| Department | External Relations |
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| Start date | 15/11/2024 |
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| End date | 18/01/2025 |
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| Type of consultation | Green paper |
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| Deadline for comments | 18/01/2025 |
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| Responses publish date | 03/02/2025 |
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About the consultation
Give your views on if:
Jersey's anthem
While God Save the King is our national anthem, the Island itself does not have an officially recognised anthem of its own. This has led to confusion about which piece of music should be played at certain events.
An anthem symbolises national identity and fosters pride and unity. The Jersey Anthem would be played at sporting events and cultural ceremonies, locally and internationally.
Beautiful Jersey has been suggested as it is already played at sporting events and taught in some schools.
National day
Liberation Day is seen by many as Jersey’s national day, but 9 May has never been officially agreed as such by the States Assembly.
Official recognition would not change the way Liberation Day is commemorated, but it would help other jurisdictions to understand the importance of 9 May to Islanders, and the story of The Occupation.
What will happen after the survey
The results of this survey will be published and used to determine whether the States Assembly are asked to formally adopt the Jersey anthem and national day.
How to submit comments to the consultation
There are 3 questions in the survey:
- Are you responding as an individual or representing an organisation?
- Should 9 May, Liberation Day, be formally adopted as Jersey’s national day?
- Should Beautiful Jersey be formally adopted as Jersey’s anthem?
You can also leave your comments and suggestions.
Complete the Jersey anthem and national day survey
You can also send your response to:
Island Identity
Government of Jersey
Union Street
St Helier
JE2 3DN
Data protection
The information you provide will be processed in compliance with the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018. Find more information in the Public Engagements and Consultations privacy notice.
Under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011, information submitted to this consultation may be released if a Freedom of Information (FOI) request requires it. No personal data will be released.
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