance –

about how to identify –

risk factors that increase the likelihood of someone's exposure to coercive control or domestic, emotional, financial or other types of abuse, such as their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or socio-economic disadvantage; and
whether someone has been coerced or pressured to do something; and

for families and carers of an individual.";

for Article 65(2)(c) there should be substituted –

"(c) how to identify –

risk factors that increase the likelihood of someone's exposure to coercive control or domestic, emotional, financial or other types of abuse, such as their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or socio-economic disadvantage; and
whether someone has been coerced or pressured to do something.";

in Article 66 –

for Article 66(1)(a) there should be substituted –

"(a) must arrange for the Service or another supplier to develop or change training on –

how to identify –

risk factors that increase the likelihood of someone's exposure to coercive control or domestic, emotional, financial or other types of abuse, such as their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability or socio-economic disadvantage; and
whether someone has been coerced or pressured to do something; and

having appropriate conversations with patients about assisted dying;" and

after Article 66(1) there should be inserted –

"(2) the training described in paragraph (1)(a)(i) is to be provided, on an ongoing basis, to

agencies and services for which the training is relevant (such as Jersey Domestic Abuse Support).

in existing Article 66(2), for "The training" there should be substituted "The other training under this Article".
existing Article 66(2) should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly.".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 44 CONTRE: 1 ABSTAINED: 0 Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Lawrence

Connétable of Trinity

Connétable of St. Peter

Connétable of St. Martin

Connétable of St. John

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 C.S. Alves

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 J. Renouf

Deputy C.D. Curtis

Deputy L.V. Feltham

Deputy R.E. Binet

Deputy H.L. Jeune

Deputy M.E. Millar

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, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and, adopting Section G of an amendment of the Minister for Health and Social Services (P.65/2025 Amd.(2)), agreed that –

in Article 72(2), for "as allowed by" there should be substituted "in any of the circumstances described in"; and

in Article 87(2)(b), for "as allowed by" there should be substituted "in any of the circumstances described in".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 42 CONTRE: 2 ABSTAINED: 0

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 C.S. Alves

Deputy I. Gardiner

Deputy I.J. Gorst

Deputy L.J. Farnham

Deputy K.L. Moore

Deputy S.Y. Mézec

Deputy T.A. Coles

Deputy B.B. de S.V.M. Porée Deputy D.J. Warr

Deputy H.M. Miles

Deputy J. Renouf

Deputy C.D. Curtis

Deputy L.V. Feltham

Deputy R.E. Binet

Deputy H.L. Jeune

Deputy M.E. Millar

Deputy A. Howell

Deputy T.J.A. Binet

Deputy M.R. Ferey

Connétable of St. Lawrence Deputy Sir P.M. Bailhache

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, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and, adopting Section F of an amendment of the Minister for Health and Social Services (P.65/2025 Amd.(2)), agreed that –

in Article 74 –

after Article 74(1)(b) there should be inserted –

"(c) the number of individuals who (at step 6) made their final request for assisted dying

and waived the requirement for future capacity;";

after existing Article 74(1)(f)(ii) there should be inserted –

"(iii) whether (at step 7) the practitioner was not satisfied that the individual had

capacity to make a final request for assisted dying but the individual had (at step 6) made their final request for assisted dying and waived the requirement for future capacity; and

(iv) if clause (iii) applies, whether the individual showed any refusal of, or resistance to, the

approved drugs' administration (meaning that their assisted death was not carried out);"; and

existing Article 74(1)(c) to (i) should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 44 CONTRE: 1 ABSTAINED: 0 Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Lawrence

Connétable of Trinity

Connétable of St. Peter

Connétable of St. Martin

Connétable of St. John

Connétable of Grouville

Connétable of St. Ouen

Connétable of St. Mary

Connétable of St. Saviour

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 C.S. Alves

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 M.E. Millar

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, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and, adopting an amendment of Assisted Dying Review Panel (P.65/2025 Amd.(9)), agreed that –

for Article 74(4) there should be substituted –

"(4) The Minister must, as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a report –

consult the Medical Officer of Health about which information should be excluded under sub-paragraph (b);
prepare a version of the report (the "public report") that excludes –

any information described in Article 41(1)(a) or (c) (allowing identification of people or approved drugs); and
any information described in Article 41(1)(b) (about the carrying out of an individual's assisted death) that is of a private nature, such as information about any medical complications during or after the administration of the drugs;

present the public report to the States Assembly; and
publish the public report –

electronically, including on a website maintained by or for the Minister; and
in a style and format that is accessible, meaning that the individual or group for which it is intended is able to read or receive it and understand it (and which may include alternative formats, such as large print or braille).".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 41 CONTRE: 3 ABSTAINED: 0

Connétable of Trinity Connétable of St. Lawrence Connétable of St. Peter Connétable of St. Brelade Connétable of St. Martin Deputy K.M. Wilson Connétable of St. John

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 M.R. Le Hegarat Deputy S.M. Ahier

Deputy R.J. Ward

Deputy C.S. Alves

Deputy I. Gardiner

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 M.E. Millar

Deputy A. Howell

Deputy T.J.A. Binet

Deputy M.R. Ferey

Deputy R.S. Kovacs

Deputy A.F. Curtis

Deputy B. Ward

Deputy L.K.F. Stephenson Deputy M.B. Andrews

THE STATES, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and, adopting an amendment of Assisted Dying Review Panel (P.65/2025 Amd.(8)), agreed that –

in Article 76 –

(1) after Article 76 there should be inserted –

"77 Review of Law's implementation

The Committee must, within 3 years after the rest of this Law comes into force under Article 102(3), carry out and publish a review of how this Law is operating.

78 Involvement of people with disabilities in Law's implementation

The Committee must consult appropriate representatives –

in carrying out its main function under Article 57(1); and
in carrying out and publishing the review under Article 77.

In this Article, "appropriate representatives" means persons that the Committee considers to be representative of people with disabilities who are resident in Jersey."; and

(2) the subsequent Articles should be renumbered and cross-referenced accordingly.

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 47 CONTRE: 1 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 C.S. Alves

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 M.E. Millar

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, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and, adopting Section H of an amendment of the Minister for Health and Social Services (P.65/2025 Amd.(2)), agreed that –

in Article 85(1)(a), after "if they are suspended" there should be inserted "(even if on an interim basis)".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 46 CONTRE: 1 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 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 C.S. Alves

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 M.E. Millar

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, resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102 and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended, and, adopting Section I of an amendment of the Minister for Health and Social Services (P.65/2025 Amd.(2)), agreed that –

in Schedule 3 –

(1) in Schedule 3, before paragraph 1 there should be inserted –

"1 Capacity and Self-Determination (Jersey) Law 2016 amended

This paragraph amends the Capacity and Self-Determination (Jersey) Law 2016.";

after Article 11(4) there should be inserted –

"(4A) An LPA cannot confer authority for any decision or matter that affects an individual's

assisted dying process under the Assisted Dying (Jersey) Law 202-.";

after Article 24(9) there should be inserted –

"(10) The Court cannot exercise a power under this Article to affect an individual's assisted

dying process under the Assisted Dying (Jersey) Law 202-.".

Members present voted as follows –

POUR: 45 CONTRE: 1 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 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 C.S. Alves

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 M.E. Millar

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 resumed consideration of Articles 1 to 102, and Schedules 1 to 6, as amended. Adjournment

THE STATES adjourned, having agreed to reconvene on Wednesday 25th February 2026 to continue consideration of the Draft Assisted Dying (Jersey) Law 202-. and the other outstanding propositions listed for consideration at the meeting.

THE STATES rose at 5.30 p.m.

W.J.C. MILLOW Deputy Greffier of the States