No police investigation into ESC appointment

Friday 02 August 2019

Law Enforcement are not investigating whether Education, Sport & Culture broke the law in their appointment of a new Head of Curriculum and Standards, despite requests to do so from deputies.

Express understands that at least one States member has contacted Law Enforcement authorities asking for the matter to investigated.

The ESC Committee has been under-fire in the last week over an email sent by Deputy Fallaize to the Committee's then Chief Secretary, after a local candidate was successful for a role that had been created specifically with a preferred off-island candidate in mind.

The successful candidate then withdrew after originally accepting the job and the HR advisor told the Guernsey Press that they resigned after being asked to make a false declaration that there were no suitable on-island candidates when applying for a long term employment permit. 

However, Bailiwick Law Enforcement has said that there is no investigation underway.

"No investigation into this matter is being undertaken," a spokesman said. "If there’s a legitimate referral appropriate action will be taken.”

The spokesman did not answer whether Guernsey Police had received any requests from States Deputies to investigate this matter. 

Pictured top: The ESC Committee with the Police station.