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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS BY DEPUTY S.Y. MÉZEC OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 24th FEBRUARY 2015
Question
Is the Minister aware of the current location of the item known as "Jar/6" which was unearthed by the States of Jersey police during investigations at Haut de la Garenne in 2008 and, if so, is she able to provide a dated chronology of where it has been since its discovery, including at which laboratories?
Answer
The item JAR 6' was found at Haut de la Garenne on Saturday 23rd February 2008.
Since this time it has been retained in secure storage at the States of Jersey Police Headquarters. It has only been moved on two occasions.
The item was taken to the Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit Research Laboratory in Oxford on 6th March 2008 for testing, was securely held at the laboratory until its return to the States of Jersey Police on 4th April 2008.
The item was later taken to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew for analysis on 11th February 2009. It was returned to the States of Jersey Police on 31st March 2009.