Mandatory training for States Members (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey on behalf of the States Greffe and published on 14 November 2023.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

Request

Please advise if States Members received training in:

(i)  AML (Anti-Money Laundering)
(ii)  Data Protection
(iii) Safeguarding

Response

The States Greffe provide a comprehensive induction programme for all States Members upon their election, to enable them to carry out their role(s). Within that induction programme in July 2022 all Members were offered training on, amongst other things –

• Data Protection
• Security and Safety – including a briefing with the States of Jersey Police

They were subsequently offered training in the Public Finances Manual.

Members have not received specific training on AML or Safeguarding through the States Greffe.

Training is not mandatory for States Members as they are elected officials and not employees.

This response has been issued on behalf of the States Greffe. The States Greffe is responsible for the information held by (and on behalf of) both itself and the States Assembly.  Neither the States Assembly nor the States Greffe form part of the Government of Jersey and the Government was not involved either in the examination and retrieval of any information required for this response, nor in the drafting of the response itself.