A British crown dependency is a special type of state.

As a result, the crown dependencies work together on areas of mutual interest.

Each Crown dependency has responsibility for its own customs and immigration services.

This was the first plenary of the Assembly to be held in a crown dependency.

It currently has the status of a self-governing Crown dependency.

It is a crown dependency of the British monarchy.

The 2000 Act does not extend to public bodies in the overseas territories or crown dependencies.

Since 2005 each Crown dependency has had a Chief Minister as its head of government.

Moves to lower the voting age to 16 were successful in each of the three British Crown dependencies from 2006 to 2008.

The Queen has a special relationship with both Crown dependencies, and is known there by unique titles.