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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 cases for prosecution have been submitted to the Law Officers' Department by the

States of Jersey Police Force in connection with the present investigation into historic child abuse?

( b ) O  f those cases submitted for prosecution in connection with the present investigation, how many

have been accepted by the Law Officers' Department?

( c ) O  f those cases submitted for prosecution in connection with the present investigation, how many

have been rejected by the Law Officers' Department?

( 2 ) Of those individuals who have had charges against them submitted to the Law Officers' Department by

the States of Jersey Police Force for prosecution in connection with the present investigation into historic child abuse

( a ) H o w many have been accepted for prosecution for all of the charges submitted by the Police?

( b ) H ow many have been accepted for prosecution for only some of the charges submitted by the

Police?

( 3 ) For each of the years from 1995 to 2007 inclusive, will the Minister for Home Affairs provide the

following information –

( a ) H  ow many cases for prosecution in connection with offences relating to child abuse have been

submitted by the States of Jersey Police Force to the Law Officers' Department?

( b ) O f those cases submitted, how many were accepted for prosecution? ( c ) O f those cases submitted, how many were rejected for prosecution?

( 4 ) Of those individuals who have had charges against them submitted for prosecution by the States of

Jersey Police Force to the Law Officers' Department in each of the years from 1995 – 2007 inclusive –

( a ) H o w many were accepted for prosecution for all of the charges submitted by Police?

( b ) H o w many were accepted for prosecution for only some of the charges submitted by the Police?

( 5 ) In the event of any of the cases for prosecution referred to in questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 having been refused,

could the Minister inform the Assembly of the reasons cited for each such refusal?

Answer

1 ( a ) T w o cases have been submitted. One prosecution file and one evidence bundle h av e gone to the Advocates in the Law Officers Department, Morier House

  1. C h a rg es have been laid inrespectoftheprosecution file. A reply ispending in re s p e ct

of the evidence bundle.

  1. Seeabove.

2 .( a ) & (b)

In re s pect of the file referred to above, some additional charges have been added and some may be discontinued.

3 . 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.

4. S e n ator Syvret has agreed to a 2 week extension to allow this information to be provided by May 13th.

5 . N o t a pplicable.