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WQ.258/2018
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS BY DEPUTY M.R. LE HEGARAT OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 20th NOVEMBER 2018
Question
Will the Minister advise –
- how many officers are allocated to the Public Protection Unit;
- what the Unit's budget is;
- whether or not there are any vacancies in the Unit;
- how many alleged crimes have been reported since January in relation to offences against children;
- in how many such cases have charges been brought; and
- how many such crimes have been successfully prosecuted?
Answer
- The current establishment set for the Public Protection Unit (PPU) is 11 officers. In addition, 2 officers are currently working as part of the PPU in response to the recommendations of the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry. The additional funding for these posts (£120,000) is in place until the end of 2019.
- The budget for the PPU is £1.5million.
- There are currently 2 vacancies in the PPU.
- The States of Jersey Police (SoJP) have recorded 278 complaints of crimes against children (under 18) this year to date. 33 of these are historic (more than 1 year old).
- & (f) 17 of these cases have been successfully prosecuted through the Courts. An additional 17 have been dealt with at Parish Hall Enquiries.
Other outcomes include:
- 14 cases assessed as not in the public interest to proceed.
- 85 cases where no complaint was forthcoming.
- 43 cases where there was insufficient evidence to proceed.
- 49 cases are the subject of an on-going investigation.