Credit: Government of Jersey
The roles of Education Minister and Children s Minister are set to be merged by Jersey s government - with the Chief Minister lining up Deputy Jeremy Maçon to take the role.
Under the shake-up, the role of Children s and Housing Minister will be split to create the new role of Housing and Communities Minister - with the portfolio of the Children s Minister being moved to Education.
The Chief Minister will authorise the move with a Ministerial Decision, meaning it will come into effect two weeks later. The decision follows consultation with ministers and the Children s Commissioner.
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Jersey’s emergency homeless accommodation is under-funded, and the government has no formal definition of what homelessness actually is, according to a major new report.
The Homeless Strategy, published today (11 January), sets out eight key priorities to improve the situation in the island.
It is estimated around 50 to 60 people a month seek a bed for the night at The Shelter Trust’s Aztec House in St Helier, with a similar number turning to the Jersey Women’s Refuge annually.
The strategy has been produced by the Jersey Homelessness Strategic Board which was formed in 2019 to understand the scale of the problem and come up with possible solutions.