Chris Blin

Motion put to the States: 1a. To direct the Policy & Resources Committee working with the Committee for Housing, as part of the Guernsey Housing Plan, to consider changes or alternatives to Mortgage Interest Relief, including other forms of tax relief, to better assist first time buyers and homeowners in greater need of financial support; and to revert to the States with recommendations no later than the 2027 Budget Report.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion (as carried) directs the Policy & Resources Committee to consider alternatives to Mortgage Interest Relief to better assist first-time buyers and homeowners in greater need, directly bearing on grants/loans to help young islanders access housing.

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Motion put to the States: 1. To agree that the amount of tax relief in respect of mortgage interest paid on a principal private residence remains at its present level of £3,500 and cease the phased withdrawal of tax relief provided on mortgage interest in respect of principal private residences.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion agrees that mortgage interest tax relief remains at its present level, preserving financial support that helps islanders access housing.

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Motion put to the States: To insert a new proposition: “1a.To direct the Policy & Resources Committee working with the Committee for Housing, as part of the Guernsey Housing Plan, to consider changes or alternatives to Mortgage Interest Relief, including other forms of tax relief, to better assist first time buyers and homeowners in greater need of financial support; and to revert to the States with recommendations no later than the 2027 Budget Report.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion directs committees to consider changes to Mortgage Interest Relief and other tax relief to assist first-time buyers and homeowners in greater need, which materially bears on supporting financial assistance for young islanders accessing housing.

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Motion put to the States: To delete Proposition 1 and insert a new proposition: “1. To agree that the amount of tax relief in respect of mortgage interest paid on a principal private residence remains at its present level of £3,500 and cease the phased withdrawal of tax relief provided on mortgage interest in respect of principal private residences.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion ceases the phased withdrawal of mortgage interest tax relief for principal private residences, a financial support mechanism that helps islanders (including young people) access and maintain home ownership.

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Motion put to the States: 1a. To direct the Policy & Resources Committee working with the Committee for Housing, as part of the Guernsey Housing Plan, to consider changes or alternatives to Mortgage Interest Relief, including other forms of tax relief, to better assist first time buyers and homeowners in greater need of financial support; and to revert to the States with recommendations no later than the 2027 Budget Report.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion directs consideration of measures to better assist first-time buyers and homeowners in greater need, which advances the promise to increase housing supply and access for first-time buyers.

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Motion put to the States: To insert a new proposition: “1a.To direct the Policy & Resources Committee working with the Committee for Housing, as part of the Guernsey Housing Plan, to consider changes or alternatives to Mortgage Interest Relief, including other forms of tax relief, to better assist first time buyers and homeowners in greater need of financial support; and to revert to the States with recommendations no later than the 2027 Budget Report.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing work on alternatives to Mortgage Interest Relief to assist first-time buyers directly bears on increasing housing supply and access for first-time buyer markets.

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Motion put to the States: 1a. To direct the Policy & Resources Committee working with the Committee for Housing, as part of the Guernsey Housing Plan, to consider changes or alternatives to Mortgage Interest Relief, including other forms of tax relief, to better assist first time buyers and homeowners in greater need of financial support; and to revert to the States with recommendations no later than the 2027 Budget Report.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion directs the Policy & Resources Committee to consider alternatives to Mortgage Interest Relief to assist first-time buyers and homeowners in greater need, which is action on affordable housing.

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Motion put to the States: To insert a new proposition: “1a.To direct the Policy & Resources Committee working with the Committee for Housing, as part of the Guernsey Housing Plan, to consider changes or alternatives to Mortgage Interest Relief, including other forms of tax relief, to better assist first time buyers and homeowners in greater need of financial support; and to revert to the States with recommendations no later than the 2027 Budget Report.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing consideration of changes to Mortgage Interest Relief to assist first-time buyers and those in greater need directly advances action on affordable housing.

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Motion put to the States: To delete all propositions and to substitute therefor: “1.To agree a goods and services tax shall not be introduced, and: (i) to rescind Resolution I. 1B. and Resolution I. 1C. of Billet d’Etat No. XIX dated 14th October, 2024 made on 8th November 2024; and (ii) to direct the Policy & Resources Committee to cease all preparations for the introduction of any goods and services tax.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This amendment would halt GST introduction, which relates to the promise to push for a spending review before GST is implemented; supporting this motion advances postponement/cancellation consistent with the promise.

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Motion put to the States: To sursis the propositions either until such time that Members of the States have received the following: i) a report from the new Chief Resourcing Officer on the States finances; and ii) evidence that the Revenue Services has resolved its backlog and can demonstrate that it is successfully able to manage its future workflow, or by 19th July 2028, whichever is earlier.

Voting Pour delivers this

The sursis motion would delay tax reform until a financial review and revenue services backlog is resolved, which is consistent with the promise to push for a review before GST is implemented.

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Motion put to the States: b. (i) the Goods & Services Tax should be applied at a standard rate of 5%, andthat all foodstuffs should be subject to the tax at the standard rate; AND (ii)an Essentials Cost Relief Payment scheme should be implemented as outlined in Section 4, with the fixed payment set provisionally (subject to review as set out below) at £520 a year for a single adult or £860 a year for a couple, reflecting the estimated annual GST incurred by a household on Income Support; and that the responsibility and administering of this payment should be added to the mandate of the Committee for Employment & Social Security; and that the payment should be increased each January in line with Income Support rates, the value of the payment being fully reviewed in line with the minimum income standard whenever that exercise is repeated;

Voting Contre delivers this

This motion adopts GST at 5% with an Essentials Cost Relief scheme without a prior government spending review, so voting pour works against the promise to push for a spending review before GST is implemented.

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Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to incorporate into the Funding and Investment Plan, in consultation with all Committees, a structured public service efficiency programme that targets a 1% real-terms annual reduction in baseline public expenditure for the years 2027,2028, and 2029 (with 2026 as the baseline year).

Voting Pour delivers this

Incorporating an efficiency programme into the Funding and Investment Plan relates to ensuring a review of government spending, consistent with pushing for a spending review before GST.

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Motion put to the States: 1. To insert an additional proposition as follows: “ To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to incorporate into the Funding and Investment Plan, in consultation with all Committees, a structured public service efficiency programme that targets a 1% real-terms annual reduction in baseline public expenditure for the years 2027,2028, and 2029 (with 2026 as the baseline year).”

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing a structured public service efficiency programme targeting 1% real-terms expenditure reduction relates to reviewing government spending before GST, consistent with the promise.

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Motion put to the States: 5. To endorse the intention of the Policy & Resources Committee to continue previous workstreams to better understand the scale of accumulated untaxed, undistributed profits in Guernsey resident companies, to include consideration of incentivising earlier taxable distributions and any other mechanisms to increase revenues from this source of profits.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing work to understand accumulated untaxed undistributed profits and incentivise taxable distributions directly relates to improving tax collection and compliance.

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Motion put to the States: 4. To amend the definition of a distribution in Section 62AA of the Income Tax (Guernsey) Law, 1975, as amended, so that it would also catch any transfer of the assets of the company for the repayment of, or otherwise, in respect of, an advance of money to the company by a member of the company or by a person connected with a member (whether or not the advance is secured), with an exclusion in respect of the repayment of commercial loans to trading companies.

Voting Pour delivers this

Amending the definition of distribution to catch asset transfers in respect of advances by members directly relates to improving tax collection and closing compliance gaps.

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Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to build on the proposed Government Work Plan 2026–29 workstream entitled “Artificial Intelligence Strategy – Understanding Island Impact” by exploring and assessing options for the strategic coordination and governance of artificial intelligence across the Bailiwick, including consideration of a dedicated AI office or equivalent function, informed by models adopted in comparable jurisdictions such as the Isle of Man, and to bring forward recommendations to the States by no later than December 2026.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing strategic coordination and governance of AI across the Bailiwick advances the promise to advocate for investment in digital finance, AI, green tech and future industries.

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Motion put to the States: To insert an additional proposition as follows: “To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to build on the proposed Government Work Plan 2026–29 workstream entitled “Artificial Intelligence Strategy – Understanding Island Impact” by exploring and assessing options for the strategic coordination and governance of artificial intelligence across the Bailiwick, including consideration of a dedicated AI office or equivalent function, informed by models adopted in comparable jurisdictions such as the Isle of Man, and to bring forward recommendations to the States by no later than December 2026.”

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion directs the Policy & Resources Committee to explore strategic coordination of artificial intelligence across the Bailiwick, directly bearing on the promise to advocate for investment in AI and future industries.

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Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee, working with Principal Committees, to establish a programme for zero-based budgeting, under which material areas of States’ expenditure are reviewed from first principles rather than by reference to historical baselines; and to require that the scope, methodology (including reporting) and initial findings of this programme be included by no later than in the mid-term Government Work Plan report, with the outcomes of such reviews used to inform Committee Work Plans, future budget proposals, and major policy decisions during the remainder of the term.”

Voting Pour delivers this

Carrying the zero-based budgeting programme into the Government Work Plan directly delivers the promise to advocate for zero-based budgeting to be adopted across all States committees.

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Motion put to the States: To insert an additional proposition as follows: “6.To direct the Policy & Resources Committee, working with Principal Committees, to establish a programme for zero-based budgeting, under which material areas of States’ expenditure are reviewed from first principles rather than by reference to historical baselines; and to require that the scope, methodology (including reporting) and initial findings of this programme be included by no later than in the mid-term Government Work Plan report, with the outcomes of such reviews used to inform Committee Work Plans, future budget proposals, and major policy decisions during the remainder of the term.”

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion directs the Policy & Resources Committee to establish a zero-based budgeting programme across material areas of States expenditure, directly matching the promise to advocate for zero-based budgeting across all States committees.

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Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to explore whether the approach to revenue potential forecasting for the Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax Model Rules used by the States of Jersey could be adopted by the States.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing exploration of Jersey's Pillar 2 forecasting approach directly bears on keeping Guernsey's tax and economic environment competitive with Jersey.

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Motion put to the States: 1. To insert an additional proposition as follows: “To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to explore whether the approach to revenue potential forecasting for the Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax Model Rules used by the States of Jersey could be adopted by the States.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing the Policy & Resources Committee to explore Jersey's approach to Pillar 2 revenue forecasting directly relates to keeping Guernsey's tax environment competitive with Jersey.

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Motion put to the States: To insert two additional propositions as follows: “3A. To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to introduce a Child Responsibility Tax Allowance (as defined in the explanatory memorandum) in respect of each dependent child for the purposes of income tax, with effect from implementation of the wider tax reform package, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, and 3B. to direct the Policy & Resources Committee, in developing the detailed proposals, to undertake fiscal and distributional analysis using Revenue Service data, including consideration of the interaction of the proposed allowance with existing child-related tax provisions and the overall impact of the measure within the wider tax reform package.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

Introducing a Child Responsibility Tax Allowance for dependent children as part of tax reform directly relates to tax policy that is fair and targeted and protects vulnerable people (families with children).

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Motion put to the States: That Proposition 2 of the Government Work Plan, relating to the super priorities, be approved.

Voting Pour delivers this

Approving Proposition 2 (super priorities) of the Government Work Plan includes offshore wind as a super-priority, directly bearing on the promise to prioritise making offshore wind a reality.

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Motion put to the States: 2. To agree to classify the following workstreams as super priorities for the duration of this political term to deliver sustainable economic growth, and direct the Committees of the States to treat their work contributing to these workstreams as their highest priority: • Decide and deliver tax reform, • Clear and commence site development at Leale’s Yard, • Agree and advance a sustainable health and care system, • Shape and strengthen the focus on early years and families, and • Determine and design future harbour requirements.

Voting Pour delivers this

The Government Work Plan super-priorities motion includes 'Clear and committed path to offshore wind energy' as a super-priority, directly advancing the promise to make offshore wind a reality for Guernsey.

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Motion put to the States: That Proposition 2 of the Government Work Plan, relating to the super priorities, be approved.

Voting Pour delivers this

Approving the super-priorities including offshore wind delivery directly bears on the promise to push decisively to begin delivery of offshore wind.

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Motion put to the States: 2. To agree to classify the following workstreams as super priorities for the duration of this political term to deliver sustainable economic growth, and direct the Committees of the States to treat their work contributing to these workstreams as their highest priority: • Decide and deliver tax reform, • Clear and commence site development at Leale’s Yard, • Agree and advance a sustainable health and care system, • Shape and strengthen the focus on early years and families, and • Determine and design future harbour requirements.

Voting Pour delivers this

Classifying offshore wind as a super-priority in the Government Work Plan directly advances the promise to push decisively to complete groundwork and begin delivery of offshore wind.

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Motion put to the States: Recognising the importance of a fit-for-purpose, accountable and high-performing leadership within the public service and supporting structures capable of delivering the Government Work Plan, and to enable political committees to exercise challenge, control and vision, to agree to mandate the Chief Executive, drawing on external expertise where appropriate, to lead a programme of organisational reform as a priority to deliver performance, culture and capability improvements across the public service, and to direct the publication of clear terms of reference, approved by the Policy & Resources Committee, and to further direct the Policy & Resources Committee to resource the programme as necessary to achieve these outcomes, reporting regularly on its progress to the States.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing the Chief Executive to improve leadership capability and delivery structures is a direct government reform measure consistent with pressing for value for money.

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Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to incorporate into the Funding and Investment Plan, in consultation with all Committees, a structured public service efficiency programme that targets a 1% real-terms annual reduction in baseline public expenditure for the years 2027,2028, and 2029 (with 2026 as the baseline year).

Voting Pour delivers this

Incorporating a public service efficiency programme targeting 1% real-terms reduction in baseline expenditure directly advances government reform and value for money.

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Motion put to the States: 1. To insert an additional proposition as follows: “ To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to incorporate into the Funding and Investment Plan, in consultation with all Committees, a structured public service efficiency programme that targets a 1% real-terms annual reduction in baseline public expenditure for the years 2027,2028, and 2029 (with 2026 as the baseline year).”

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing a structured 1% real-terms annual reduction in public expenditure directly bears on continuing to press for value for money in government.

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Motion put to the States: To insert a new proposition, as follows: “Recognising the importance of a fit-for-purpose, accountable and high-performing leadership within the public service and supporting structures capable of delivering the Government Work Plan, and to enable political committees to exercise challenge, control and vision, to agree to mandate the Chief Executive, drawing on external expertise where appropriate, to lead a programme of organisational reform as a priority to deliver performance, culture and capability improvements across the public service, and to direct the publication of clear terms of reference, approved by the Policy & Resources Committee, and to further direct the Policy & Resources Committee to resource the programme as necessary to achieve these outcomes, reporting regularly on its progress to the States.”

Voting Pour delivers this

Mandating a review of public service leadership and supporting structures to deliver value for money and accountable governance directly advances government reform and value for money.

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Motion put to the States: To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to publish a report on the progress of the Major Projects Portfolio, including relevant information and metrics on each project’s performance against plan and budget, in a format that is publicly available and easily accessible, no later than 1st July 2026, with updates provided at least every six months thereafter; and to note the Chief Executive shall report on major workstreams underway in the public service as part of an annual Chief Executive’s report.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing the Policy & Resources Committee to publish project performance metrics in a publicly accessible format directly delivers the promise for transparent public dashboards to track government performance.

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Motion put to the States: To insert an additional proposition as follows: “To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to publish a report on the progress of the Major Projects Portfolio, including relevant information and metrics on each project’s performance against plan and budget, in a format that is publicly available and easily accessible, no later than 1st July 2026, with updates provided at least every six months thereafter; and to note the Chief Executive shall report on major workstreams underway in the public service as part of an annual Chief Executive’s report.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion directs publication of a Major Projects Portfolio progress report in a publicly available and easily accessible format, directly matching the promise to advocate for transparent public dashboards to track government performance.

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Motion put to the States: To insert an additional proposition as follows: “6.To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to publish progress of the Government Work Plan in a manner that is publicly available and easily accessible (for example, via a dedicated and regularly updated web page) no later than 1st July 2026 and updated at least every six months thereafter, containing clear, concrete targets, leading indicators, milestones, and both qualitative and quantitative metrics against which progress can be tracked, audited, and measured; and further, to include these specific criteria in the mid-term and end-of-term Government Work Plan reports, ensuring any significant deviations from original priorities are fully explained.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion would direct publication of Government Work Plan progress in a publicly available format updated regularly, directly matching the promise for transparent public dashboards; it was lost, making this a potential adverse link.

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Motion put to the States: Recognising the importance of a fit-for-purpose, accountable and high-performing leadership within the public service and supporting structures capable of delivering the Government Work Plan, and to enable political committees to exercise challenge, control and vision, to agree to mandate the Chief Executive, drawing on external expertise where appropriate, to lead a programme of organisational reform as a priority to deliver performance, culture and capability improvements across the public service, and to direct the publication of clear terms of reference, approved by the Policy & Resources Committee, and to further direct the Policy & Resources Committee to resource the programme as necessary to achieve these outcomes, reporting regularly on its progress to the States.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing the Chief Executive to lead leadership improvements and ensure high-performing structures directly relates to streamlining management layers to foster delivery culture.

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Motion put to the States: To insert a new proposition, as follows: “Recognising the importance of a fit-for-purpose, accountable and high-performing leadership within the public service and supporting structures capable of delivering the Government Work Plan, and to enable political committees to exercise challenge, control and vision, to agree to mandate the Chief Executive, drawing on external expertise where appropriate, to lead a programme of organisational reform as a priority to deliver performance, culture and capability improvements across the public service, and to direct the publication of clear terms of reference, approved by the Policy & Resources Committee, and to further direct the Policy & Resources Committee to resource the programme as necessary to achieve these outcomes, reporting regularly on its progress to the States.”

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion mandates a review of fit-for-purpose leadership and supporting structures to enable committees to exercise challenge, control and vision, directly bearing on streamlining management layers.

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Motion put to the States: Recognising the importance of a fit-for-purpose, accountable and high-performing leadership within the public service and supporting structures capable of delivering the Government Work Plan, and to enable political committees to exercise challenge, control and vision, to agree to mandate the Chief Executive, drawing on external expertise where appropriate, to lead a programme of organisational reform as a priority to deliver performance, culture and capability improvements across the public service, and to direct the publication of clear terms of reference, approved by the Policy & Resources Committee, and to further direct the Policy & Resources Committee to resource the programme as necessary to achieve these outcomes, reporting regularly on its progress to the States.

Voting Pour delivers this

Directing the Chief Executive to establish high-performing structures with clear accountability relates to the promise to introduce KPIs and performance targets across all States departments.

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Motion put to the States: To insert a new proposition, as follows: “Recognising the importance of a fit-for-purpose, accountable and high-performing leadership within the public service and supporting structures capable of delivering the Government Work Plan, and to enable political committees to exercise challenge, control and vision, to agree to mandate the Chief Executive, drawing on external expertise where appropriate, to lead a programme of organisational reform as a priority to deliver performance, culture and capability improvements across the public service, and to direct the publication of clear terms of reference, approved by the Policy & Resources Committee, and to further direct the Policy & Resources Committee to resource the programme as necessary to achieve these outcomes, reporting regularly on its progress to the States.”

Voting Pour delivers this

Mandating a review of leadership and performance structures to enable challenge and accountability is consistent with introducing KPIs and performance targets across departments.

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Motion put to the States: Recognising the importance of a fit-for-purpose, accountable and high-performing leadership within the public service and supporting structures capable of delivering the Government Work Plan, and to enable political committees to exercise challenge, control and vision, to agree to mandate the Chief Executive, drawing on external expertise where appropriate, to lead a programme of organisational reform as a priority to deliver performance, culture and capability improvements across the public service, and to direct the publication of clear terms of reference, approved by the Policy & Resources Committee, and to further direct the Policy & Resources Committee to resource the programme as necessary to achieve these outcomes, reporting regularly on its progress to the States.

Voting Pour delivers this

Mandating the Chief Executive to lead leadership reforms drawing on external expertise directly relates to cutting bureaucracy and modernising States systems.

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Motion put to the States: To insert a new proposition, as follows: “Recognising the importance of a fit-for-purpose, accountable and high-performing leadership within the public service and supporting structures capable of delivering the Government Work Plan, and to enable political committees to exercise challenge, control and vision, to agree to mandate the Chief Executive, drawing on external expertise where appropriate, to lead a programme of organisational reform as a priority to deliver performance, culture and capability improvements across the public service, and to direct the publication of clear terms of reference, approved by the Policy & Resources Committee, and to further direct the Policy & Resources Committee to resource the programme as necessary to achieve these outcomes, reporting regularly on its progress to the States.”

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion mandates a fit-for-purpose, accountable leadership review drawing on professional expertise to deliver the Government Work Plan, which relates to streamlining and modernising States systems.

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Motion put to the States: 12. To repeal the Employment of Immigrants (Control) (Guernsey) Law, 1974.

Voting Pour delivers this

Repealing the Employment of Immigrants (Control) (Guernsey) Law, 1974 is part of modernising population management legislation, which relates to implementing a fair and enforceable population management system.

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