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ITV News
05-07-2025
- Politics
- ITV News
Gavin St Pier back on Guernsey's top political committee as vice-president
Gavin St Pier has returned to Guernsey's top political committee after being elected vice-president of Policy and Resources. Deputy St Pier formerly served as P&R president between 2016 and 2020 and will now sit alongside the new committee president Lindsay de Sausmarez. In a statement, Deputy St Pier said: "I'm very grateful to have gained the early support of my colleagues. "In this role, I look forward to serving the committee and supporting the president. "The mandate of the Policy & Resources Committee is vast, and I know from experience how challenging it is given its role in providing leadership and coordination to the work of government. "Many of the challenges faced by our island are, at this point, well-documented and it's essential that this Assembly makes significant progress in addressing them this political term." Speaking about Deputy St Pier's appointment, Deputy de Sausmarez said: "I'm delighted that Gavin has been elected Vice-President. "We have a very experienced committee, with each member bringing many strengths to the table, but Gavin's experience as a previous P&R president will be invaluable. "The whole committee is looking forward to getting on with our work and I was pleased we wasted no time by meeting on Thursday, with our next meeting scheduled for Tuesday." Guernsey's deputies decided on who will serve as presidents of the 13 political committees earlier this week. Deputy St Pier received the seventh highest number of votes in Guernsey's recent election. Want the inside track on the key issues that will shape Guernsey's Election this June? Listen to Guernsey Votes, an ITV Channel podcast packed with expert guests, local insight and analysis you can trust...
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
States of Guernsey to axe IT provider
The States of Guernsey is set to axe its contract with IT infrastructure company Agilisys by the end of July - half way through its 10-year tenure. It follows a critical report of Agilisys' digital services across a range of government departments, published earlier this year. The move will see IT provided by multiple providers which the States said would improve accountability and the reliability of services for islanders. Agilisys has been approached for comment. The Policy & Resources Committee (P&R) said the decision to terminate the current contract was unanimous and in the "best interests of the States, and the wider community which relies on the many IT systems we have for the effective delivery of public services". Boley Smillie, chief executive and head of the public service, said the move would ensure better value for money for taxpayers. Mr Smillie said switching to a "multi-vendor model" would deliver better specialist services. He said: "We must keep pace with digital solutions that the community not only expects but deserves, solutions that make our services more efficient, and responsive to the needs of the Bailiwick." Agilisys signed a £200m contract for the delivery of the majority of States IT services in 2019 but faced major IT outages and concerns over the number of staff with technical expertise to deliver service. Gé Drossaert, The States' chief digital and information officer, said: "This new model will increase supplier accountability to deliver, unlike the current model where we have been reliant on one provider only, as we will have relationships with a range of providers." The States said it was currently in discussions behind the scenes with a range of providers to take on the work and this would be announced at a later date. Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to 'Serious mistakes' in handling of IT contract Old kit and lack of maintenance behind IT outages Policy & Resources Committee
