Comité des Connétables

What Comité des Connétables does

Comité des Connétables is the statutory coordinating body for Jersey's 12 parish Connétables in the Channel Islands, established under the Rates (Jersey) Law 2005 and operating from its headquarters at East Wing RJA & HS, Route de la Trinité, Trinity, Jersey. It is not a commercial enterprise; it is a government committee comprising the elected Connétables of all 12 Jersey Parishes (St. Helier, St. Clement, Grouville, St. Lawrence, St. Brelade, St. Peter, St. Ouen, St. Mary, St. John, Trinity, St. Martin, St. Saviour) that meets regularly to coordinate matters affecting the parishes. Its core administrative functions include coordinating the Honorary Police system (Centeniers, Vingteniers, and Constable's Officers) across parishes, centralizing Freedom of Information handling via the Parish FOI (PFOI) Unit, supporting electoral administration, processing Data Protection and Subject Access Requests under the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018, managing parish rates assessments and appeals through the Rate Appeal Board, and administering parish assembly and ecclesiastical affairs. The organization also acts as the secretariat for the related statutory bodies of the Supervisory Committee, the Comité des Chefs de Police, and the Honorary Police Association.

The product surface consists of administrative and governance services rather than commercial technology: the Online Parish Services Portal (parish.je) provides digital self-service for change of name/address, rates payments, driving licence renewal and replacement, and voter registration, while offline service delivery occurs through parish halls across all 12 parishes. The technology stack is modest — a WordPress-based website (comite.je), the parish.je citizen portal, standard cookie consent tooling, and reCAPTCHA bot protection — with no disclosed APIs, SDKs, mobile apps, or AI/ML integrations. Distribution is purely domestic (Jersey only), supported by email newsletters, an official website, and share-button-enabled social media distribution of news and election notices.

The business model is non-commercial. The Comité is funded through parish rates levied under the Rates (Jersey) Law 2005 and is accountable to the States Assembly. No commercial pricing applies, no revenue is generated, and there is no parent company, ownership stake, or investment instrument attached to the entity. The customer base is the entire population of Jersey residents and ratepayers who interact with the parishes for governance, property rates, licensing, voting, and community matters.

Name

Comité des Connétables

Legal name

Comité des Connétables

Website

https://comite.je

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Comité des Connétables is the statutory coordinating body for the twelve elected Parish Connétables of Jersey, providing centralized administrative support for parish governance, honorary policing, rates assessment, electoral administration, and FOI/data protection handling across all twelve parishes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Administration

NAICS

Public Administration (92)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE)

Keywords

• Parish governance services
• Local government administration
• Honorary police coordination
• Public records management
• Rates assessment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Trinity

HQ country

Jersey

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Comité des Connétables is a statutory coordinating body comprising the 12 Parish Connétables of Jersey that provides centralized administrative support across Jersey's parish system. It administers parish governance, processes Freedom of Information and data protection requests, manages rates assessments, coordinates the Honorary Police (Centeniers, Vingteniers, Constable's Officers), supports electoral administration, and operates an online citizen services portal (parish.je) for change of address, rates payments, driving licence renewal, and voter registration.

Product overview

Comité des Connétables is a government administrative organization that supports Jersey's 12 parishes through a unified set of parish services. The organization provides core administrative services including parish assembly coordination, Freedom of Information request processing, data protection compliance, rates assessment, honorary police coordination, and an online digital services portal. The product portfolio centers on administrative and governance services rather than commercial technology products. All services are provided through the parish office with supporting online self-service capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Supervisory Committee: A statutory committee established by the Rates (Jersey) Law 2005, consisting of the 12 Connétables, responsible for duties and powers set out in Articles 40-43 of that Law.
• Comité des Chefs de Police
• Honorary Police Association (HPA)

Products and services

• Parish Administration Services
• Freedom of Information (FOI) Request Processing
• Data Protection and Subject Access Request Services
• Parish Assembly Support
• Online Parish Services Portal (parish.je)
• Honorary Police Coordination
• Parish Rates Assessment Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Supervisory CommitteecoreOthersThe Supervisory Committee is established by the Rates (Jersey) Law 2005 and consists of all 12 Connétables. The Comité des Connétables and Supervisory Committee share membership and conduct joint meetings. Articles 40-43 of the Law set out the duties and powers of the Supervisory Committee.
• Comité des Chefs de PolicecoreOthersThe Comité des Chefs de Police comprises the Chef de Police from each of Jersey's 12 parishes, appointed from the Centeniers. Its role is to foster cooperation with States of Jersey Police and promote consistency in Honorary Police operational practice.
• Honorary Police Association (HPA)coreOthersEstablished by the Honorary Police (Jersey) Regulations 2005, the HPA represents all Centeniers, Vingteniers, and Constable's Officers. Its role is to strengthen and uphold the Honorary Police and represent members in matters affecting welfare and efficiency.
• Jersey Office of the Information CommissionercoreOthersThe Parish FOI Unit handles all FOI requests to parishes. Appeals of FOI decisions can be made to the Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner (JOIC). The Comité handles FOI matters under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011.
• States of Jersey Police ForcecoreOthersThe Comité des Chefs de Police cooperates with the States of Jersey Police Force and works with appropriate States or community organisations to coordinate policing across Jersey.
• Church of England (Parish Rectors)minorOthersThe Rector of each parish is a Priest of the Church of England and heads the established Church within the Parish. Rectors preside over Ecclesiastical Assemblies and are appointed by the Crown.
• Rate Appeal BoardcoreOthersMembers appointed by the States Assembly to hear appeals from individuals and businesses regarding rate assessments. Works with parishes on rate assessment reviews and appeals.
• Statistics JerseyminorOthersCollaborates with Statistics Jersey for data sharing agreements including Parish Profiles from Census data and dog licence data. Used for parish demographic and statistical analysis.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Honorary Police Association (Jersey): A sub-brand administered by the same office as the Comité, established under the Honorary Police (Jersey) Regulations 2005. Comparable as a statutory membership body representing volunteer policing officers across the 12 parishes.
• Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner: The independent regulator overseeing FOI and data protection compliance in Jersey, including appeals against Parish FOI Unit decisions. An adjacent enabling/oversight body with which the Comité has a defined regulatory interface.

Regional players

• Isle of Man Government: The government of another Crown Dependency with a comparable small-jurisdiction administration model, including local authority functions that parallel Jersey's parish system.
• States of Alderney: The government of Alderney, the third Bailiwick of Guernsey. Comparable as a small regional government peer within the Channel Islands system with its own elected representatives and local administrative functions.
• States of Guernsey: The government of Guernsey, the other main Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands. Comparable as a regional peer operating parallel parish/town-level governance structures under its own legislation.

Direct peers

• Parish of St Helier: The largest and most populous of Jersey's 12 parishes. Operates an independent parish administration with its own Connétable, rates, assembly, and honorary police contingent that the Comité coordinates at the inter-parish level.
• Parish of Trinity: One of Jersey's 12 parishes and the location of the Comité's headquarters (Route de la Trinité). Operates its own parish hall, Connétable, and rates administration as a member unit of the Comité.

Broad incumbents

• UK Local Government Association: The national membership body for English local authorities. Comparable as a broader-incumbent coordination body that supports and represents member councils in policy, funding, and statutory compliance matters across a much larger jurisdiction.
• National Association of Local Councils: The UK membership association for parish and town councils, providing advice, training, and policy representation. Comparable as a body that aggregates and represents local-level governance units in matters affecting their operation.
• States of Jersey: The principal government of Jersey, exercising island-wide legislative and executive authority. It is the broader governmental incumbent that the Comité's parish-level administration sits underneath, and it sets the statutory framework (Rates Law, FOI Law, Honorary Police Regulations) within which the Comité operates.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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