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WQ.20/2019
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS BY DEPUTY K.G. PAMPLIN OF ST. SAVIOUR
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 15th JANUARY 2019
Question
What proportion of children in care were confined to either a safe place or holding cell for more than 18 hours a day in each of the past four years?
Answer
The States of Jersey Police has confirmed that, from the period 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2018, there are 32 custody records, relating to 25 individuals, where a person under the age of 18 was in custody for a period of more than 18 hours. Five individuals were held in custody on more than one occasion for a period that was more than 18 hours.
The number of individual children who were looked after when the custody period exceeded 18 hours was 6. This, in turn, relates to 10 custody records.