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.
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:
The committee is elected by States Deputies for a period of four years.
The current committee comprises a president and four members.
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.
One person in the committee is nominated as Lead Person for External Affairs, the title Minister for External Affairs is sometimes used.
PortfolioDeputyAppointedNotes
PresidentGavin St Pier4 May 2016Chief Minister
Vice PresidentLyndon Trott6 May 2016Deputy Chief Minister
MemberAl Brouard6 May 2016
MemberJonathan Le Tocq6 May 2016Lead for External Affairs
MemberJane Stephens6 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.

Six principal committees

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