3. Government Work Plan 2023-25

Committee

Proposition

1. To agree the statements of work for three strategic portfolios for the duration of this political term and to direct the Committees of the States to prioritise their resources to progress accordingly: • Public service resilience, security and governance; • Housing, infrastructure and the economy; and • Sustainable health and care services. 2. To agree that housing supply and affordability is a critical enabler to each of the strategic portfolios and a main driver of cost of living pressures; and therefore to agree in principle that the States should be prepared to invest to facilitate regeneration of the Bridge through the development of housing and related flood defence work. 3. To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to identify an annual sum in the Funding & Investment Plan for future government work plans, based on the principles of proportionate legislation and efficient public service delivery. 4. To direct the Committee for Economic Development to prioritise its resources to discharge its responsibilities in accordance with its committee work plan in Appendix 4 that translates the requirements of the Government Work Plan where they engage its mandate, noting the funding provision in Appendix 10. 5. To direct the Committee for Education, Sport & Culture to prioritise its resources to discharge its responsibilities in accordance with its committee work plan in Appendix 5 that translates the requirements of the Government Work Plan where they engage its mandate, noting the funding provision in Appendix 10. 6. To direct the Committee for Employment & Social Security to prioritise its resources to discharge its responsibilities in accordance with its committee work plan in Appendix 6 that translates the requirements of the Government Work Plan where they engage its mandate, noting the funding provision in Appendix 10. 7. To direct the Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure to prioritise its resources to discharge its responsibilities in accordance with its committee work plan in Appendix 7 that translates the requirements of the Government Work Plan where they engage its mandate, noting the funding provision in Appendix 10. 8. To direct the Committee for Health & Social Care to prioritise its resources to discharge its responsibilities in accordance with its committee work plan in Appendix 8 that translates the requirements of the Government Work Plan where they engage its mandate, noting the funding provision in Appendix 10. 9. To direct the Committee for Home Affairs to prioritise its resources to discharge its responsibilities in accordance with its committee work plan in Appendix 9 that translates the requirements of the Government Work Plan where they engage its mandate, noting the funding provision in Appendix 10. 10. To note that the Policy & Resources Committee has taken account of the costs for the work established in the Government Work Plan 2023-25 in Appendix 10 when setting the Annual Budgets for 2024 and 2025 as previously directed by the States. 11. Notwithstanding the provisions of Rules 1(2) and 23, replace the Ordinary Meeting on 3rd July 2024 with an Ordinary Meeting of the States on Wednesday 19th June 2024 where they will consider the States Accounts, a proposed order of priority for the drafting of significant items of legislation for the year ahead and identification of States Resolutions; which remain outstanding and delete the Special Meeting on 18th June 2024. 12. In the final year of the States' term, direct the Policy & Resources Committee to lay an 'End of Term' policy letter including: i. its commentary on progress against the Government Work Plan in a 2024-25 Government Work Plan Monitoring Report; ii. identification of States Resolutions which remain outstanding; iii. a proposed order of priority for the drafting of significant items of legislation for the year ahead; and iv. handover reports prepared by all Committees (which includes Authorities, Boards and other States' bodies) to apprise their successors of what are considered to be the main policy and operational challenges facing the Committee in the next term. This may include policy issues and extant Resolutions which the Committee either did not complete or could not prioritise during the term, but which they believe should be considered in the forthcoming term by their successor Committees. These reports must be prepared to a standard format reflecting the Government Work Plan and transmitted to the Policy & Resources Committee in time to be considered and published as appendices to its 'End of Term' policy.