Connétable (Jersey and Guernsey) Connétable (Jersey and Guernsey) Connétables in Jersey and Guernsey are the elected heads of the Parishes. They are often called 'constables' in English. The constables are entitled each to carry a silver-tipped baton of office. In Jersey, each parish elects a constable for a three-year mandate (four years until 2008) to run the parish and also represent the parish in the legislature, the States of Jersey. At parish-level, the constable presides over the Roads Committee, the Conseil Paroissial (except St. Helier) and Parish Assemblies. The twelve constables also collectively sit as the Comité des Connétables. The constable is the titular
Living with the enemy in the German-occupied Channel Islands that external forces would someday remove the forces of occupation. It was almost five years before the islanders experienced freedom again. The Bailiwick of Jersey comprises the island of Jersey and many islets. The Bailiwick of Guernsey comprises the islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, and a few small unoccupied islands and islets. Over 25,000 people had been evacuated to Britain including most children, but 41,101 remained on Jersey, 24,429 on Guernsey, and 470 on Sark. Alderney had just 18. The Government in Jersey and in Guernsey were operational, though the emergency services were understaffed due to the evacuation to the