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Jersey’s schoolchildren are not the only ones about to get their end of term reports - the Island’s Ministers have theirs too, and their head thinks they have all been doing a good job.
The Council of Ministers have been looking at the highlights of their term of office so far, and asking whether they have met the targets set out for them in the 2012 Strategic Plan.
That plan covered key areas from meeting the Island’s health, housing and education challenges, to preparing for an ageing population and protecting the countryside and environment.
Chief Minister Senator Ian Gorst said: “I am very pleased that ministers achieved so much in the last 3 years, substantially delivering on the aims of the States Strategic Plan. We have introduced short term policies to steer the island through difficult times, like the Back to Work programme.
"And we have started to tackle the major issues that will effect the Island in the coming years, like the increasing health demands of an ageing society, and the importance of improving productivity in our economy.
“The impact of these reforms on our economy, community and environment will gather pace in the coming years, and future governments will need to build on the foundations we have laid. These fundamental changes will improve the lives of Islanders in the years to come, providing a lasting legacy, and helping the Island to address the major issues that will affect our community in the future.”
The other reforms and initiatives which have been approved include plans to build a new hospital in the Island, a long term care scheme, big improvements to social housing, a strategy to deal with liquid waste, a discrimination law and draft Charities law.
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