States of Guernsey

Quick facts

Established

1200 · 826 years

Coverage

Bailiwick Wide

Facilities

Accessible Restroom, Accessible Parking, Accessible Entrance, Accessible Seating

Industries served

Businesses, General Public, Government

Payment methods

Mastercard, Visa

Specialises in

Government Services, Business Surveys

People1

• Boley Smillie — Chief Executive & Head of the Public Service

Services offered

• Public administration
• Legislation
• Taxation
• Social security
• Healthcare
• Education
• Infrastructure
• Planning
• Housing
• Emergency services
• Immigration
• Law enforcement

Mon

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Tue

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Wed

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Thu

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Fri

9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Sat

Closed

Sun

Closed

Contact

Phone

+44 1481 227000

Email

info@gov.gg

Website

gov.gg

Social

Address

Sir Charles Frossard House, La Charroterie, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1FH

Subsidiaries34

Other businesses under States of Guernsey, across all of Island Graph.

• Alderney Airport—Alderney

  Alderney Airport is the Channel Islands' first (1935), operated by the States of Guernsey with Aurigny routes to Guernsey and Southampton.

• Careers Guernsey—St Andrew

  Careers Guernsey is a States of Guernsey entity established in 2007, providing bailiwick-wide careers guidance and support for all ages, including the GWEx programme and an annual Careers and Skills Show.

• Committee for Education, Sport & Culture—St Andrew

  Committee for Education, Sport & Culture is the States of Guernsey's principal committee overseeing education, sport, arts, and cultural affairs.

• Committee for Health & Social Care—St Andrew

  Committee for Health & Social Care is the States of Guernsey committee responsible for protecting and improving community health and wellbeing.

• Committee for Housing—St Peter Port

  Committee for Housing is the States of Guernsey body responsible for housing policy, social rental housing, and affordable housing delivery.

• Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure—St Peter Port

  Committee for the Environment & Infrastructure is the States of Guernsey's principal committee for infrastructure, planning, and environmental policy.

• Digital Greenhouse—St Peter Port

  Digital Greenhouse is a States of Guernsey-owned conference and meeting centre established in 2016, offering hot desk, allocated desk, corporate, and student memberships in St Peter Port.

• Edward T Wheadon House—St Peter Port

  Edward T Wheadon House is a States of Guernsey-owned public services hub in St Peter Port, specialising in benefits, income support, and driver licensing.

• Family Proceedings Advisory Service—St Peter Port

  Family Proceedings Advisory Service (FPAS) is an independent, state-funded service safeguarding children's welfare in Family Court proceedings, offering free mediation and advisory support.

• Guernsey Customs and Immigration Service—St Peter Port

  Guernsey Customs & Immigration Service is the Bailiwick's official border, customs, and immigration agency under the States of Guernsey.

• Guernsey Fire & Rescue Service—St Peter Port

  Guernsey Fire & Rescue Service is the island's statutory fire and rescue service, a States of Guernsey department established in 1922.

• Guernsey Legal Aid Service—St Peter Port

  Guernsey Legal Aid Service (GLAS) provides free and means-tested legal advice and representation to private individuals in criminal and civil matters.

• Guernsey Met Office—Forest

  Guernsey Met Office is the States of Guernsey's meteorological service at Guernsey Airport, providing aviation forecasts and maintaining the island's weather record since 1777.

• Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery—St Peter Port

  Guernsey Museum & Art Gallery at Candie Gardens, St Peter Port, holds collections spanning archaeology, geology, natural history, social history, fine art, and folklore, with a family Discovery Room and cafe.

• Guernsey Music Service—St Andrew

  Guernsey Music Service is the States of Guernsey's peripatetic music education service, providing instrumental and vocal tuition to over 1,000 young musicians since 1978.

• Guernsey Ports—St Peter Port

  Guernsey Ports is a States of Guernsey-owned organisation established in 2017, managing the Bailiwick's airports, harbours, and coastguard services, including search and rescue, with a team of 201-500.

• Guernsey Post Ltd—St Peter Port

  Guernsey Post Ltd is the States-owned Bailiwick postal operator, running 11 post offices and offering mail, stamps, foreign exchange, and logistics services.

• Guernsey Prison—St Sampson

  Guernsey Prison is the island's only custodial facility, operated by the States of Guernsey in St Sampson, with a capacity of 134.

• Guernsey Quitline Stop Smoking Service—St Andrew

  Guernsey Quitline Stop Smoking Service is a free, nurse-led public health programme operated by States of Guernsey Public Health, offering bailiwick-wide smoking cessation support.

• Guernsey Therapy Group Ltd—St Martin

  Guernsey Therapy Group Ltd is the island's largest physiotherapy provider, contracted by the States of Guernsey since 2002, offering specialist services across multiple sites.

• Guernsey Water—St Andrew

  Guernsey Water is the States-owned utility responsible for water supply and wastewater management, serving around 26,500 customers across the island.

• Health and Safety Executive (HSE)—St Martin

  Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the States of Guernsey's official statutory regulator for workplace health and safety, conducting inspections and risk assessments across Guernsey and Alderney.

• Islands Safeguarding Children Partnership—Castel

  Islands Safeguarding Children Partnership (ISCP) is a multi-agency government body coordinating child safeguarding across Guernsey and Alderney.

• Joint Emergency Services Control Centre (JESCC)—St Peter Port

  Joint Emergency Services Control Centre (JESCC) is Guernsey's integrated 999 dispatch centre, handling police, fire, and ambulance calls across the Bailiwick.

• Locate Guernsey—St Peter Port

  Locate Guernsey is the States of Guernsey's official relocation agency, established in 2015, providing impartial guidance on immigration, residency, tax, and housing.

• Policy & Resources Committee—St Peter Port

  Policy & Resources Committee is the senior States of Guernsey committee, responsible for fiscal policy, external relations, and constitutional matters.

• Priaulx Library—St Peter Port

  Priaulx Library is a historic local studies and family history library in St Peter Port, with a 30,000-item collection covering Guernsey's history since 1889.

• Revenue Service—St Peter Port

  Revenue Service is the States of Guernsey's tax authority, collecting income tax and social security contributions across the Bailiwick.

• SEND Alliance Political Oversight Group—St Peter Port

  SEND Alliance Political Oversight Group (SAPOG) is a States of Guernsey cross-committee body overseeing delivery of the 2021 SEND Review recommendations.

• Signpost.gg—St Peter Port

  Signpost.gg is a States of Guernsey online information service for disabled people, parents, and carers, developed by the States Disability Officer under the 2013 Disability and Inclusion Strategy.

• Social Investment Fund—St Peter Port

  Social Investment Fund is a Guernsey registered charity that awards grants to local charitable organisations through Small and Major Grants Programmes.

• Social Security Department—St Peter Port

  Social Security Department is the States of Guernsey body administering social insurance contributions, pensions, and welfare benefits.

• States' Trading Supervisory Board (STSB)—St Andrew

  States' Trading Supervisory Board (STSB) is a States of Guernsey committee providing governance and oversight of the government's trading businesses, including Aurigny, Guernsey Ports, Guernsey Water, and Guernsey Dairy.

• Visit Guernsey—St Peter Port

  Visit Guernsey is the official tourism authority and visitor information centre for the Islands of Guernsey, operated by the States of Guernsey.