The report, due to be debated by the States at the end of June, includes a request to rescind eight of the resolutions and rescind and replace a further one.
P&R said it is working on a better way to monitor and report outstanding resolutions with the aim of providing the States and public with more timely and detailed updates. It has refined internal processes and hopes that will improve things during this political term.
Over the past 10 years the States has agreed more than 4,500 resolutions, excluding procedural matters. More than 1,200 directed action from a committee, more than 1,000 were approval of funding or legislation, and almost 400 were appointments or elections.
Some are discharged as soon as they are made, including noting reports, appointments, approval of legislation and progressing procedural matters.
The remaining resolutions which direct operational action or instruct a policy direction sit with committees and are the focus of the P&R report, which, it said, would allow the States to hold committees to account, ensuring greater accountability and public visibility of the work of government.
It intends that the debate would take place ‘in committee’, where members can speak more than once which would mean that committees can explain their extant resolutions and respond to questions, offering ‘informative and constructive debate’.
‘Resolutions from previous States’ Assemblies are sometimes deprioritised by successor committees or can suffer from the lack of sufficient resource to progress them, most especially when resulting from amendments led from outside the accountable committees,’ it said.
‘The consequence as clearly illustrated in the appendices below is that some resolutions have remained a States’ commitment for many years with seemingly little progress.
'The policy letter presents a snapshot to the States and the opportunity through debate or secondary proposition to offer guidance on priorities for their committees.’
Resolutions by Committee or Service Area, jointly or solely responsible
Policy & Resources Committee, 108
Economic Development, 16
Education, Sport & Culture, 19
Employment & Social Security, 48
Environment & Infrastructure, 51
Health & Social Care, 74
Home Affairs, 51
Committee for Housing, 13
Development & Planning Authority, 13
Overseas Aid & Development Commission, 1
States Assembly & Constitution Committee, 11
States Trading Supervisory Board, 12