What are the motives, or agenda, of Home Affairs Minister Senator Ian (P9-26) Le Marquand? And how seriously does he take the Scrutiny process? Why would he rather give the Jersey Evening Post a “scoop” than give it, as evidence, to the Scrutiny Panel?
Why won’t the Home Affairs Minister take into consideration the FOUR ACPO Reports and the HMI Reports when determining the fate of our most senior Police Officer? How can he now honestly claim to be impartial?
Now here is something a little curious! It appears (and I stand to be corrected) that Senator Le Marquand might have divulged the Terms of Reference that the Wiltshire Constabulary are working by.
In the said “scoop” JEP article there is this.
“Operation Haven (by Wiltshire Constabulary)
1. Graham Power’s supervision of the Haut de la Garenne inquiry
2. Graham Power’s supervision of the financial management of the enquiry.
They read to me like “Terms of Reference” and one of the reasons I find this “curious” is because on the 19th of January 2010 Deputy Bob Hill submitted a number of written questions to the Home Affairs Minister. Among those questions was this.
With reference to the suspension of the Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police will the Minister inform Members -
(b) the terms of reference for the investigation?
And this is the “answer” given by the Home Affairs Minister.
(b) It is not appropriate for me to answer this section of the question due to confidentiality issues.
So perhaps it might be a good idea if the Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel, or any States Member have got questions for the Home Affairs Minister they should ask Diane Simon!!
This mess is just beyond funny, it truly is tragic............
Why won’t the Home Affairs Minister take into consideration the FOUR ACPO Reports and the HMI Reports when determining the fate of our most senior Police Officer? How can he now honestly claim to be impartial?
Now here is something a little curious! It appears (and I stand to be corrected) that Senator Le Marquand might have divulged the Terms of Reference that the Wiltshire Constabulary are working by.
In the said “scoop” JEP article there is this.
“Operation Haven (by Wiltshire Constabulary)
1. Graham Power’s supervision of the Haut de la Garenne inquiry
2. Graham Power’s supervision of the financial management of the enquiry.
They read to me like “Terms of Reference” and one of the reasons I find this “curious” is because on the 19th of January 2010 Deputy Bob Hill submitted a number of written questions to the Home Affairs Minister. Among those questions was this.
With reference to the suspension of the Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police will the Minister inform Members -
(b) the terms of reference for the investigation?
And this is the “answer” given by the Home Affairs Minister.
(b) It is not appropriate for me to answer this section of the question due to confidentiality issues.
So perhaps it might be a good idea if the Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel, or any States Member have got questions for the Home Affairs Minister they should ask Diane Simon!!
This mess is just beyond funny, it truly is tragic............