Establishment of the Committee for Housing

After consideration of the policy letter 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 subject to deleting ‘’12. Planning policy affecting the housing in relation to the Island Development Plan;’’ from the responsibilities listed under the heading ‘’Responsibilities – Policy, Advisory & General’’ in Appendix 1’’.
2. To agree that responsibility for the operation and management of St. Julian’s House shall be transferred from the mandate of the Committee for Health & Social Care to that of the Committee for Housing at a time to be mutually agreed between the two committees.
3. To agree that the additional 2025 pay costs to accelerate the delivery of housing will be £200,000, resulting in a saving of £15,000 against the additional expenditure for housing approved by the Assembly through the Budget 2025 debate.
4. To agree 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.
5. To agree that these changes will come into effect on July 1st 2025.
6. To direct the Policy & Resources Committee to report annually in an appendix to the States of Guernsey Accounts, the consolidated income and expenditure (including capital expenditure) related to the provision by the States of social housing prepared pro forma as if that provision was being made through a publicly owned housing association.
7. 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.
8. To direct the preparation of such legislation as may be necessary to give effect to the above decisions.