‘No action’ over licence for Education job
NO action will be taken after an investigation into whether the Population Management Law was broken when an employment permit application was made for the head of curriculum and standards.
The appointment process is still subject to a Scrutiny Committee investigation.
The administrator of population management instigated an investigation in August.
‘The investigation was undertaken by the Population Management inspector, an experienced investigator who is appointed under the provisions of the Population Management Law to make appropriate inquires in relation to compliance with the law,’ a spokesman said.
‘This investigation has been concluded and further legal advice sought which has confirmed that no action is necessary.
‘The Population Management Office will not be making any further comment on this matter.’
There has never been any confirmation about what or who exactly was being investigated.
Concerns had been raised that the application would have had to declare that there were no suitable on-island candidates.
One local candidate initially accepted the role, but pulled out having already made transition plans. Others were interviewed.
Education president Matt Fallaize was said to be alone on a five-person panel in voting against the first choice, but in the end his preferred candidate was appointed.
Deputy Fallaize has stressed he had no involvement in the employment permit application.
In July, the Guernsey Press first reported accounts of serious concerns about the appointment process, which happened in April.
