In a letter dated last Friday, Deputy Le Tocq wrote to the Bailiff to say he had learned that the committee was intending to remove him and he hoped his resignation would make this unnecessary.
Remaining P&R members were intending to force his removal from the committee and find a replacement. It now seems likely that the States will elect a replacement for the senior committee tomorrow.
P&R issued a statement:
‘We have this afternoon received confirmation that Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq has tendered his resignation from the Policy & Resources Committee.
'Given this development, our committee is content to lodge a motion to withdraw the policy letter we submitted last week, seeking the States’ agreement to terminate his period of office on the committee.
'We will shortly discuss potential nominations for the vacant position on our committee.
While these developments are necessary for the successful delivery of our mandate, our committee is acutely aware that political activity such as this is relatively insignificant compared to the impact of the ongoing criminal court proceedings on our community and particularly those directly affected.
'We continue to have them at the forefront of our minds and hope the focus can now rightly be on allowing the court process to continue to its conclusion.’
