Just half of this year's Tynwald Day petitions 'in order'

Twenty put forward to politicians in St John's

Of the twenty petitions for redress submitted at this year's Tynwald Day ceremony, only half were 'in order'.

Those handing over their papers to politicians in St John's are told in advance of the guidance they have to follow.

It's the remit of the Clerk of Tynwald's Office to assess whether the petitions are in line with that guidance, and it says a finding that they are either in or out of order doesn't imply that the office agrees or disagrees with the merits of the case.

Of the nine submitted by Peel's Trevor Cowin - a regular petitioner at the annual event - seven weren't in order and one has been marked as 'lapsed' because it was first presented before 2021.

The petition from Alfred Caine, concerning the Former Nurses' Home, was also found to not be in order because it is a complaint against an identified Minister. 

Christopher Pay's concerning the proposed 20mph zones wasn't in order as the Office said there was too much overlap between the proposals in the petition and those which were rejected by Tynwald in a recent debate.

Those deemed 'in order' include; Millie Blenkinsop-French's petition concerning a dementia village on the Island, Mr Cowin's petition regarding a 'Public speaking scheme' and George Hargreaves' concerning a Manx language film.

Others include both of Jenni Quiggin's concerning safeguarding and police complaints, Michael Quine's regarding 'breathing and breathwork', and David Watts', which focused on financial assistance to King William's College.

One petition put forward by Nichola Whitlam-Beckett and 27 others concerning neurodiversity training was also deemed to be in order.

As too was Chris Woodrow's petition concerning 'judicial independence'.  

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