States of Guernsey

Joined the Commonwealth: 19 November 1926

CPA Branch Formed: 1952 as Subsidiary Branch; auxiliary 1972

Unicameral/Bicameral: Unicameral– States of Guernsey (40)

Parliament/Legislature website: States of Guernsey

Committees:

Number of Departmental/Ministry Oversight Committees: 10 (with executive functions)

Number of Joint Committees (if bicameral): 3

Names of House Management (such as Privileges or Procedure) Committees: States Assembly and Constitution Committee. 

Recent news

• Importance of sharing parliamentary practice in small Commonwealth jurisdictions highlighted by Acting CPA Chairperson on visit to Guernsey (09 September 2021)

Articles in The Parliamentarian (2013 to date)

• The Parliamentarian 2021 Issue One - Deputy Lyndon Trott, Guernsey goes green on a global stage
• The Parliamentarian 2018 Issue Four - Deputy Emilie Yerby, Guernsey’s equality and non-discrimination legislation
• The Parliamentarrian 2017 Issue Three - Deputy Dawn Tindall, Members' conflicts of interests in a small jurisdiction
• The Parliamentarian 2016 Issue Two - Simon Ross, Separation of Powers in Small States