Jersey Deputy could face Vote of Censure for breaching States' Code of Conduct

A Jersey Deputy who lied to States Members and the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry could face a Vote of Censure in the Assembly.

The Privileges and Procedures Committee has lodged a proposition seeking a Vote of Censure in Deputy Andrew Lewis after it decided he breached the Code of Conduct for Elected Members.

In accordance with Standing Orders the proposition will be debated as the first item of public business at the Assembly’s first meeting after the summer break on 12th September 2017.

Deputy Lewis has always denied any wrong doing.

In the Committee's report into Deputy Lewis' conduct, the majority of the five members of the who dealt with the complaint, are in full agreement that the Code was breached.

They said 'irrespective of the findings of the I.J.C.I., he misled the Assembly in 2008 and did not seek to rectify the situation at the earliest opportunity. Moreover, his subsequent robust defence of his position and failure to acknowledge and apologise for having misled the Assembly, even during the PPC hearing, constituted a breach of the Code.'