The
States of Guernsey Police Service is the local police force for the
Crown dependencyThe Crown Dependencies are possessions of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....
of
GuernseyThe Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown Dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou, Sark and other islets. Although the defence of all these islands is the...
. In addition to providing police for the island of Guernsey itself, the Guernsey Police also provides detachments for the islands of
AlderneyAlderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands and a British Crown dependency. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...
,
HermHerm is the smallest of the Channel Islands that is open to the public. Cars are banned from the small island just like its Channel Island neighbour, Sark. Unlike Sark, bicycles are also banned...
and
SarkSark is a small island in the southwestern English Channel. It is one of the Channel Islands, is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and as such is a British crown dependency. It has a population of about 600. Sark's main industries are tourism, crafts and finance...
. The force was formed following approval by the
States of DeliberationThe States of Guernsey is the parliament of the Island of Guernsey. Some laws and ordinances approved by the States of Guernsey apply to Alderney and Sark as 'Bailiwick-wide legislation' with the consent of the governments of those Islands.When constituted as a legislature, it is officially...
in March 1915, consisting of an inspector, two sergeants, two corporals and eleven constables. As of 2008 it has 169 officers supported by 37 civilian staff.
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The
States of Guernsey Police Service is the local police force for the
Crown dependencyThe Crown Dependencies are possessions of The Crown in Right of the United Kingdom, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....
of
GuernseyThe Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown Dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.As well as the island of Guernsey itself, it also includes Alderney, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, Burhou, Lihou, Sark and other islets. Although the defence of all these islands is the...
. In addition to providing police for the island of Guernsey itself, the Guernsey Police also provides detachments for the islands of
AlderneyAlderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands and a British Crown dependency. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...
,
HermHerm is the smallest of the Channel Islands that is open to the public. Cars are banned from the small island just like its Channel Island neighbour, Sark. Unlike Sark, bicycles are also banned...
and
SarkSark is a small island in the southwestern English Channel. It is one of the Channel Islands, is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, and as such is a British crown dependency. It has a population of about 600. Sark's main industries are tourism, crafts and finance...
. The force was formed following approval by the
States of DeliberationThe States of Guernsey is the parliament of the Island of Guernsey. Some laws and ordinances approved by the States of Guernsey apply to Alderney and Sark as 'Bailiwick-wide legislation' with the consent of the governments of those Islands.When constituted as a legislature, it is officially...
in March 1915, consisting of an inspector, two sergeants, two corporals and eleven constables. As of 2008 it has 169 officers supported by 37 civilian staff.
The current Chief Constable of the Guernsey Police force is George Le Page.
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