Policy and Resources Committee of Guernsey

The Policy and Resources Committee is the Senior Committee of the system of government in Guernsey. It was created on 1 May 2016 to replace the Policy Council of Guernsey.

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Guernsey operates a system of government by committees and consensus. There are no political parties. The members of the parliament, which is known as the States of Deliberation, are elected as independents. The States of Deliberation is both parliament and executive, but it delegates most of its executive functions to policy-specific committees, which are known as the six principal committees, each of which is run by five political members, all of whom have equal voting power.

Objectives

To provide advice for the States of Guernsey, to develop policies and programmes and to implement such policies when approved relating to:[1]

  • Leadership and co-ordination of the work of the States
  • Fiscal policy, economic affairs and the financial and other resources of the States
  • External relations and international and constitutional affairs
  • Other matters which have been delegated to the Committee

Committee

The committee is elected by States Deputies for a period of four years.[2]

The current committee comprises a president and four members.[3]

The president of the committee is the de facto head of government of Guernsey and may be given the title, Chief Minister. The vice president may also use the title Deputy Chief Minister.[4]

One person in the committee is nominated as Lead Person for External Affairs,[1] the title Minister for External Affairs is sometimes used.

Portfolio Deputy Appointed Notes
President Gavin St Pier 4 May 2016 Chief Minister
Vice President Lyndon Trott 6 May 2016 Deputy Chief Minister
Member Al Brouard 6 May 2016
Member Jonathan Le Tocq 6 May 2016 Lead for External Affairs
Member Jane Stephens 6 May 2016

Election

The 40 States Deputies hold an election to determine the President, with successive rounds of voting continuing until an outright winner is elected. All candidates having to be proposed and seconded.

Shortly afterwards, the newly elected President may name his preferred committee members, however it is the votes of the States Deputies that elect the remaining four committee members. All candidates having to be proposed and seconded.

Avoidance of conflict of interest

No person on the Committee may be a president or member of the six principal committees, or of the Scrutiny Management Committee, the Development & Planning Authority, or the Transport Licensing Authority.[1]

Six principal committees

Civil servants

The Policy and Resources Committee is assisted by key civil servants:[1]

List of heads of government of Guernsey
For previous Guernsey heads of government before 2004, see List of Bailiffs of Guernsey.
For previous Guernsey heads of government from 2004 to 2016, see Chief Minister of Guernsey.
# Name Term of office
President of Policy and Resources Committee
1 Gavin St Pier 4 May 2016 Incumbent

See also

References
  1. "Policy & Resources". States of Guernsey.
  2. "Policy and Resources Elections today". Island FM. 6 May 2016.
  3. "Guernsey Policy and Resources Committee chosen". BBC. 6 May 2016.
  4. "P&R to use old titles". Island FM. 26 May 2016.
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