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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS BY SENATOR S. SYVRET
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 29TH APRIL 2008 Question
" 1 . Will the Minister for Home Affairs supply the following information –
( a ) H ow many warrants have been applied for by the States of Jersey Police Force in connection with
the present investigation into historic child abuse?
( b ) O f those warrants applied for in connection with the present investigation, how many have been
agreed?
( c ) O f those warrants applied for in connection with the present investigation, how many have been
refused?
2 . F or each of the years from 1995 to 2007 inclusive, will the Minister for Home Affairs provide the
following information –
(a ) I n each year, how many warrants were applied for by the States of Jersey Police Force in
connection with child protection matters?
( b ) I n each year, how many of those applications were agreed? ( c ) I n each year, how many of those applications were refused?
3 . I n the event of any of the warrants referred to in questions 1 and 2 having been refused, could the
Minister inform the Assembly of the reasons cited for each such refusal?"
Answer
1 . (a ) O n e a rrest warrant and one search warrant. (b ) T h e a rrest warrant was granted.
(c) T h e s earch warrant was refused.
2 . S e n at or Syvret has agreed to a 2 week extension to allow this information to be p ro v i ded by May 13th
3 . T h e r eason given was that there was no legislation covering the issue of warrants in th e circumstances of this operation as the application did not fall within the provisions of the Police Procedures and Criminal Evidence Law..