08/09/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

Edinburgh, on the vote that could reshape Britain. Now we join the

news teams where you are. Good evening. Now the news from the

Channel Islands. There's concern that a new Freedom

of Information law for Jersey From January 2015, islanders will

have the right to access information held by public authorities

like they do in the UK. Tonight though there are claims that

some companies may be exempt from the laws.

Christina Ghidoni reports. How many crimes are committed

near where you live? From next year this is the sort

of question anyone will be able Under Jersey's new Freedom

of Information law, government organisations such

as the police and health departments will be legally bound to disclose

how money is spent or But as it stands

at the moment the law doesn't cover For example, the former housing

department now Andium Homes which has 10,000 homes in Jersey, or the

telecoms company JT, which provides There are maybe some that are

no longer open because they have privatised. And this is a concern.

There are elements within the Jersey government that want to privatise an

awful lot. And if they are privatise government that want to privatise an

awful lot. And if they are then even states members cannot ask

questions in the States and get an answer, so these will remain hidden

and secretive. Data Protection Commissioner Emma

Martins will be in charge She says it marks a brand new era

in openness but there are still The states have the still decide who

is covered by FOI from January. So there is still work to be done,

in that respect, to clarify exactly, but most of the States

departments, like ourselves, will be The UK has had a Freedom

of Information Act for almost ten years now ` Jersey's

law is just months away from coming in, but it seems the final list of

exactly which government bodies will Jersey politician Nick Le Cornu

could face disciplinary action following a tweet he made

about a fellow States member. The St Helier deputy tweeted what

appeared to be a sexist comment about Deputy Kristina Moore,

who's recovering from cancer. The Privileges and

Procedures Committee, which decides whether disciplinary action should

be taken, will decide tomorrow. Rising demand for cremations

in Guernsey have forced the States to look at plans for improving

the facility at Le Foulon. The government is seeking ways

of boosting capacity It's a part of life most

of us don't like to think about. But it's one

the States are having to. The current crematorium here

at the Foulon And with cremation

an increasingly popular option, work's started to look

at how to go about it. We are reaching the end

of the projected life for the existing crematorium and it

will no longer be economical to maintain so we have taken decision

to evaluate the current installation Whatever the States chose to replace

this facility with will need to meet future demand,

but as well as considering that they're also looking at whether this

is the best location for it. And those in the business

of organising funerals are well aware of the limitations

of the current site. But the current chapel is atop

a very steep knoll. You watch people walking up that

steep hill, We need a bigger facility for

accommodating larger congregations. The States hope to find

a solution that's right for Guernsey before the end of its

life. 50 new homes are expected to be

ready at one of Guernsey's largest housing

developments by November this year. More than ?6 million is being spent

refurbishing Cour du Parc in St Peter Port, after it was deemed

unsafe and uninhabitable. Jen Smith has been to see

for herself. Guernsey's Cour du Parc is having

a makeover. 50 flats are being built here

at Cour du Parc. This one here on the top floor is

nearly finished, but on the And that's because the high rise has

been refurbished from the top down. This is the master bedroom, first

room as you come through the door. When work is finished here, all

of the flats will look like this. Around two`thirds will be used

for social housing, And they'll all be kitted out

with the latest mod cons. I don't think any building this size

has been cladded with the cladding we have got here. It is a very

modern cladding. I don't think that the windows here have been used on

the island before but at this There are not any other buildings

that are this high. At around 100 feet high,

those living on the top floor will One of the workers, who has vertigo,

had to go up in a cage. But that's not something residents

will have to worry about, as a lift will be installed by

the time they move in, in November. It's been announced that a

Canadian Lancaster bomber will make a visit to Guernsey

at this Thursday's air display. The aeroplane will fly alongside

the only other remaining Lancaster in the world, and will display

in Jersey's Air display too. Time now for the weather forecast

with David Braine. Good evening. High`pressure is

sticking with us. There is more fine weather for the rest of the

Castlereagh fine weekend. We will see some subtle changes, but the dry

day tomorrow with some warm sunshine. Overnight tonight, lots of

clear skies. Quite hazy first thing tomorrow morning, with some shallow

mist quickly clearing. By the time we get into the afternoon, we should

seek temperatures of 20 Celsius quite widely. The warmest spot in

Jersey, seeing 70 Fahrenheit. A breeze developing from the

north`east during the latter half of the leading. More cloud as we move

towards the weekend, but it is still fine and dry. An easterly breeze

developing and temperatures holding up at around 21 Celsius in the

sunshine. Cooler along the coastline. Night`time temperatures a

bit lower with the clear skies, but holding up at around 13 Celsius.

Coming up, the full forecast for the United Kingdom, but from the team

here, it is good night and I will leave you with a

too bad for the next few days. Out of London, now the national

forecast. Good evening. A little bit of mist

and fog in the coming few mornings. Apart from that, we are set fair.

This high pressure has been drifting in through the day. It will stick

around through the week and into the weekend. So the rest of this week

looks very good indeed, a lot of dry weather in the forecast. This is

what we saw earlier today, a lovely afternoon across England and Wales,

lots of sunshine, high level cloud drifting south through the evening.

Essentially overnight, many of us dry, with clear skies. Light winds

as well that. Combination will lead to the mist and fog forming, mainly

across northern and western areas. 10 or 11 in towns and cities. In the

countryside temperatures down to three or four degrees. Rural

Northern Ireland and rural Scotland could be close to freezing. : In the

north of Scotland thicker cloud keeping temperatures up and

producing the odd spot of rain. Elsewhere, it's a dry start. Extra

cloud for eastern Scotland and England. We have fog patches to

contend with. I don't think it will be overly dense. It could be in one

or two places. Not too much fog in the south-eastern corner. If you

don't see fog through the morning, you should see sunshine. Any fog you