{"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions.json?state=open","first":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions.json?state=open","last":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions.json?state=open","next":null,"prev":null},"data":[{"type":"petition","id":201163,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201163.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Reconsider \u0026 reverse the decision to reduce funding for Jersey Employment Trust","background":"The States of Jersey have recently decided to cut the level of funding provided to the JET.  This decision places at risk vital services that support some of the Island’s most vulnerable members of the community.","additional_details":"JET supports people with learning difficulties, disabilities, and long-term health conditions to find and keep meaningful employment.  It also provides an essential social lifeline for individuals who may otherwise face isolation.\r\n \r\nCutting funding threatens independence, wellbeing, and inclusion for some of the Island’s most vulnerable people.  We call on the States of Jersey to recognise the value of JET and protect this vital service.","state":"open","signature_count":5332,"created_at":"2026-01-14T14:25:09.360Z","updated_at":"2026-05-12T10:39:51.524Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-01-15T14:27:54.539Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-01-14T16:10:03.866Z","response_threshold_reached_at":"2026-01-15T21:01:52.261Z","ministers_response_at":"2026-02-06T14:31:52.286Z","debate_threshold_reached_at":"2026-01-19T09:32:11.454Z","scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Jamie cauvain","rejection":null,"ministers_response":{"responded_on":"2026-02-06","summary":"Government will maintain its current level of support to JET throughout 2026, and will provide total funding of £2.74M, while discussions continue on a longer-term funding arrangement.","details":"On the 20th January 2026 it was announced that Government will maintain its current level of support to JET throughout 2026, and will provide total funding of £2.74M, while discussions continue on a sustainable, longer-term funding arrangement.\r\n\r\nThe base grant of £1.95M remained at existing levels for 2026 and had not been reduced. Following a meeting in December, JET had been due to receive £2.14M in taxpayer funding for 2026 to provide employment support services (this included a top-up for the first quarter of 2026).\r\n\r\nSound departmental financial management led to Departmental underspends that the Minister was able to redirect to JET via top-up funding, but it was made clear to the organisation that this was a temporary one-off amount to assist them and not part of the base budget. In December 2025, the Minister committed to do the same for Q1 2026.\r\n\r\nThe Government and community greatly value the services provided by JET and wants to ensure that, together, we continue to support vulnerable islanders. My team and I have been working with the Trust over the past year to clarify its ongoing role and to make sure the service can continue on a stable and sustainable footing. The old contract with JET expired at the end of 2025 and in many respects, it was out of date so needs to be revisited and updated to reflect current needs.\r\n\r\nI hope that the recent reassurances regarding 2026 funding will provide sufficient opportunity for Government to continue to work collaboratively with JET to develop a longer-term, fit for purpose funding arrangement. This will focus on:\r\n\r\n•  A revised contract for providing employment services to provide the support that best meets the needs of each individual client.\r\n•  An agreement on appropriate data sharing that enables us to move forward positively together. Government’s aim here is to work with JET to provide support that best meets the needs of each individual client. By sharing information on who is receiving employment services from JET, other services can be co-ordinated to fully support the overall needs of each person\r\n•  A JET Business Plan and subsequent evidence based Departmental Business Case: In January 2026, the commitment to retain JET funding at 2025 levels (£2.74m for 2026) was made. At this juncture, the departmental financial position required a reprioritisation of Departmental funding to make this commitment to JET, in the absence of forecast Departmental underspends providing any flexibility in 2026. Future funding prioritisation, therefore, must be subject to a JET Business Plan and subsequent evidence based Departmental Business Case to establish future sustainable funding for JET, in accordance with the Public Finances Manual. This is essential to ensure fiscally responsible decision-making and to evaluate proposed Government funding in a way that delivers the greatest benefit to Islanders across all services, within the constraints of limited departmental resources.\r\n\r\nThe focus from hereon needs to be on developing the above, so that JET can continue to do what they do best – providing employment support to Islanders with disabilities.","created_at":"2026-02-06T14:31:52.282Z","updated_at":"2026-02-06T14:31:52.282Z"},"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201197,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201197.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Amend restriction times for dogs on beaches","background":"Dogs are restricted to being on a lead on all beaches between 10.30 am and 6.00 pm between 1st May to 30th September. Beaches can become overcrowded during this period of restriction especially when the tide is high. \r\n \r\n","additional_details":"Why continue the restrictions until 30th September when not only are children back at school but potentially the peak tourist season is at an end? \r\n\r\nGiven that the beaches tend to be most popular between June and early September, it would make sense to amend the restriction period to between 30th May to 7th September. This would ensure that dog owners have more weeks to let their dogs off the lead to enjoy the beaches and, for those energetic dogs, more freedom when off a lead allowing plenty of exercise.","state":"open","signature_count":1773,"created_at":"2026-05-01T16:04:03.136Z","updated_at":"2026-05-17T21:28:33.579Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-05-07T12:27:25.632Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-04T08:21:59.486Z","response_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-11T07:35:49.869Z","ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Sarah Esteves","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201160,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201160.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Install PFAS-removal water and air filters in schools and public buildings","background":"Independent European research has found PFAS in school environments. Some private schools have already installed PFAS filtration. All children deserve equal protection, whoever they are and wherever they are, especially where they drink water.","additional_details":"Recent European studies on waste incinerators show children are exposed to PFAS through air, not just water. Jersey Water does not routinely test water at school taps. In 2022, the Chief Minister confirmed Ports of Jersey should fund water protection where PFAS pollution arose. This petition calls for point-of-use PFAS filtration, regular monitoring, published results, and proper maintenance, with costs met by Ports of Jersey where possible or by the States.","state":"open","signature_count":1003,"created_at":"2025-12-16T12:15:20.485Z","updated_at":"2026-05-17T21:33:33.913Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2025-12-19T13:46:18.947Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-12-16T14:33:46.741Z","response_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-17T21:06:51.015Z","ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Paul Le Claire","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201180,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201180.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Include a statutory medical defence in the Draft Drug Driving Regulations","background":"We request that a statutory medical defence be included in the Draft Road Traffic Law (Drug Driving) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-, as provided for in equivalent legislation in the UK and Guernsey, in accordance with the Discrimination (Jersey) Law 2013.","additional_details":"Medicinal cannabis patients, and patients who use other drugs that may be included in the law in future, who are not impaired and are following prescription guidance may inadvertently test above the limits specified in the law.\r\n\r\nA medical defence is necessary “to protect those patients who may test positive for certain specified drugs taken in accordance with the advice of a healthcare professional or the patient information leaflet that accompanies the medicine.” (Gov.uk)","state":"open","signature_count":683,"created_at":"2026-03-09T12:06:05.911Z","updated_at":"2026-05-09T19:53:20.871Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-11T10:03:59.385Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-09T12:21:25.484Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Simon Harrison","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201168,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201168.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Introduce 30 hours of free childcare from 9 months old in Jersey","background":"Childcare affordability is a major concern for families in Jersey, and recent Government schemes have focused on improving access to funded childcare for 2 and 3 year olds. ","additional_details":"However, support for children under the age of 2 is not currently available, creating financial pressure for many working families with babies.\r\n\r\nProviding 30 hours of free childcare from 9 months old would:\r\n \r\n•\tSupport parents returning to work\r\n•\tReduce financial strain on families\r\n•\tPromote child development and early learning\r\n•\tImprove workforce participation and economic productivity\r\n•\tBring Jersey closer in line with childcare support offered in other jurisdictions\r\n \r\nWe believe this policy would benefit families, employers, and the wider Jersey economy.","state":"open","signature_count":548,"created_at":"2026-01-29T15:47:34.433Z","updated_at":"2026-05-14T21:58:31.582Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-02T08:02:54.966Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-01-30T09:32:02.074Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Bridie Newsham","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201184,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201184.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Install PFAS filters in all households and public spaces in Jersey.","background":"I had blood tests at Medilab Jersey and my results were 3.5ug/L for Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and Perfluorohexane sulfonic acid 2.4 µg/L. I'm a local woman living in St Brelades, drinking mains water, and I know a person living in St. Helier has double the amount.","additional_details":"There are no safe levels of toxic chemicals in our water.\r\n\r\nPFAS in drinking water was associated with higher rates of cancers in the digestive, endocrine, respiratory, oral cavity, and urinary systems, with Researchers estimating 4,626 - 6,864 cancer cases per year in the U.S. could be attributable to PFAS in drinking water. Higher prenatal exposure to PFAS in drinking water has also been associated with increased risk of acute myeloid leukaemia and Wilms tumours in children.","state":"open","signature_count":539,"created_at":"2026-03-16T09:25:22.065Z","updated_at":"2026-05-17T16:22:03.212Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-26T11:13:02.592Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-16T10:13:12.806Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Mia Bourne","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201167,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201167.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Extend consultation period for the 2030 phase out of Petrol \u0026 Diesel vehicles","background":"The consultation ends on 31 January 2026. I believe the length of consultation hasn't allowed key stakeholders in the Island's motoring community time to contribute and is missing the experience and opinions of numerous businesses and organisations. I request the period be extended to 30 April 2026.","additional_details":"I do not believe the consultation has garnered the public attention needed.  Last minute changes to venues and consultations held in supermarkets do not correlate to the gravity of the change the Government is proposing.\r\n\r\nThe phase out of petrol and diesel vehicles impacts every family on the Island, every business and infrastructure will be affected. It is right that time is given for unheard parties to present their opinions.","state":"open","signature_count":505,"created_at":"2026-01-24T19:58:47.966Z","updated_at":"2026-05-12T07:55:53.821Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-01-27T15:49:55.289Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-01-24T20:47:47.468Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Michael Cook","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201192,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201192.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Introduce a Dedicated Neurology Clinical Nurse Specialist for Patients in Jersey","background":"Following The Sophie Reid Neurological Association’s upcoming survey, patients report a clear lack of support. A dedicated Neurology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) would provide patients with a vital contact, improving guidance, communication, and care throughout their journey in Jersey.","additional_details":"The February Neurology report highlighted clear pressures within Jersey’s neurology services. Patients continue to face gaps in support and communication. We are calling for a dedicated Neurology CNS to provide a consistent point of contact, improve care coordination, and ensure patients are properly supported throughout their journey","state":"open","signature_count":397,"created_at":"2026-03-30T20:59:25.039Z","updated_at":"2026-05-15T14:37:08.285Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-04-01T15:26:02.046Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-30T21:25:04.365Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Sophie Reid","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201159,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201159.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Affordable and Fair Air Fares for Jersey Residents","background":"We request the Minister to enter discussions with airlines and consider ways that flight costs could be reduced perhaps through subsidies. A 35-minute flight to the UK mainland often costs more than a 3-hour flight to Spain. Island residents rely on air travel. ","additional_details":"Residents of Jersey depend on air travel as an essential link to the United Kingdom for employment, education, medical care, and family life. With limited competition and no rail or road alternatives, fares remain high and unpredictable. It is often cheaper to fly onward from the UK to Spain than to reach the mainland itself, creating inequality for island communities.","state":"open","signature_count":397,"created_at":"2025-12-15T17:01:43.517Z","updated_at":"2026-05-16T09:43:47.029Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2025-12-19T14:28:07.027Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-12-15T18:35:05.856Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Luis Alves","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201156,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201156.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Statutory Regulation and Oversight of Block Property Management Companies","background":"Block property managers hold key duties but often lack proper oversight, leaving residents exposed to unfair charges, poor maintenance, low transparency, conflicts of interest, weak dispute options, and little accountability, causing financial strain and declining housing quality.","additional_details":"We urge the government to introduce strong statutory regulation of block property management and to regulate block property management with licensing, transparency, fair fees, strong oversight and better resident rights to ensure protection and accountability.\r\n\r\n- Mandatory Licensing \u0026 Professional Standards.\r\n- Transparent Financial Practices.\r\n- Fair Fees and Pricing Controls.\r\n- Stronger Accountability and Enforcement.\r\n- Improved Resident Rights.\r\n- Accessible, Independent Dispute Resolution.","state":"open","signature_count":378,"created_at":"2025-11-27T13:15:27.820Z","updated_at":"2026-05-17T16:49:38.816Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2025-12-10T07:32:14.277Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-11-27T14:06:39.183Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Andy Truscott","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201199,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201199.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Make Jersey Heart Safe and introduce a modern life-saving law","background":"Sudden cardiac arrest can strike anyone, and survival depends on fast access to a working automated external defibrillator. Jersey’s voluntary system leaves gaps in visibility, maintenance, and coverage. ","additional_details":"Simple, modern laws can ensure AEDs are always accessible, reliable, and known to emergency services. Jersey needs clear laws to ensure AEDs are visible, reliable, and available where people live and gather.\r\n\r\nWe require: \r\n\r\n• Mandatory AED registration to create a complete, accurate island map.\r\n• A legal duty to maintain public‑access AEDs so they’re always ready to use.\r\n• AEDs required in all new residential developments of five or more homes.\r\n• AEDs required in all new commercial and public buildings to protect staff and visitors.","state":"open","signature_count":289,"created_at":"2026-05-10T08:15:28.161Z","updated_at":"2026-05-17T21:04:57.724Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-05-14T14:08:35.604Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-10T08:38:15.985Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Nathan Judge","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201198,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201198.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Reduce time period from 10 to 5 years for a person to obtain entitled status","background":"Registered status is a type of residential or employment status given to people who do not qualify under any other category. \r\n\r\n","additional_details":"While accommodation available for those with this status does include flats, these are in limited supply and tend to be more expensive than flats available for those with qualifications. \r\n\r\nFurthermore, the condition of these flats has often been described as poor with examples of flats with cracks in ceilings, water leaks, mould on walls, windows that cannot be opened and lack of washing machines.\r\n\r\nThe opportunity to live in better accommodation would be greatly improved if the timeframe to gain entitled status was reduced from 10 years to 5 years allowing those with registered status to qualify earlier.\r\n\r\nWhile the Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 2025 addresses tenants’ rights under residential tenancies, this petition seeks to help individuals who have registered status.","state":"open","signature_count":288,"created_at":"2026-05-02T18:07:12.340Z","updated_at":"2026-05-17T19:16:12.879Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-05-07T13:56:16.618Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-05-03T09:34:33.902Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"ADRIAN NEDELCU","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201175,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201175.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Allow Uber and similar on-demand transportation and delivery services in Jersey","background":"In Jersey, buses are often infrequent, or only go via town so often require 2 buses for those in rural areas, and taxis are expensive. People have turned to “Jersey lifts” but may face fines in the future. Services like Uber and similar services could provide taxable, reliable transport instead.","additional_details":"Cracking down and fining “Jersey lifts” ignores the real issue: demand for flexible transport. A regulated system would make journeys safer with GPS tracking, driver checks, and ratings, while ensuring income is declared and taxed and so boosting the economy. In many countries, taxis work alongside Uber within the same app, increasing availability. With buses often infrequent, this would improve mobility, boost tourism, and support restaurants through food delivery (Uber eats, deliveroo etc).","state":"open","signature_count":184,"created_at":"2026-02-21T11:59:09.025Z","updated_at":"2026-05-15T08:10:44.767Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-02-25T08:56:42.464Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-21T12:52:12.877Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Oliver Le Feuvre","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201173,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201173.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s name from the plaque at Elizabeth Marina","background":"Further to the allegations of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s involvement with the convicted sex trafficker and paedophile Jeffery Epstein and his now arrest for misconduct in a public office it is not appropriate for his name to be on public plaques.","additional_details":"Although Ports of Jersey are waiting for instructions from the Royal Household on the matter we believe as it is a States-owned company the Government of Jersey should step in and request that Ports of Jersey actively seek permission to have “H.R.H. The Prince Andrew, Duke of York” removed from the plaque.","state":"open","signature_count":164,"created_at":"2026-02-09T23:34:10.610Z","updated_at":"2026-05-16T17:18:10.556Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-02-27T13:01:53.009Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-13T16:54:28.807Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Peter Brookes","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201194,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201194.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Reduce social housing rents to a maximum of 25% of income","background":"Social housing rents in Jersey are based on 80% of market rents and are among the highest in the OECD. This is causing rental stress to those already suffering from Jersey's high cost of living. Social housing rents should be changed to a system based on a tenant's income and capped at 25%.","additional_details":"This would also mean those living in social housing, who earn high salaries would have to pay more than they do currently, but rents could be capped at 100% of private rents.\r\n \r\nAndium pays no tax on its rental income (unlike private landlords) not even on the rent paid by more than 200 key workers (likely earning substantial amounts). Despite their higher level of earnings these key workers occupy Andium properties at 80% of market rates through service agreements with the Government.","state":"open","signature_count":160,"created_at":"2026-04-07T08:38:30.299Z","updated_at":"2026-05-13T09:48:10.520Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-04-29T07:58:25.158Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-04-07T15:55:29.081Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Janette Gabrielsson","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201179,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201179.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Provide supported access to dental care for individuals with complex needs ","background":"Many children and adults with complex needs (for example leaning disabilities and autism) are unable to tolerate dental examinations due to sensory and cognitive difficulties. ","additional_details":"If basic dental care cannot be provided, dental problems will potentially worsen and might lead to distress, severe pain and ultimately extraction. Requests for sedation should be carefully considered in these types of cases.\r\n\r\nWe therefore ask for:\r\n\r\n•\tGuaranteed access to essential dental assessments and treatment for children and adults with learning difficulties, neurodiversity or additional needs\r\n\r\n•\tAvailability of general anaesthesia or sedation when clinically appropriate and when other measures have failed\r\n\r\n•\tA clear and inclusive care pathway that prevents avoidable suffering\r\n\r\nBy supporting this petition, you are helping ensure that vulnerable individuals in our community receive the safe and dignified dental care they need.","state":"open","signature_count":143,"created_at":"2026-03-06T00:26:52.124Z","updated_at":"2026-05-04T16:00:10.149Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-10T13:24:27.693Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-06T11:57:28.712Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Michael Fletcher","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201178,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201178.json"},"attributes":{"action":"A call for the States to commission a review of our system of Government.","background":"In 2005 the long-established system of Government by States Committees was replaced. The time has come to establish whether improvements have been realised. If not, in which areas has the new Ministerial system fallen short and what might be done to improve the system or fundamentally change it?","additional_details":"Jersey’s current system of Ministerial Government has now been in operation for just over 20 years, making this an appropriate time to conduct a formal review of how well it has served the Island.\r\nMinisterial Government was recommended by the Clothier Report and adopted by the States based on claims that it would be more efficient, more cost-effective and more responsive to the public. \r\nThese questions merit examination by a deep and searching performance review, undertaken by an independent body of suitably experienced individuals with an expert understanding of how local government functions. Such a review should be wide-ranging and engage the whole Island community in seeking the right answers for Jersey’s future.","state":"open","signature_count":95,"created_at":"2026-03-04T11:24:56.295Z","updated_at":"2026-05-15T19:07:04.457Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-10T13:57:41.219Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-09T22:43:05.949Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Jean A. Le Maistre","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201186,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201186.json"},"attributes":{"action":"More funding for mental health services","background":"I believe the States should put more money into healthcare, specifically mental health services.","additional_details":"When you've got good health, including mental health, what the States do with money is not so important to you as you're getting on with your daily life. But when you haven't got your health, you see how much services are struggling, and how long the waiting lists are, and you realise how much the Island needs to put more money into the health sector, particularly mental health services. I am asking the States to increase funding to mental health services to help improve the lives of those Islanders struggling with these issues.","state":"open","signature_count":85,"created_at":"2026-03-21T11:11:46.815Z","updated_at":"2026-05-16T17:19:20.755Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-27T14:33:45.791Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-24T17:06:08.774Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Monique De La Perrelle","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201157,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201157.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Make high-visibility clothing compulsory after dusk for non-vehicular road users","background":"Dark winter evenings make it difficult for drivers to see walkers, cyclists, and horse riders on Jersey’s narrow lanes.  A clear rule requiring the use of high-visibility or reflective clothing after dusk during winter months would significantly improve safety for all road users.","additional_details":"Research shows that high-visibility and reflective clothing can make people visible from up to five times further away, giving drivers more time to react and reducing the risk of collisions.  Given Jersey’s many narrow, unlit lanes and the growth in walking, cycling, and riding, stronger seasonal visibility measures are needed.  A winter visibility requirement would align Jersey with established road-safety best practice and help prevent avoidable injuries and deaths.","state":"open","signature_count":82,"created_at":"2025-12-01T18:37:28.805Z","updated_at":"2026-04-22T13:57:01.316Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-01-16T08:10:02.895Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2025-12-13T19:08:06.441Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Alan Howley","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201171,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201171.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Strengthen Protection for Minors by updating Police powers \u0026 parental safeguards","background":"Urgent law reform is needed after a child was kept without parental consent while police lacked power to intervene.  ","additional_details":"We call for police authority to recover minors, a 9pm curfew, parental accountability, and penalties for adults who harbour children.  This change protects children before harm occurs!!\r\n\r\nWe ask the States Assembly to consider reforms that:\r\n\r\n•\tGive police explicit powers to return minors to a place of safety when necessary.\r\n•\tIntroduce a curfew for unaccompanied minors in public spaces late at night.\r\n•\tStrengthen parental responsibility provisions.\r\n•\tEstablish penalties for adults who knowingly harbour a minor without the consent of a parent or guardian.\r\n \r\nThese measures would create a more consistent legal framework and help prevent harm by enabling earlier intervention where appropriate.\r\n","state":"open","signature_count":78,"created_at":"2026-02-03T15:54:10.917Z","updated_at":"2026-05-07T07:28:39.859Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-02-06T10:55:35.963Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-02-03T16:27:11.776Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Cristina Florentina Nistor","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201166,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201166.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Require non-stunned and stunned meat to be labelled accordingly.","background":"We think it should be a requirement that the labelling of non-stunned and stunned meat be clearly labelled throughout the food chain. This includes shops, supermarkets, suppliers, fast food and restaurants.","additional_details":"This would include labels on every product available to consumers.\r\n\r\nWe think the government should implement mandatory method of slaughter labelling for all meat products Stunned or Non-Stunned. For all industries linked to food, including but not limited to shops, supermarkets, schools, restaurants, fast food, cafes and suppliers\r\n\r\nWe think no one should be forced to consume food that does not meet their religious, ethical or other deeply held values-based choices. Consumers should have the right to make informed choices without prejudice.\r\n\r\nWe think this promotes consumer choice and enhances transparency, especially for those making religious, ethical or other values-based choices.","state":"open","signature_count":62,"created_at":"2026-01-22T14:42:56.400Z","updated_at":"2026-02-27T17:22:21.367Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-01-28T08:34:31.658Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-01-22T17:02:42.791Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Benjamin Read","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201185,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201185.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Include ‘unbearable suffering’ in the Assisted Dying (Jersey) Law 202-","background":"The States Assembly voted against P.46/2026 which moved to include unbearable suffering in the Assisted Dying Law. ","additional_details":"This is devastating to those who live with unbearable suffering and who seek the right to choose to end said suffering. This petition is aiming to strengthen the assisted dying law and extend the right to choose.","state":"open","signature_count":48,"created_at":"2026-03-17T11:04:13.659Z","updated_at":"2026-05-11T13:12:17.770Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-20T10:27:57.559Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-17T12:51:41.762Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Katie Le Texier","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201164,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201164.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Make Medical and Sports Expenses Tax-Deductible in Jersey","background":"Jersey residents receive no income tax relief for essential medical, dental, or fitness costs, despite rising living and healthcare expenses.","additional_details":"We ask the Government of Jersey to introduce tax relief or capped deductions for:\r\n\t•\tMedical and dental expenses\r\n\t•\tPreventative healthcare\r\n\t•\tApproved sports and fitness subscriptions\r\n\r\nEncouraging healthier lifestyles reduces long-term healthcare costs, supports mental wellbeing, and benefits the Island’s economy. Jersey’s tax system should support prevention, not just treatment.\r\nInvesting in health now will reduce public costs later and improve quality of life for Islanders","state":"open","signature_count":38,"created_at":"2026-01-15T20:27:19.788Z","updated_at":"2026-05-11T17:35:43.592Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-01-23T14:46:08.322Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-01-19T19:49:47.926Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Ferdinando Caldeira","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}},{"type":"petition","id":201188,"links":{"self":"https://petitions.gov.je/petitions/201188.json"},"attributes":{"action":"Provision of a Designated Medical Drop-Off and Pick-Up Bay on Broad Street","background":"Broad Street Dental Care provides IV sedation to patients. Following treatment, patients require supervised transfer and cannot walk far. Current access creates safety risk, including falls and difficulty accessing transport. A designated drop-off point will improve safety and accessibility.","additional_details":"This request aligns with recognised clinical guidance for IV sedation, which requires patients to be discharged into the care of a responsible adult and transported safely. The current pedestrianisation restricts this, increasing risks such as falls, disorientation, and delayed recovery. A controlled, time-limited medical drop-off/pick-up bay would provide a proportionate solution, improving patient safety and accessibility while maintaining the integrity of Broad Street’s traffic restrictions.","state":"open","signature_count":29,"created_at":"2026-03-25T08:34:47.592Z","updated_at":"2026-04-28T22:37:05.682Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2026-03-30T09:10:11.128Z","closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2026-03-26T13:46:30.364Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"ministers_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"creator_name":"Ivo Raitchev","rejection":null,"ministers_reponse":null,"debate":null}}]}