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Historical Child Abuse: request to Council of Ministers.

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STATES OF JERSEY

HISTORICAL CHILD ABUSE: REQUEST TO COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

Lodged au Greffe on 2nd February 2011 by Senator F. du H. Le Gresley

STATES GREFFE

2011   Price code: A  P.19

PROPOSITION

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion

to request the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers to reconsider their decision that a Committee of Inquiry to investigate any issues which remain unresolved  in  relation  to  historical  abuse  in  the  Island  would  not  be appropriate.

SENATOR F. DU H. LE GRESLEY

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REPORT

The Council of Ministers presented its Report R.8/2011 [Historical Child Abuse: Committee of Inquiry] to the States on 1st February 2011. Under the Standing Orders of the States of Jersey there is no procedure for the States to debate the contents of this Report. However, I believe that it is right and proper that a debate should take place in the Chamber on such an important issue, which has dominated the news headlines in Jersey for the last 3 years. The outcome of the vote on this proposition will give the Council of Ministers either a clear endorsement of their decision not to set up a Committee  of  Inquiry  or  a  strong  indication  that  their  decision  needs  to  be reconsidered.

Financial and manpower implications

There are no financial or manpower implications arising from this proposition as I am simply seeking a debate on a decision made by the Council of Ministers.

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