‘Mr Kemp tendered his resignation based on personal reasons, shortly after arrival in Jersey, prior to being sworn in as a police officer.’ Paul Kemp was chosen to lead Jersey’s historical abuse inquiry

A FORMER detective superintendent from South Wales Police has been named as the officer who resigned less than a week into a top job at the States of Jersey police.

Superintendent Paul Kemp was chosen to head Jersey’s historical abuse inquiry but left after a few days in the job. Yesterday, Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand said he believed that the officer might have been put of by the ‘vicious and scurrilous’ attacks left on some internet blog sites, or because the structure of the police force was ‘quite different’ and more ‘hands on’ than he had expected.

The JEP has been unable to contact Mr Kemp and the States police would only release the following statement, which read: ‘Superintendent Paul Kemp was appointed to take up the role of SIO for the historical abuse inquiry.

‘Mr Kemp tendered his resignation based on personal reasons, shortly after arrival in Jersey, prior to being sworn in as a police officer.’