About public policies

Public policies are set by government to address problems in the community or to achieve desired outcomes. They can involve:

laws
strategies
projects
action plans

The Council of Ministers decide the types of policies that come into effect. Policies that involve laws or big changes are debated and agreed by the States Assembly.

There are a number of policy plans and ways of evaluating how well we’re doing.

Key policy plans and performance measures

Public Plans and Strategies	Description
Common Strategic Policy	The Common Strategic Policy sets out ministers' high level ambitions for Jersey from 2023 to 2026.
Government Plan	The Government Plan sets out the funding position for the Government, including income, and capital and revenue expenditure from 2023 to 2026.
Ministerial Plans	The Ministerial Plans set out individual Minister's priorities and the legislative programme for 2023.
Delivery Plans	The Delivery Plans set out detailed plans to support the delivery of the Government Programme for 2023.
Jersey Performance Framework	The Performance Framework is where we measure the progress that Jersey makes towards achieving 'sustainable wellbeing'. Sustainable wellbeing is a way of measuring the progress of a society, rather than focussing on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross Value Added (GVA).
Government Performance Measures	These provide a detailed overview of the delivery of services by government departments. Key areas include heath, education, customer services, community safety and criminal justice.