Delays to plans for new parliamentary estate

Plans to create a new parliamentary estate and make changes to how Guernsey's parliament works have been hit by delays.

The States Assembly and Constitution Committee, which is responsible for the work, said proposals would be brought to the States by June.

Committee president Sarah Hansmann-Rouxel said despite the delay the work was still a priority.

"This work remains a priority for the committee but the complexity of the issue, combined with resource constraints, means that it has not been possible to bring a report to the assembly yet," she said.

Work on the changes was launched after deputies backed proposals from deputy Gavin St Pier based around the Latimer House Principles.

The Latimer House Principles are rules designed to make sure politicians, parliament and judges each do their own job properly and do not interfere with each other.

The proposals which were supported by a majority of politicians in the last term also included a direction to create a small committee whose job is to look after Guernsey's parliament itself, to make sure it runs properly, and protect its independence.

Also work to change the order of priority for the use of the new parliamentary estate so in the first instance it is designated as space for the use of the States of Deliberation.

Hansmann-Rouxel said the committee would provide a report in autumn.

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