Two complaints against former Deputy Philip Ozouf have been upheld – but Islanders will not be told what he did wrong, and no further action will follow.
The Privileges and Procedures Committee has declared the matter closed because Mr Ozouf is no longer a States Member, publishing a brief summary that reveals neither what the complaints concerned nor how he breached the Members’ Code of Conduct.
That departs from its usual practice of publishing the full Commissioner for Standards report when a breach is found.
Privileges and Procedures Committee chair Deputy Carina Alves asked for her preference for publishing the full report where a breach had occurred to be recorded in the document.
The Commissioner investigated the complaints together and upheld both. The Privileges and Procedures Committee agreed that breaches had occurred.
The findings add to a turbulent final period in office for the former External Relations Minister, who twice faced suspension from the Assembly.
In September 2025, Members voted 29 to 17 to suspend him without pay for 28 days following a speeding case.
Mr Ozouf had been fined £575 for driving his BMW at 31mph in a 15mph green lane, failing to display a valid insurance disc and subsequently missing three parish hall inquiries.
A month after returning to the Assembly, he faced another suspension after pleading guilty to immigration offences. Members voted 31 to eight to suspend him with pay as a “neutral act” pending sentencing.
In February 2026, Mr Ozouf was sentenced to 120 hours of community service after admitting to five breaches of Jersey’s immigration law by employing five Rwandan nationals at his launderette in breach of their work permits.
He was External Relations Minister for some of the 18 months while he was offending.
During sentencing, Mr Ozouf’s lawyer told the Royal Court: “His political career, that he has devoted so much of his life to, is in tatters.”
The newly published summary does not establish whether either upheld complaint relates to those events.
The Privileges and Procedures Committee received the findings in July, after investigations completed in the run-up to the election. It described dealing with reports concerning former Members as “highly unusual”.
Having weighed data protection against the public interest, it decided to publish the outcomes but use its discretion to withhold the full reports.
The committee nevertheless stressed the importance of accountability.
“Whatever the outcome, the public must be assured that Members remain accountable for their actions whilst they are representing Islanders,” it said. “That is how we build trust.”
The same report also cleared former Deputy Moz Scott over repeated comments made during online exchanges with a member of the public.
The Commissioner found that her comments formed part of protected political speech, and the Privileges and Procedures Committee agreed there had been no breach.
Ms Scott raised concerns about the decision to identify her despite her privacy and data-protection objections.
She also objected to being named alongside former Deputy Philip Ozouf, against whom two separate complaints were upheld, arguing that this risked confusion and reputational harm.
Committee member Deputy Karen Wilson declared an interest and took no part in considering either complaint.
