A parliamentary information mission report on the Le Scouarnec case calls for tighter recruitment controls for health professionals, citing major dysfunctions that allowed the former surgeon to commit sexual violence and assaults.

Recommendation to create an attestation d’honneur to condition employment and retention of health professionals, and to grant access to FIJAISV for professional orders and healthcare facilities.

Context: Joël Le Scouarnec was sentenced in 2025 to 20 years for crimes linked to his medical practice, with a prior 2005 conviction for possession of child pornography and no professional restrictions imposed at that time.

Overall aim: tighten governance, oversight, and coordination across institutions to prevent similar failures in the future.

Two deputies push for deep reform of the Medical Order, with proposals including automatic transmission of final convictions to disciplinary chambers, while others advocate broader reforms of the doctors’ order.

The report notes the lack of regular checks on healthcare workers’ judicial histories and poor coordination among the judiciary, the Medical Board, and hospitals.

Disciplinary power could shift: remove sexual-crime cases from medical boards and transfer authority to regional health agencies, arguing the current system cannot handle such cases impartially and diligently.

Systemic issues are highlighted, such as under-resourced investigations into child sexual violence and inadequate investigative methods, with calls for improved training and a trauma-disclosure investigation protocol.