Post-Brexit Guernsey

The island has planned ahead for the UK leaving the EU

Last June we were able to put a policy paper, the 'States of Deliberation', before Guernsey's parliament, on how we would manage the implications of Brexit for Guernsey. This was achieved within days of the UK's referendum result last June.

That paper was the result of contingency planning over the past few years in the event of the UK choosing to exit the EU. We had already begun to scope out our options, and this demonstrated that Guernsey was as prepared as it could be for every eventuality. Since then we have worked closely with businesses, representative bodies and our regulator, the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, to understand what opportunities may lie ahead of us.