Policy & Resources Committee

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

Guernsey generally operates a system of government by committees and consensus. There were no registered political parties until 2020. 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.

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 until the next general election. The next election will be in June 2025.

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.

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.