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Deputy Catherine Curtis

@deputycurtis.bsky.social
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Elected member of the States Assembly of Jersey. Chair of the Children, Education, and Home Affairs scrutiny panel. Deputy for St Helier Central. Chair of the Ecology Fund. Vice Chair of the Assisted Dying panel.

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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
My proposition for a lifetime driving ban for those convicted of a motor traffic collision causing serious injury or death, who don’t stop and report an accident statesassembly.je/getmedia/42e...
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Letter from the children’s commissioner to my panel for our review about online harms to children
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Channel 103 @channel103.com · 11/02/2025
A panel of politicians will hold public hearings to probe what protections Jersey has to keep children safe online and if they are keeping up with ever-changing technology. www.channel103.com/news/jersey/no-s…
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Review to examine need for specific legislation to protect Jersey children from online harm
Politicians are reviewing whether Jersey needs specific legislation to protect children from online harm.
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States Assembly @statesassembly.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel has today launched a review into online protection measures for children in Jersey. The review’ aims to establish what is considered good practice with regards to the safeguarding of children within the digital world. Read more: bit.ly/3Q74R1S
Two children, one looking at a laptop and one looking at a mobile phone
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States Assembly @statesassembly.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
The Children, Education, and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel today questioned the Minister for Children and Families, Connétable Richard Vibert and his team, about the foster care provision in Jersey. The Panel learned... see comments
The Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel meeting with the Minister for Children and Families, Connétable Richard Vibert on foster care provision in the Island.
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The minister’s response to my question about the procurement and tendering process, which many local businesses find over complicated and unfair
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States Assembly @statesassembly.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
One Scrutiny Hearing is scheduled to be held this week. Friday 7 February The Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel will question the Minister for Children and Families regarding Foster Care in Jersey from 9:30am - 11am. Watch live online: bit.ly/3V0Epts or on YouTube: bit.ly/3CD7cyp
A microphone that is used during a Scrutiny Meeting.
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States Assembly @statesassembly.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Following the hearing, Panel chair, Deputy @deputycurtis.bsky.social said: 'The Panel was encouraged to hear that Jersey's safeguarding measures for protecting home-schooled children appear very robust and we are pleased that the methods for analysing exam results is currently under review.'
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States Assembly @statesassembly.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Panel chair, @deputycurtis.bsky.social welcomed improvements made to improve child mental health services and stressed the importance of ensuring spaces for teenagers and older children within the Play Strategy. The recording of the Hearing can be watched back on our website: bit.ly/3PLQQq7.
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
The CEHA survey response on curriculum from our Secondary Education Funding Review. These were the points raised by hundreds of parents, children, teachers etc in Jersey. Second slide in the comments
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Here are the next two slides I’m posting (just some from the survey) which was part of the CEHA review on secondary school funding. This follows the introduction of the new funding formula. You can read the full report here statesassembly.je/getattachmen...
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
I’ll be posting pages from the CEHA panel’s survey (completed by hundreds of parents, children, teachers etc) during the next few weeks on Facebook and Bluesky. The survey was part of the Secondary Education Funding Review statesassembly.je/getattachmen...
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Kevin Keen @keenjersey.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Too late for online & can’t face town? Why not give a donation to a Jersey charity instead of more stuff? You can find a list & donate to your favourite charity on our website or of course directly www.jerseycharities.org/members
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Merry Christmas everyone! Next constituency meeting at the Town Hall on the 13th January 12 till 2pm
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
The Children, Education, and Home Affairs scrutiny panel’s in depth review of secondary school education funding, complete with survey. statesassembly.je/getattachmen... @statesassembly.bsky.social
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
CHANGE TO MEETING TODAY Please note - due to the timing of an earlier meeting this morning I’ll only be at my constituency meeting today from 1.30 till 2pm. Normally I’m at the Town Hall every Monday from 12 till 2 to discuss matters but today it will only be from 1.30 till 2pm
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Prompted by a question from a Jersey resident, here’s some info on recycling in Jersey. Jerseys recycling rate does not compare well with Guernsey or many other jurisdictions. (Thanks to Alex and Felicity for their help with this) 1/
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
We keep getting messages saying climate change is a hoax and the world is flat. Is it 2024?!
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States Assembly @statesassembly.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
On Tuesday 10 December the States Assembly will meet to debate: • Extending eligibility criteria for election candidates. • A proposed scheme to support off-Island travel for sports and arts competitors. • An amendment to the Single-Use Plastics Law to ban single-use vapes. Read more: bit.ly/3VPd3av
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States Assembly @statesassembly.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
The Scrutiny Panel discussed topics such as the Early Years Plan, higher education, mobile phone use, EpiPens, and Educational Psychologists. Chair of the Panel, @deputycurtis.bsky.social, also welcomed clarity on university tuition payments for Jersey students. Watch back: bit.ly/3CWJ3CO
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States Assembly @statesassembly.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
There are five Scrutiny Hearings scheduled for this week which you can watch: bit.ly/4eYfcaz The Panels holding Hearings are: • Economic and International Affairs. • Environment, Housing and Infrastructure. • Public Accounts Committee. • Children, Education and Home Affairs.
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Deputy Sam Mézec @sammezecjsy.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
From 9th December, you will find our Housing Advice Service at @govjsy.bsky.social’s new office on Union Street. Got a housing query? Just turn up and someone will welcome you at the door and guide you to those who can help 😁
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Apologies, my Monday 25/11 constituency meeting at the Town Hall is CANCELLED due to Covid
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Great food allergy conference today with speakers including Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse, founders of the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation. I’ll be questioning the minister on allergy policy in schools in a public hearing on 6/12. Around 3% of school children have food allergies
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Late afternoon dog walk on Long Beach
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 02/10/2024
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,110,301!
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #6,110,301, Deputy Catherine Curtis ‪@deputycurtis.bsky.social‬, joined on Aug 8, 2024"
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 01/10/2024
Progress at last for our Reuse Centre (following my successful proposition last year) statesassembly.gov.je/assemblyques...
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 14/09/2024
At Highlands College Freshers Fayre to hear what the young people had to say. Concerns were raised about #mentalhealth support in schools, #housing, and #VAWG
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 23/08/2024
For anyone interested in online safety (Jersey is not in the OSA) my panel has had to delay its planned public hearing 12/9 because Deputy Morel now has another appointment. That’s disappointing as we really want to move this on. Here’s our briefing paper. statesassembly.gov.je/BriefingPape...
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UK Online Safety Act 2023
States Greffe Briefing Paper BP.06/2024 - June 2024 [Scrutiny paper]
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 14/08/2024
Swiss valley today
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 09/08/2024
My rescue cat, now 18 years old
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Deputy Catherine Curtis @deputycurtis.bsky.social · 08/08/2024
I’m looking to shut down my Twitter account. Very disappointed in what it’s become. Hope to see more Jersey, Channel Islands accounts on here
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