Candidates

A booklet with mini-manifestos from the candidates who choose to submit them, a full list of candidates standing and information how to vote will be distributed to households. 

The most public aspect of a Conseiller is making decisions in Chief Pleas, Sark's parliament, which meets five or so times a year. Activities include making legislation, debating policy and oversight of Committees. 

A larger proportion of a Conseiller's time is spent contributing to the work of Committees. Committees are agents of Chief Pleas, responsible for policy making and, in many cases, lead day-to-day delivery of public services.

Read about Committees' mandates and operational functions:

We have increased our civil service capacity. Chief Pleas now has greater structure and support through a small, professional civil service. 

The role of the civil service is to provide evidence-based policy advice and strategic planning so as to drive delivery. This affords greater assurance of essential public service delivery and for Chief Pleas to focus on the legislative and policy direction. 

Newly elected Conseillers are offered support by the Speaker of Chief Pleas and Deputy Speaker of Chief Pleas to understand the Rules of Procedure, particularly in relation to Committee elections.  

A support package is being developed for new and current Conseillers with an induction event on Saturday 1 February. This will provide training in procedure, legal drafting and IT with representatives from the Law Officers, Ministry of Justice and States of Guernsey travelling to Sark to offer their assistance and experience. 

Read about the Rules of Procedure:

Conseillers are expected to attend all meetings of Chief Pleas. This often involve preparation time, for example, meeting with stakeholders and briefings from Committees. 

The workload of a Conseiller varies depending on the number of Committee membership and the mandate of the Committee(s).

Conseillers are not renumerated.

Conseillers are required to abide by a Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct sets out the expected behaviour of a Conseiller based around the Seven Principles of Public Life (the 'Nolan Principles') and helps them understand their role and responsibilities, to Chief Pleas and the community.