States of Guernsey Police Service
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The States of Guernsey Police Service is the local police force for the Crown dependency
of Guernsey
. In addition to providing police for the island of Guernsey itself, the Guernsey Police also provides detachments for the islands of Alderney
, Herm
and Sark
. The force was formed following approval by the States of Deliberation
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 Patrick Rice. His deputy is Ian Morellec.
Crown dependency
The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....
of Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
. In addition to providing police for the island of Guernsey itself, the Guernsey Police also provides detachments for the islands of Alderney
Alderney
Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. 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...
, Herm
Herm
Herm is the smallest of the Channel Islands that is open to the public and is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Cars are banned from the small island just like its Channel Island neighbour, Sark. Unlike Sark, bicycles are also banned...
and Sark
Sark
Sark is a small island in the Channel Islands in southwestern English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. It is a royal fief, geographically located in the Channel Islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population...
. The force was formed following approval by the States of Deliberation
States of Guernsey
The States of Guernsey is the parliament of the island of Guernsey. Some laws and ordinances approved by the States of Guernsey also apply to Alderney and Sark as "Bailiwick-wide legislation" with the consent of the governments of those islands...
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 Patrick Rice. His deputy is Ian Morellec.