STATES departments are failing to communicate with the public, the Scrutiny Committee has said.

GUERNSEY’S proposed new population management regime could leave the island vulnerable to challenges under human rights laws, the Scrutiny Committee has warned.

A PROPOSAL to cut public funding for the colleges has reignited the 11-plus debate, according to one States member.

TWO members of Health and Social Services will step down and there are calls for the rest of the board to follow suit.

STATES members have dismissed a suggestion that Barry Brehaut should resign over comments he made about Guernsey’s fulfilment industry.

A POLITICIAN says he will not resign over comments he made about Guernsey’s fulfilment industry and which appeared in the national media.

VANITY projects prioritised by the Policy Council are getting in the way of essential social policy, a deputy minister has claimed.

UP TO £250,000 has been earmarked by the States for the airport firefighter dispute investigation – more than twice the sum deputies initially expected.

SHIFTING responsibility for sectioning mental health patients from parish constables to social workers will not incur extra cost, according to deputy Health minister Barry Brehaut.

Scrutiny Committee members expressed concern that the Government Business Plan was unwieldy and too complex as long ago as July 2007.