Politics of Alderney In return for the cost of providing the transferred services, Guernsey levies various taxes and duties on Alderney. The States of Alderney now consists of: The President of the States of Alderney is Stuart Trought; in October 2012 he was re-appointed for a further four-year period to December 2016 whereupon it was extended for a further four years to 2020. Notes: Note [1] Alderney representatives to the States of Guernsey An election for President is scheduled for 2020 with an ordinary election for 2018. There are no political parties in Alderney mirroring a similar situation in fellow Channel Islands, Jersey
External relations of Guernsey bodies such as the EU or the OECD. As a result, the crown dependencies work together on areas of mutual interest. For example, in 2000, the three states cooperated on development of common policies for offshore banking. In 2003, they developed a joint approach to certain EU activities around tax information. The heads of government of the crown dependencies, including Isle of Man, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, and Jersey, meet at an annual "inter-island" summit, to discuss matters of common concern, such as financial regulation and relations with the UK. The relationship of the Crown with Guernsey has been set out