Deputy breached confidentiality terms of Guernsey Police complaints review

Wednesday, 21 January 2026 10:10

Guernsey's Home Affairs president says Deputy Rob Curgenven broke the terms he had agreed to, which left him no choice but to expel him.

Late on Monday (19 January), Deputy Rob Curgenven used social media to say that he had been removed from a group that is reviewing Guernsey's Police Complaints process.

He said he had been told without notice, by email.

A day later, Home Affairs decided to explain why it had ejected the deputy from the group.

Committee president Marc Leadbeater says at its heart is a set of terms that everyone on the sub group had agreed to, which ensure confidentiality.

He says Deputy Curgenven was not at the initial meeting last year, but did latterly agree to the same terms:

“I am deeply disappointed that we find ourselves in this situation, and that we have had to make this decision.

"I brought this group together specifically to involve a wide range of views, and to ensure we could bring different voices to the table for the
review, however as part of that it was critical that we all agreed to terms of engagement to maintain the review’s integrity."

He says that Deputy Curgenven has been commenting on social media on ongoing police cases.

Another member of the group, deputy Haley Camp, hinted that deputy Curgenven may still have some input into an area that he has a special interest in:

“Maintaining the neutrality of the Oversight Group is vital to ensuring objective and independent results.

Though the outcome is disappointing, I have every confidence that we can continue to work with Deputy Curgenven and draw on his valuable
experience to support the group’s work.”

Complaints against Guernsey Police have made the news several times in the past 18 months following the release on social media of videos apparently showing what could be seen as aggressive arrests or the restraint of a person in custody.

Deputy Curgenven has written several Rule 14 parliamentary questions to Home Affairs on the Police Complaints regime and a viist by the Isle of Man force three years ago.