No Centenier election as honorary officer of 33 years stands down

Monday 11 December 2023

What was set to be St Helier's first contested Centenier election for nearly 20 years will no longer be going ahead, as an honorary police officer who has served the parish for more than 33 years has stood down.

Danny Scaife, who was first elected as a Constable’s Officer in November 1990, has confirmed that he will not be seeking re-election as one of the parish’s Centeniers.

He became a Centenier in 1999 and took on the role as the parish’s Chef de Police in 2007.

He attended the Royal Court on Friday to confirm that he was withdrawing from the election, which is due to take place next Wednesday.

Mr Scaife’s withdrawal leaves two election candidates, David Curtis and Mark Le Chevalier, for the two vacant roles, which means that both men are due to be sworn in on 15 December.

Constable Simon Crowcroft said: “There is nothing about the honorary police system that Danny is not aware of.

“He has put his whole life into the honorary police and devoted an enormous amount of time into the parish. He will leave very big boots to fill and I am grateful for his contribution.”

Mr Curtis is an existing Centenier, while Mr Le Chevalier, a newcomer to the role, stood as a candidate for Constable in last year’s general election, gaining 2,166 votes to the 3,110 won by Mr Crowcroft.

Pictured top: Mark Le Chevalier, Danny Scaife and David Curtis.