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Aviation on Guernsey began in WW1 with a French anti-submarine seaplane base near Castle Cornet. Civil aviation started 4 October 1919. Airport officially opened 5 May 1939. New terminal operational 19 April 2004.

Alderney Renewable Energy Ltd (ARE) was sole licensee from 2008. ARE accumulated unpaid licence fees; ACRE and ARE reached out-of-court settlement in September 2018. Policy & Finance Committee decided in 2019 ACRE should remain operational despite having no active licensees, to…

Surplus income paid to the Social Investment Fund (SIF), incorporated in 2020, which has awarded over £2 million to charitable organisations in the Bailiwick

Originally the Treasury and Resources Department; merged into the Policy & Resources Committee on 1 May 2016 as part of States government restructuring

Parish church dates to AD 1030 when placed under patronage of Benedictine monks of Mont St Michel by Robert Duke of Normandy. Centre for the Guernsey Western Parishes. Services conducted in French until 1927. Guernesiais nickname for residents: etcherbaots (beetles).

Named after St Sampson of Dol who arrived from Brittany in the 6th century to convert islanders to Christianity. Parish church consecrated 22 May 1111, the oldest on the island.

Originally sat with only the Seigneur and Tenants from 1579. People's Deputies added in 1954. Reformed from feudal to democratic governance in 2008, having been the last feudal state in Europe. Building was originally the Boys' School.

The States of Deliberation has been an independent legislature since at least the 13th century. The States' Greffier post was created to provide the Assembly with a dedicated parliamentary clerk, operating under powers delegated from the warrant of HM Greffier.

Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC) is the Bailiwick of Guernsey's independent statutory financial regulator, established in 1987 under The Financial Services Commission (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 1987. It licenses and supervises over 2,000 firms across banking…

Office of the Data Protection Authority (ODPA) is the independent supervisory authority for data protection regulation across the Bailiwick of Guernsey, established in 2018 under the Data Protection (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2017. Formerly the Office of the Data Protection…

St Peter Port is the largest parish in Guernsey and the largest administration outside the States of Guernsey, with over 1000 years of history as capital of the Bailiwick. The role of Constable has existed since 1481. Constables are required to attend the Court of Chief Pleas on…

Vale was once two parishes, which is why it has 16 Douzeniers instead of the standard 12. The Douzaine system dates to medieval times.

First Guernsey parish to be occupied by German forces (30 June 1940, landing at the Airport). Second smallest parish by area. Notable former residents include Thomas de la Rue (founder of De La Rue plc) and William Le Lacheur (sea captain with Costa Rica links). Old Guernésiais…

Traditionally known as St André de la Pommeraye (St Andrew of the Apple Orchard). Once a cider-making centre covered in apple orchards. The parish church dates from the 12th century.

Parish church designed by John Wilson, completed 1818; houses the oldest bell in the Channel Islands (1432) and has the tallest steeple in Guernsey, originally a navigational sea mark.

TRP system replaced the Tax on Rateable Value (TRV) system on 1 January 2008

States Works is an unincorporated, self-funding trading asset of the States of Guernsey, governed by the States Trading Supervisory Board. With approximately 200 staff and annual turnover exceeding £13.5 million, it delivers essential municipal services including engineering…

Sark Tourism is the official government-affiliated tourism office and visitor centre for the Isle of Sark, operating under the authority of the Chief Pleas of Sark. Based on The Avenue, Sark, it provides visitor information, tourism promotion, accommodation and event listings…

Guernsey Registry (also known as GREG) is a government department of the States of Guernsey, operating under the Committee for Economic Development. It maintains official registers of companies, limited liability partnerships, foundations, limited partnerships, charities, and…

Parish believed to have been formed in the 11th century as a religious area with its own church, maintained by ratepayers to this day

Conservation & Design, Development & Planning Authority is the heritage team within the States of Guernsey's Development & Planning Authority, established in May 2016 under the Land Planning and Development (Guernsey) Law, 2005. The team maintains registers of approximately…

Constables of the Forest is Forest parish's governing body, comprising the Senior and Junior Constable and an eleven-member Douzaine. It administers parochial rates, bornements and building permits, dog tax, refuse and recycling services, hedge and stream inspections, noxious…

Film Guernsey is the film commission service operated by the States of Guernsey through its Marketing and Communications department (Visit Guernsey). It supports film and television productions shooting on the island, offering location scouting support, itineraries with…

Guernsey Foster Care and Adoption is the States of Guernsey's public service for children's placements, operating under the name Family Placement Service within Children, Families and Community Services. It provides foster care, adoption, short break care, supported lodgings for…

Guernsey Sea Fisheries is the States of Guernsey's fisheries arm, operating under the Committee for Economic Development. Its three officers handle fishing vessel licensing, fisheries legislation enforcement, catch and effort statistics, aquaculture site licensing and…

Created as part of the States of Guernsey Financial Transformation Programme alongside the implementation of the SAP system

Tourism & Marketing is the tourism, marketing and PR department of the States of Alderney. It operates the Visit Alderney visitor information centre on Victoria Street, Alderney, and promotes the island as a tourist destination.

Castel Douzaine Room (also known as La Chambre de la Douzaine) is the parish hall and administrative centre of Castel Parish, operated by the Castel Parish Douzaine. Refurbished in 2017, it provides hall hire (up to three sessions per day) and a boardroom for up to 16, suitable…

The Education Devolution & Delegation Investigation & Advisory Committee (EDDIAC) is a States of Guernsey parliamentary committee constituted on 22 October 2025 under Rule 53 of the Rules of Procedure of the States of Deliberation, via proposition P.2024/112. Chaired by Deputy…

St. Peters Post Office is a sub post office in St Pierre du Bois, operating as an agency branch of the Guernsey Post network. It serves as a collection point for BATIF foreign currency pre-ordered online or by phone, though currency is not sold over the counter. The branch has a…

Castel Parish is Guernsey's largest parish by area (10.1 km²), with a population of around 8,795. Governed by two elected Constables and a Douzaine of 12 Douzeniers across six cantons, it delivers rates collection, refuse and recycling, cemetery management, dog tax, mooring…

Until 1806 the parish was divided by the sea at the Braye du Valle until the channel was drained in the 19th century.

Guernsey Tickets is the official States of Guernsey event ticketing service, operated by the Culture and Leisure Department. It provides online, telephone, and box office ticket sales for events at Beau Sejour Leisure Centre, the Princess Royal Centre for Performing Arts, and…

Guernsey Waste is the States of Guernsey government service managing island-wide waste and recycling, operated by States Works under the States Trading Supervisory Board. Services include kerbside recycling collections, the Household Waste & Recycling Centre at Longue Hougue…

Housing Department coordinates the States of Guernsey's Corporate Housing Programme and manages approximately 1,700 social housing properties through three sections: Housing Allocations, Housing Tenancy Management, and Housing Property Management. Services span social housing…

Marketing & Tourism, States of Guernsey is a section of the Committee for Economic Development responsible for visitor accommodation quality assurance. It manages star rating grading for hotels, self-catering, and guest houses (assessed by Quality in Tourism), operates the Safe…

Enhanced following a 2021 audit with establishment of key full-time partner agency presence to improve collaborative working and information sharing

Parish of St Saviour is one of Guernsey's ten parishes, situated on the west coast of the island. Administered by a Douzaine of 12 elected Douzeniers and two Constables, it is responsible for refuse collection, roadside hedge maintenance, watercourse supervision, cemetery…

Island Archives is the States of Guernsey's official archive service, established by States resolution in 1986. Housed in three floors of the deconsecrated St Barnabas Church in St Peter Port, it collects, preserves, and provides public access to Bailiwick records spanning the…

Formed in January 2023 as a new arm's length body to lead Guernsey's tourism strategy; Hannah Beacom served as inaugural Chair from January 2023.

Public Health Services is the States of Guernsey government department for protecting, promoting, and improving population health across the Bailiwick. Comprising seven teams on five sites, it covers health protection, health improvement, and healthcare public health, including…

States of Guernsey Emergency Planning is the government function within the Committee for Home Affairs responsible for civil protection, emergency preparedness, and coordinating multi-agency responses across the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It operates under the Civil Contingencies…