Guernsey generally operates a system of government by committees and consensus.

The States of Deliberation is both parliament and executive, but it delegates most of its executive functions to policy-specific committees, which are known as the six principal committees, each of which is run by five political members, all of whom have equal voting power.

To provide advice for the States of Guernsey, to develop policies and programmes and to implement such policies when approved relating to:[1] The committee is elected by States Deputies until the next general election.

[4] The president of the committee is the de facto head of government of Guernsey and may be given the title Chief Minister.

The Policy and Resources Committee is assisted by key civil servants:[1]