Establishment of the Committee for Housing

The States are asked to decide:-

Whether, after consideration of the Requête entitled "Establishment of the Committee for Housing" dated 1st July, 2024 they are of the opinion:

1. To agree to establish a new principal committee called the Committee for Housing, the constitution, mandate and operational functions of which shall be as set out in Appendix 1 to the Requête, and to modify the mandates of the Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure, the Committee for Employment & Social Security and the Policy & Resources Committee accordingly.

2. To agree that £155,000 is allocated in the 2025 budget to establish the Committee for Housing, to accelerate housing delivery through additional resources and to transfer, for the use of the new Committee, the relevant portions of the 2025 budgets of the Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure, the Committee for Employment & Social Security and the Policy & Resources Committee that are allocated for housing functions for which the new Committee is to be responsible.

3. To agree that these changes will come into effect on July 1st 2025.

4. To agree that a review of the Committee for Housing should be undertaken before the end of September 2032, the terms of which will include: a) its mandate, constitution and operational functions b) budget and resources and c) the need for its continuation or dissolution.

5. To direct the preparation of such legislation as may be necessary to give effect to the above decisions.