Steve Pallett

Steve Pallett was elected Connétable of St Brelade on 7 June 2026 and the 2026-2030 Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, meaning only approximately eleven weeks had elapsed by the assessment date of 6 September 2026. No proposition, parish assembly motion, ministerial statement, or independent media reporting (Jersey Evening Post, Bailiwick Express, ITV Channel Television) has been found indicating that Pallett lodged or initiated any formal proposal concerning the £639k Affordable Home Scheme Surplus Fund in that period. The promise remains unfulfilled at this early stage of the term, though the very short window since taking office means no adverse inference of intent to abandon it is warranted.

• Pallett makes political comeback as St Brelade Constable – Bailiwick Express
• New St Brelade Constable seeks Scrutiny or Assistant Minister role – Jersey Evening Post
• Familiar faces take the floor at St Brelade hustings – Jersey Evening Post

Steve Pallett was elected Connétable of St Brelade on 7 June 2026 and the new Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, giving him fewer than three months in post by the assessment date. The Jersey Evening Post (12 June 2026) confirmed that reviewing the rates system and keeping the finance sector competitive were listed manifesto priorities, but no evidence was found of Pallett having lodged any proposition, joined a formal Scrutiny panel, or taken any concrete legislative step toward either commitment in the new Assembly. The Government's Financial Services Competitiveness Programme ('Time to Win', March 2026) and the Comité des Connétables' earlier rates-evolution discussions both pre-date his election and cannot be credited to him. The short parliamentary window means this verdict should be read as reflecting the absence of recorded early action rather than as evidence of failure.

• New St Brelade Constable seeks Scrutiny or Assistant Minister role – Jersey Evening Post
• Constables' chair says the rates system must 'evolve' – Jersey Evening Post
• Policy Centre Jersey – Financial Services
• Comité des Connétables – States Assembly page

Pallett was elected Connétable of St Brelade on 7 June 2026 and the 2026-2030 Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, meaning he had been in post for approximately eleven weeks as of 6 September 2026. No evidence was found of any proposition lodged, ministerial statement issued, or ministerial appointment secured by Pallett relating to an updated Inspiring an Active Jersey strategy or a funded sports infrastructure plan in that period; post-election reporting in the Jersey Evening Post (12 June 2026) noted he was seeking a scrutiny or assistant minister role and that parish matters would be his priority. The original IAJ 2020-2030 strategy remains nominally active — an update report was published by the outgoing government in September 2025 — but no 'reintroduced' or updated successor document attributable to Pallett's advocacy has appeared, and the Policy Centre Jersey's March 2026 sport review explicitly recommended that a new comprehensive strategy be developed, underscoring the gap his promise addresses.

• New St Brelade Constable seeks Scrutiny or Assistant Minister role – Jersey Evening Post
• Inspiring an Active Jersey 2020-2030 – update report – gov.je
• Sport – Policy Centre Jersey (recommends new comprehensive strategy)
• Pallett makes political comeback as St Brelade Constable – Bailiwick Express

Pallett was elected Connétable on 7 June 2026 and the Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, meaning only approximately 11 weeks had elapsed by the assessment date. The 2026 St Brelade parish rates (set in May 2026, before Pallett took office) rose by just over 3% — marginally above Jersey's March 2026 RPI of 2.7% — though Pallett publicly stated the parish had worked to keep the increase as low as possible, citing pressures from property maintenance and Elephant Park works. The first rate-setting cycle fully under his stewardship will be for 2027, so it is too early to judge whether the manifesto commitment will be met over the term.

• Jersey parishes urged to raise rates when needed – The Times Jersey
• March 2026 Retail Prices Index published – Statistics Jersey
• Bins and byroads: Most parishes run tight ship to keep rate rises lower than RPI – Bailiwick Express
• Pallett makes political comeback as St Brelade Constable – Bailiwick Express

Steve Pallett was elected as Connétable of St Brelade on 7 June 2026, having campaigned on promises to involve parishioners in parish decisions and to listen to residents' concerns. As of 6 September 2026 — fewer than three months into his term — no independent reporting from the Jersey Evening Post, Bailiwick Express, or official parish sources documents any new consultation mechanisms, parish assembly initiatives, or structured resident engagement processes introduced by Pallett. No evidence of progress beyond the original manifesto pledge has been found, though the very short time in office means this reflects the early stage of the term rather than any clear failure.

• Former St Brelade Constable seeking States return – Jersey Evening Post
• New St Brelade Constable seeks Scrutiny or Assistant Minister role – Jersey Evening Post
• Pallett makes political comeback as St Brelade Constable – Bailiwick Express

Steve Pallett was elected Connétable of St Brelade on 7 June 2026 and took office when the new Assembly sat on 19 June 2026, giving him only approximately eleven weeks in post by 5 September 2026. At the May 2026 hustings, the Jersey Evening Post reported that he outlined a desire to establish a property management committee to 'oversee long-term maintenance planning, property assessments, evaluations, through a parish property plan'. No subsequent St Brelade parish assembly agenda, meeting minutes, or Jersey news source found any evidence that such a committee has been formed, announced, or formally proposed since his election. Given the very short window in office, this reflects the absence of recorded action rather than a judgment of failure.

• Familiar faces take the floor at St Brelade hustings - Jersey Evening Post
• Parish of St Brelade – Meeting Minutes
• Parish Officials & Contact details | Parish of St Brelade
• ITV Channel – Who's out: the biggest losers in Jersey's election

Steve Pallett was elected as Connétable of St Brelade on 7 June 2026, with the new 2026–2030 Assembly first sitting on 19 June 2026 — giving him fewer than three months in office as of 5 September 2026. No independent reporting from the Jersey Evening Post, Bailiwick Express, or the parish website (stbrelade.je) records any announced initiative, recruitment drive, or structural change to the St Brelade Community Support Team since his election. The parish's Community Support Team pre-existed his tenure and had already been seeking volunteers under the previous Constable, but no new steps attributable to Pallett have been identified.

• Pallett makes political comeback as St Brelade Constable – Bailiwick Express
• New St Brelade Constable seeks Scrutiny or Assistant Minister role – Jersey Evening Post
• St Brelade Community Support Team Volunteers Needed – Parish of St Brelade
• La Baguette Summer 2026 – Parish of St Brelade

Steve Pallett was elected Connétable of St Brelade on 7 June 2026 and the new Assembly sat from 19 June 2026, giving him only about twelve weeks in office by the assessment date. The Les Creux Pavilion community-hub process was already advancing before his election: Infrastructure Minister Andy Jehan named Les Creux Community Hub and Nursery as preferred bidder in March 2026, and public consultation on the plans launched in June 2026. Pallett had highlighted the Les Creux future-use question during the May 2026 hustings, raising concerns about planning obligations, but no independent reporting had yet recorded formal parish-level action by Pallett to secure a central role for the Parish of St Brelade in the hub's development as of September 2026.

• Empty Les Creux bowls pavilion to become nursery and community hub – Jersey Evening Post
• Public asked for views on nursery and community plans for Les Creux Pavilion – Jersey Evening Post
• Familiar faces take the floor at St Brelade hustings – Jersey Evening Post
• New St Brelade Constable seeks Scrutiny or Assistant Minister role – Jersey Evening Post