Policy & Resources Committee
The Policy & 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 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. Objectives To provide advice for the States of Guernsey, to develop policies and programmes and to implement such policies when approved relating to: 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. 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