Sir Brian Roche: Public Service Commissioner on the report into Jevon McSkimming and the future for Andrew Coster

The Public Service Commissioner is saying little on the details of Andrew Coster's ongoing employment after his involvement in the Jevon McSkimming scandal.  

A scathing IPCA report has found the former Police Commissioner was among those in senior police leadership who failed to properly address sex allegations against the then Deputy Police Commissioner.  

Coster is now head of the Social Investment Agency.  

His employer, Sir Brian Roche, says an employment process is underway for Coster and can't mention details.   

But he told Mike Hosking someone can be let go for behaviour at a previous job.  

Roche says the key issue is whether the information would have been relevant at the time of employment. 

The Public Service Commissioner says a review into the employment process of Jevon McSkimming was a little unfair to the commission.  

The independent review has been released into McSkimming's reference and probity checks before his 2023 appointment as Deputy Police Commissioner.  

Last week he pleaded guilty to having child sexual exploitation and bestiality material on his work devices. 

Sir Brian Roche says the review raised some valid points for improvements, which the commission is embracing.  

But he told Hosking it would have detected Jevon McSkimming's behaviour had it been given the right information from the right people.  

He says the man was living a double life which he was hiding from his family, his employer, and the Commission. 

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