The ex-probation officer said she was ‘devastated’ about the ‘genuine mistake’, which she attributed to the fact that she was late putting herself forward for the role of St Brelade Constable.
Miss Carré, a psychotherapist who runs her own private practice, said: ‘It was never my intention to deceive anyone. Filling the nomination document up in the wrong order was a genuine mistake.
‘It was overlooked because I was late in putting myself forward as a candidate in the upcoming election for Constable of St Brelade and so my focus was on finding a proposer and seconders before the deadline.’
However, she added that she believed the matter was handled in a heavy-handed manner.
‘I like to think of myself as open and transparent and if I do wrong, I am always ready to stand up and be counted for it,’ she said. ‘But I do feel I, and the ten people who put their trust in me, were dealt with harshly.
‘Being summoned to the Royal Court was particularly devastating for me on two counts; firstly because of the shock my proposer and nine seconders must have felt when they received a visitation from the Viscount’s Department warning them for court, and, secondly, because I was once a probation officer so obviously believe the law is there to be upheld – I would never actively flout it.’
Miss Carré had been running on a platform to improve parking issues in St Aubin’s village, regulating noise pollution and supporting the elderly.
She added: ‘I want to apologise to the electorate of St Brelade for not carrying out my intention to represent them in the Parish as Constable and to all those who found themselves summonsed to the Royal Court.’
