Haley Camp

Policy & Resources Committee Representation on the Education Devolution & Investigation & Advisory Committee

Motion put to the States: Whether, after consideration of the policy letter entitled ‘Policy & Resources Committee Representation on the Education Devolution & Delegation Investigation & Advisory Committee’, dated 14th October 2025, they are of the opinion: To amend the membership of the Education Devolution & Delegation Investigation & Advisory Committee such that the Policy & Resources Committee can nominate its own representative, as follows: “One Member appointed by the Policy & Resources Committee who is a member of the Policy & Resources Committee but not its President.”

Voting Pour delivers this

Amending the membership of the Education Devolution & Delegation Investigation & Advisory Committee bears on the structural question of school autonomy that the promise commits to.

The Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance, 2025

Motion put to the States: To insert immediately after “of the States” the following: “subject to the following amendment: “To delete Clause 4(7) and replace with the following Clause: “4 (7)The Director of Education (or a person nominated by the Director of Education for this purpose) may attend one meeting of each governance board each academic year, or more frequently only at the – invitation of that governance board, or the direction of the Committee, where the Committee has reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a material failure in governance, safeguarding, financial management, or compliance with applicable law or policy, and has recorded such grounds in writing.".””.

Voting Pour delivers this

This amendment to the Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance limits the Director of Education's attendance at governance board meetings, directly advancing school autonomy as promised.

The Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance, 2025

Motion put to the States: Whether they are of the opinion to approve the draft Ordinance entitled "The Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance, 2025" and to direct that the same shall have effect as an Ordinance of the States subject to amendments below: In section 1 - in the section heading for "Constitution" substitute "Purpose and constitution", and after subsection (1), insert – "(1A)The purpose of the governance board of a relevant educational establishment is to – (a)contribute to and promote the ethos and strategic direction of the establishment, (b)hold the headteacher and management to account in respect of safeguarding, educational standards, attendance, staff performance and professional development, (c)hold the headteacher and management to account in respect of the use of financial and other resources by the establishment, and (d)facilitate and promote the giving of effective and appropriate communication from parents, staff, learners and the community to the headteacher and management of the establishment.", (c)in subsection (2)(b) for "four" substitute "five", (d)at the end of subsection (2)(d) insert "and", and at the end of subsection (2)(e) for ", and" substitute ".", (e)delete subsection (2)(f), (f)in subsection (3)(b) for "six" substitute "seven", (g)at the end of subsection (3)(d) insert "and", and at the end of subsection (3)(e) for ", and" substitute ".", and (h)delete subsection (3)(f).". To delete Clause 4(7) and replace with the following Clause: “4 (7)The Director of Education (or a person nominated by the Director of Education for this purpose) may attend one meeting of each governance board each academic year, or more frequently only at the – invitation of that governance board, or the direction of the Committee, where the Committee has reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a material failure in governance, safeguarding, financial management, or compliance with applicable law or policy, and has recorded such grounds in writing.

Voting Pour delivers this

The Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance establishes governance boards for schools, directly relevant to the promise to give schools greater autonomy.

Why this counts against the promise: Deputy Haley Camp promised to give schools real autonomy and shift education budgets away from central administration, yet on 25 September 2025 she voted Contre on the Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance 2025 as amended—an amendment that would have established school governance boards with explicit autonomy and restricted the Director of Education's attendance to once per year unless invited, directly working against her own manifesto commitment.

The Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance, 2025

Motion put to the States: Immediately after ""The Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance, 2025"", insert ", subject to the amendments below" and at the end of the proposition, insert the following: "Amendments: In section 1 - in the section heading for "Constitution" substitute "Purpose and constitution", and after subsection (1), insert – "(1A)The purpose of the governance board of a relevant educational establishment is to – (a)contribute to and promote the ethos and strategic direction of the establishment, (b)hold the headteacher and management to account in respect of safeguarding, educational standards, attendance, staff performance and professional development, (c)hold the headteacher and management to account in respect of the use of financial and other resources by the establishment, and (d)facilitate and promote the giving of effective and appropriate communication from parents, staff, learners and the community to the headteacher and management of the establishment.", (c)in subsection (2)(b) for "four" substitute "five", (d)at the end of subsection (2)(d) insert "and", and at the end of subsection (2)(e) for ", and" substitute ".", (e)delete subsection (2)(f), (f)in subsection (3)(b) for "six" substitute "seven", (g)at the end of subsection (3)(d) insert "and", and at the end of subsection (3)(e) for ", and" substitute ".", and (h)delete subsection (3)(f).".

Voting Pour delivers this

This amendment adds purpose and constitution provisions to governance boards, directly bearing on the promise to give schools greater autonomy.

Why this counts against the promise: Deputy Haley Camp, who promised to give schools real autonomy and shift education budgets away from central administration, voted Contre on 25 September 2025 against amendments to the Education (Governance Boards) Ordinance 2025 that would have formally enshrined governance boards' purpose to hold school management to account over resources and strategic direction, a vote that works against delivering that promise.

Education Governance Board Sursis

Motion put to the States: To sursis consideration of the Projet de Loi entitled ‘The Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025’ and to direct the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture to return to the States with a revised Projet de Loi which— 1. revises and limits the Committee’s regulation-making powers ensuring that powers in respect of the constitution, powers and functions of Governance Boards vest clearly in the States of Deliberation by Ordinance and that the said regulation-making powers remain in-keeping with the scope envisaged by the Policy Letter, being to permit “operational changes to elements of the governance framework” to be made by the Committee for operational efficacy; and 2. sets out in full the proposed constitutional terms of reference of the Governance Boards, including their objectives, responsibilities and delegated and/or devolved powers, to apply from the commencement of the Law.

Voting Contre delivers this

This sursis would have delayed and revised the Education Amendment Law to limit committee regulation-making powers; voting against it allows the governance board reforms enabling school autonomy to proceed.

Why this counts against the promise: Deputy Haley Camp promised to give schools real autonomy and shift education budgets away from central administration, yet on 3 September 2025 she voted Pour on the sursis motion—which sought to delay and revise the Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025 by tightening the Committee's regulation-making powers—when voting Contre would have advanced the legislation designed to deliver greater school autonomy, making her vote inconsistent with that manifesto commitment.

The Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025

Motion put to the States: Whether they are of the opinion to approve the draft Projet de Loi entitled "The Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025", and to authorise the Bailiff to present a most humble petition to His Majesty praying for His Royal Sanction thereto.

Voting Pour delivers this

The Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025 is the primary legislation enabling governance boards and school autonomy, directly matching the promise.

Why this counts against the promise: Deputy Haley Camp, who promised to give schools real autonomy and shift education budgets away from central departmental control, voted Contre on 3 September 2025 on the motion to approve the Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025 — a vote that worked against delivering that promise.

Guernsey's Fiscal Policy Framework

Motion put to the States: To sursis the propositions and to direct the Policy & Resources Committee to return to the States by no later than 15th July 2026 with a revised Fiscal Policy Framework which shall address the matters identified by the Scrutiny Management Committee in its Letter of Comment, including: (a) the articulation of a clear and consistently applied core fiscal principle; (b) the inclusion of clearer and more transparent constraints governing deficits, borrowing and cash-flow management, sufficient to enable prospective assessment of compliance; (c) a coherent and justified approach to the treatment, accessibility and replenishment of reserves; and (d) strengthened governance and independent oversight arrangements, including clarification of the role, remit and independence of the Fiscal Policy Panel.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion sursis the Fiscal Policy Framework and directs a revised framework addressing fiscal clarity, directly bearing on the promise for smarter government financial planning.

Government Work Plan 2026-2029

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

This motion directs a structured public service efficiency programme targeting 1% real-terms annual expenditure reduction, directly matching the promise for smarter government financial planning.

Government Work Plan 2026-2029

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 zero-based budgeting, directly matching the promise for smarter, more commercially minded government financial planning.

Government Work Plan 2026-2029

Motion put to the States: In Proposition 5, to insert immediately before the full stop the following: “, including commentary on how delivery of the Plan has: (a) supported or strengthened the Island’s economic capacity and competitiveness; (b) involved trade-offs affecting economic growth, resilience or productivity; and (c) balanced economic considerations alongside other policy objectives in the delivery of super priorities”.

Voting Pour delivers this

Requiring progress reports to include commentary on economic capacity and trade-offs supports more commercially minded government financial planning.

Government Work Plan 2026-2029

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 high-performing public service leadership structure capable of delivering the Work Plan, supporting the promise for smarter, more commercially minded government.

Government Work Plan 2026-2029

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 super-priorities workstream includes 'Clear and competitive economic environment' which encompasses finance industry competitiveness, bearing on the promise to champion Guernsey's finance sector.

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission: 2024 Annual Report and Accounts

Motion put to the States: 1. To note the annual report and accounts of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission for the year ended 31st December, 2024.

Voting Pour delivers this

Noting the GFSC Annual Report and Accounts directly bears on championing Guernsey's finance industry and its status as a top business destination.

Government Work Plan 2026-2029

Motion put to the States: To agree that in setting priorities, sequencing work and allocating resources under this Plan, committees should have regard not only to policy objectives and fiscal constraints, but also to the impact of proposed actions on economic activity, productivity, labour participation and the Island’s longer-term economic capacity, and where delivery of super priorities involves trade-offs with economic competitiveness or growth, those trade-offs should be explicitly identified and considered; and for this to be included in the consolidated version of the Government Work Plan to be published on gov.gg.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion directs committees to have regard to the impact of proposed actions on economic activity and the island's longer-term economic capacity, which supports establishing Guernsey as a business destination.

Government Work Plan 2026-2029

Motion put to the States: To insert two additional propositions as follows: “6.To agree that maintaining and strengthening the Island’s economic capacity is fundamental to the successful delivery of the Government Work Plan and to note the following, which should be included in the consolidated version of the Government Work Plan to be published on gov.gg: “Economic development, competitiveness and productivity are enabling conditions which underpin the delivery of all super priorities set out in this Plan, rather than representing a discrete policy area or a competing objective. Economic growth, resilience or recovery (termed depending on prevailing financial conditions) materially strengthens the Island’s ability to fund public services, invest in infrastructure and meet community needs over time whilst actively promoting innovation. Economic development should therefore be regarded as a cross-cutting consideration informing prioritisation, sequencing and delivery decisions across the Government Work Plan. Responsibility for supporting economic development and long-term economic capacity is a whole-of-government responsibility. While specific policy levers may sit with individual committees, the economic consequences of decisions are shared across government and should be considered accordingly in the delivery of all super priorities.”. 7.To agree that in setting priorities, sequencing work and allocating resources under this Plan, committees should have regard not only to policy objectives and fiscal constraints, but also to the impact of proposed actions on economic activity, productivity, labour participation and the Island’s longer-term economic capacity, and where delivery of super priorities involves trade-offs with economic competitiveness or growth, those trade-offs should be explicitly identified and considered; and for this to be included in the consolidated version of the Government Work Plan to be published on gov.gg.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This amendment inserts into the Government Work Plan recognition that maintaining and strengthening the island's economic capacity is fundamental, which bears on establishing Guernsey as a business destination.

Government Work Plan 2026-2029

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 workstream includes 'Clear and competitive economic environment' including digital and AI-related areas, partially relevant to the promise on AI and digital infrastructure planning.

Government Work Plan 2026-2029

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 and governance of AI across the Bailiwick, directly matching the promise to plan around AI infrastructure.

Education Governance Board Sursis

Motion put to the States: To sursis consideration of the Projet de Loi entitled ‘The Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025’ and to direct the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture to return to the States with a revised Projet de Loi which— 1. revises and limits the Committee’s regulation-making powers ensuring that powers in respect of the constitution, powers and functions of Governance Boards vest clearly in the States of Deliberation by Ordinance and that the said regulation-making powers remain in-keeping with the scope envisaged by the Policy Letter, being to permit “operational changes to elements of the governance framework” to be made by the Committee for operational efficacy; and 2. sets out in full the proposed constitutional terms of reference of the Governance Boards, including their objectives, responsibilities and delegated and/or devolved powers, to apply from the commencement of the Law.

Voting Contre delivers this

Voting against this sursis (which would have re-opened the education law debate around structural disputes) supports moving past infrastructure disputes to focus on student outcomes.

Why this counts against the promise: Deputy Haley Camp promised to focus on student outcomes rather than political squabbling over infrastructure and governance disputes, yet on 3 September 2025 she voted Pour on a motion to sursis the Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025 and redirect the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture to revise the legislation—a vote that prolonged the institutional and political dispute rather than advancing a focus on student outcomes.

The Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025

Motion put to the States: Whether they are of the opinion to approve the draft Projet de Loi entitled "The Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025", and to authorise the Bailiff to present a most humble petition to His Majesty praying for His Royal Sanction thereto.

Voting Pour delivers this

The Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025 restructures governance to focus on student outcomes by establishing governance boards, partially advancing the promise to prioritise student outcomes.

Why this counts against the promise: Deputy Haley Camp had promised to focus education policy on student outcomes rather than infrastructure disputes, yet on 3 September 2025 she voted Contre on the motion to approve the Education (Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2025, a vote that worked against advancing the legislative reform her promise implied she would support.

Government Work Plan 2026-2029

Motion put to the States: To agree that in setting priorities, sequencing work and allocating resources under this Plan, committees should have regard not only to policy objectives and fiscal constraints, but also to the impact of proposed actions on economic activity, productivity, labour participation and the Island’s longer-term economic capacity, and where delivery of super priorities involves trade-offs with economic competitiveness or growth, those trade-offs should be explicitly identified and considered; and for this to be included in the consolidated version of the Government Work Plan to be published on gov.gg.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion directs committees to consider the impact on economic activity and productivity when setting priorities, supporting the rebalancing of regulation towards growth.

Government Work Plan 2026-2029

Motion put to the States: In Proposition 5, to insert immediately before the full stop the following: “, including commentary on how delivery of the Plan has: (a) supported or strengthened the Island’s economic capacity and competitiveness; (b) involved trade-offs affecting economic growth, resilience or productivity; and (c) balanced economic considerations alongside other policy objectives in the delivery of super priorities”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This amendment requires progress reports to include commentary on how delivery has supported economic capacity and involved trade-offs affecting growth, bearing on the promise to rebalance regulation in favour of economic growth.

Government Work Plan 2026-2029

Motion put to the States: To insert an additional proposition as follows: “6. To agree an additional workstream to the ‘Foundations for Our Future’ area of focus (under the ‘A Place to Grow and Succeed’ theme) with the objective of ‘Responding to the Needs of the Island’s Young People’, and to direct the Policy & Resources Committee to support the cross-committee coordination of the upcoming refresh and enhancement of the Children & Young People’s Plan ensuring that it: i) hears and reflects the voice of a wide range of children, young people and young adults via direct consultation; ii) consults with third sector organisations supporting the island’s children, young people and young adults; iii) takes into account existing relevant strategies and plans; and iv) provides the necessary resources to undertake that consultation and to support the production of the enhanced Children & Young People’s Plan for consideration by the States of Deliberation.”.

Voting Pour delivers this

This motion adds a workstream for responding to the needs of the island's young people, which bears on the promise to build industry-led career pathways connecting education to employment.