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Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
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States Assembly The States Assembly (french: Assemblée des États; Jèrriais: ) is the parliament of Jersey, formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable of each of the twelve parishes. The origins of the legislature of Jersey lie in the system o ...
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States Assembly The States Assembly (french: Assemblée des États; Jèrriais: ) is the parliament of Jersey, formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable of each of the twelve parishes. The origins of the legislature of Jersey lie in the system o ...
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Jèrriais (french: Jersiais, also known as the Jersey Language, Jersey French and Jersey Norman French in English) is a Romance language and the traditional language of the Jersey people. It is a form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, an island i ...
, Gouvèrnément d'Jèrri) is the executive body of the States of Jersey and is the
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of the
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. The government is led by the
Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...
(currently
Kristina Moore Kristina Louise Moore is a Jersey politician and former journalist who is currently the Chief Minister of Jersey, as well as being a Deputy for St Mary, St Ouen and St Peter. She has served in the States Assembly since 2011 and is currentl ...
, since 2022), who nominates all the remaining
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, all elected by the
States Assembly The States Assembly (french: Assemblée des États; Jèrriais: ) is the parliament of Jersey, formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable of each of the twelve parishes. The origins of the legislature of Jersey lie in the system o ...
. All Ministers of the Government are required to be elected States members and are
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to it. They make statements in and take questions from the assembly. The government is dependent on the assembly to make
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, however ministers can make secondary legislation, such as Orders and Regulations. The government is not formed of one single party, but made of multiple independent members. The 'Government of Jersey' is the official identity of the executive and administrative arm of the States of Jersey. The government no longer uses the term States of Jersey in reference to executive and administrative departments.


History

Under the uncodified
constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When ...
of Jersey, executive power lies in the Council of Ministers, formed of the Chief Minister and his ministers. Before 2005, the States of Jersey held both legislative and executive power through committee-led government Since the implementation of the States of Jersey (Jersey) Law 2005, the executive and legislative functions have been split between the Council of Ministers and States Assembly respectively. In 2019, the Council of Ministers formally adopted the identity of the 'Government of Jersey' for the executive responsibilities of the States.


Ministers

The decision-making body for the island's government is the
Council of Ministers A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...
. The Council lead the island's executive and administrative governance. The ministers are nominated by the Chief Minister or by any States member and confirmed by the
States Assembly The States Assembly (french: Assemblée des États; Jèrriais: ) is the parliament of Jersey, formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable of each of the twelve parishes. The origins of the legislature of Jersey lie in the system o ...
. The States of Jersey (Jersey) Law 2005 establishes the role and function of ministers. The administration of the Government is made up by a number of departments that may have more than one minister. The Ministers are responsible each for an area of policy. The Ministers provide policy direction to civil service officers, having given fair consideration and due weight to informed and impartial advice from such officer. A new (or existing) Chief Minister is (re-)appointed after: * every ordinary election of
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* the previous Chief Minister ceases to be a States member * the previous Chief Minister resigns, is incapacitated (for a period exceeding 8 weeks) or is deceased * the States have no confidence in the Chief Minister or the whole Council


One Government

Under the 'One Government' structure implemented by former Government Chief Executive Charlie Parker, there are nine government departments. In April 2018, the States approved changes to the Government machinery. The Chief Executive was appointed the Principal Accounting Officer for public finances, giving them the control and responsibility for government spending. The Government states this change has improved funding allocations and government transparency. In February 2022, the Democratic Accountability and Governance Sub-Committee.Privileges and Procedures Committee (2022)
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The same proposition also proposed to make the Government a single legal entity. Currently, each Minister forms a single corporation sole, however when the changes are implemented (as they have been approved), 'Jersey Ministers' as a single entity will become legally responsible for all areas of government. The argument in favour of this is that it will allow more cross-Ministerial working. However, some are worried that this move would lead to more centralisation of power in the Chief Minister and Chief Executive. The OneGovernment structure has been criticised for blurring the lines of accountability in the Government and that the introduction of the reforms 'have had a negative effect on governance' because departments are no longer necessarily have one political lead. On 28 April 2022, the States voted to scrap the One Government scheme and return to Minister-led government departments by the end of the year.


Departments


Office of the Chief Executive

The Office of the Chief Executive ' orksto support the Council of Ministers in delivering he Government ofJersey's long-term strategic objectives'. It answers to the Council of Ministers as a whole, however its primary Ministers are the Chief Minister, Minister for External Relations and Assistant Chief Minister for Communications. The department is structured into the – * Office of the Chief of Staff - supports Ministers and day-to-day Government business * External Relations Directorate - handles Jersey's relationship with other countries, including the UK * Directorate of Communications - 'aims to inform, educate and persuade islanders so that their daily lives are enhanced by the Government, and their voices are heard by the elected Council of Ministers'


Customer and Local Services

Customer and Local Services' mission statement is 'CLS's priority is making it easy for customers'. Customer and Local Services is split into three directorates, two of which are split into 'Hubs' – * Customer Operations Directorate ** Work and Family Hub - income support, work-related benefits, Housing Advisory Service ** Pensions and Care Hub - pensions, long-term care, and income support for pensioners * Customer Services Directorate ** Business Hub - business licensing, employer contributions and manpower ** Service Hub - registration cards, customs and passports, One Gov support, People Hub * Local Services Directorate - Superintendendent Registrar, libraries, disability strategy and Crematorium


Children, Young People, Education and Skills

The department is organsied into four directorates – * Directorate of Children's Social Care - safeguarding, Children in Need, residential care, fostering and adoption * Education Directorate - schools, colleges, curriculum, teaching and learning, child care regulation, special educational needs * Directorate of Young People, Further Education, Higher Education and Skills - skills and lifelong learning, Skills Jersey, Youth Service, Highlands College * Directorate of Integrated Services and Commissioning - Family and community support, CAMHS, department operations


Economy

The department for the Economy was established on 1 January 2022 after splitting from the Office of the Chief Executive. The department is organised into four directorates – * Local and Digital Economy ** High Value Residency ** Digital Economy, including telecoms, cyber and Data Protection ** Local Economy, including well as rural and marine, retail and visitor, aviation, growth, trade and arts and culture * Financial Services * Financial Crime Strategy * Economic Advisory - competition, intellectual property, Economics


Health and Community Services

The Department of Health and Community Services is the department of the Minister for Health and Social Services. The department is organised into - * Adult Social Care, Mental Health & Community Services * Primary and Preventative Care * Women's, Children's and Family Services * Surgical and Scheduled Care * Therapies * Immediate Care * Quality and Safety * Non-Clinical Support Services * Corporate Nursing * Service Improvement and Innovation


Infrastructure, Housing and Environment

The Department of Infrastructure, Housing and Environment manages national infrastructure and the regulation of Jersey's natural and built environment. It employs 678 people and has a £77 million budget, managing £1 billion in property assets. It is organised into four directorates: * Operations and Transport - maintenance of open spaces, gardens and amenities; management of transport, traffic and waste systems ** Transport Highways and Infrastructure ** Engineering and Development ** Solid Waste Management and Recovery ** Liquid Waste Management ** Technical Support Services ** Sports Operations * Natural Environment Directorate - Channel Islands Met Office, government vet services, fisheries protection & territorial water management, countryside access, biodiversity and crops and vegetation. ** Marine Resources and Management ** Biodiversity team ** Office of the Chief Veterinarian ** Land Resource Management ** Meteorology Office * Property and Capital Delivery - maintenance of States property, delivery of capital projects ** Property Strategy ** Project Delivery ** Estates and Property Maintenance ** Commissioning * Regulation - Driver and Vehicle Standards (DVS), housing and food regulation, consumer protection, pollution control, town and country planning, border controls for plants and animals ** Development and Land ** Regulatory Improvement ** DVS ** Environmental and Consumer Protection


Justice and Home Affairs

Justice and Home Affairs manages the island's
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, emergency services, immigration and customs and
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services and laws. The department is split into a number of 'services': * States of Jersey Ambulance * States of Jersey Fire & Rescue * States of Jersey Prison Service * Jersey Customs and Immigration Service * Health and Safety Inspectorate * Official Analyst * Jersey Field Squadron *
States of Jersey Police The States of Jersey Police (Jèrriais: ''La Police d's Êtats d'Jèrri''; french: Police des États de Jersey) or States Police are a paid police force in the Bailiwick of Jersey. Alongside the unpaid Honorary Police, the States Police make up t ...


Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance

Strategic Policy, Planning and Performance 'leads strategic policy, planning and performance to achieve the ambitions of Islanders for the future'.2022 Chief Operating Office Business Plan
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They are responsible for – * Future Jersey * Government strategic policies: Common Strategic Policy, Government Plan and Island Plan * Policy programme and development * Legislative programme * Scenario planning and long-term planning * Performance analysis, reporting and framework * Corporate Portfolio Management * Risk Management The department is divided into – * Directorate of Policy - 4 Heads of Policy ** Justice and Criminal Justice Policies ** Education, skills, Family law justice, Structure and government organisation and constitution ** Children, Families, Care Inquiry, Wellbeing and health ** Population and migration, housing, social assistance, social inclusion, diversity and employment and labour markets * Director of Strategy and Innovation - ** Sustainability and Foresight: Sustainability; Environment, energy and climate change, Foresight, Development of Future Jersey, Strategy reviews and capability ** Planning Policy and Historic Environment: Planning policy (Island Plan) and supplementary planning guidance, housing land supply, place-making and master-planning, urban design policy, historic environment * Directorate of Strategic Planning and Performance - ** Strategic Planning and Accountability: Strategic planning framework, Common strategic policy, Government plan, Department Business Plans, Strengthening public sector accountability, business planning capability ** Strategic Performance Management: strategic performance management framework, corporate annual reports, insight and analysis, performance management capability ** Health and Social Care informatics: information culture across government, Informatics Strategy, health and social care informatics * Head of Governance ** Delivery planning and performance review ** Best practice governance of resources ** Governance of Department Arms Length Functions ** Department improvement ** Working with partners


Treasury and Exchequer

The States Treasury is divided into four teams - * Strategic Finance - long-term financial sustainability of Government ** Business Planning - financial plans and the Government Plan ** Cost-benefit analysis and investment appraisal - investment decisions of the Government ** Business and performance - efficiency, effectiveness and financial control * Performance, Accounting and Reporting ** Finance Business Partnering - ambassadors in each departments who have financial insight ** Finance Hub - operational centre of management and financial accounting *** Shared Services Centre - services to Government and to customers like suppliers and pensioners *** Group Reporting - financial performance information *** Analytics and Management Information - reporting to stakeholders across government about financial data * Treasury Investment and Management ** Treasury investment and Management - oversees cash and investment management ** Shareholder relations - acts as the shareholder in States-owned companies * Risk and Audit ** Internal Audit ** Governance - formal rules and regulations including Public Finances Law ** Risk management * Revenue Jersey ** Revenue Operations - assessment and collection of taxes ** Revenue Policy and Technical - modernising tax legislation ** International Tax Policy and Operations ** Tax and Information Governance - training for Revenue Jersey, data protection, programme management


Chief Operating Office

The Office aims ' to deliver effective public services through the provision of the appropriate people, technology, commercial and support arrangements; and to protect the organisation from external and internal threats to the provision of these services' – * People & Corporate Services - manages the States workforce, skills * Modernisation & Digital - States IT Dpearmtnet * Commercial Services - procurement, supply chain and commercial


Common Strategic Policy

The Common Strategic Policy is the Government's high-level ambitions for the island. It contains five strategic priorities, 8 common themes and 5 ongoing initiatives. It was started in 2018 and lasts four years. The strategic priorities are: # Put children first # Improve Islander's wellbeing and mental and physical health # Create a sustainable, vibrant economy # Reduce income inequality and improve the standard of living # Protect and value our environment


Local government

Jersey is divided into 12 parishes, which are further divided into ''
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s'' (or, in St. Ouen, ''cueillettes''), divisions that are historic. Today they are used chiefly for purposes of local administration and electoral constituency. Each parish has their own
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See also

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Law of Jersey The law of Jersey has been influenced by several different legal traditions, in particular Norman customary law, English common law and modern French civil law. and The Bailiwick of Jersey is a separate jurisdiction from that of the United Kingdo ...
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Politics of Jersey The Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown dependency, unitary state and parliamentary representative democracy and constitutional monarchy. The head of the civil administration and judiciary is the Bailiff Timothy Le Cocq, while the Chief ...
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States Assembly The States Assembly (french: Assemblée des États; Jèrriais: ) is the parliament of Jersey, formed of the island's 37 deputies and the Connétable of each of the twelve parishes. The origins of the legislature of Jersey lie in the system o ...
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Council of Ministers A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...


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Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
Political organisations based in Jersey
Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...