Delay proposed for new Guernsey education law

Deputy Haley Camp says more revisions to the proposed law are needed

A motion to delay proposed changes to the education law in Guernsey has been put forward to allow for "adequate" oversight and consultation.

Deputy Haley Camp said the delaying motion, also known as a sursis motive, had been proposed to allow the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture to revise it.

Changes to the Education (Guernsey) Law, 1970 have been proposed, including introducing a board responsible for the oversight of schools in the island.

A key request by the deputy included limiting regulation-making powers by ensuring authority over the governance board were clearly vested in the States, not just the committee.

The sursis motive also wanted clarification over governance board structure including its objectives, responsibilities and delegated powers before the law was enacted.

Camp said the purpose of the delay was to "prevent the premature approval of legislation that would establish governance boards without powers, accountability or certainty of future empowerment".