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WQ.273/2020
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS
BY DEPUTY M.R. HIGGINS OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 13th JULY 2020
Question
Will the Minister advise Members –
- how many Harassment Notices or Orders have been issued in each of the last five years by the States of Jersey Police;
- for what activities have such Notices and Orders been issued;
- for what period of time have such Notices and Orders lasted; and
- what checks, balances and reviews of these Notices and Orders are undertaken within the States of Jersey Police to ensure they are reasonable and that they have been enforced?
Answer
- The States of Jersey Police have investigated 399 complaints of harassment during the last 5 years. Harassment notices were served in 190 of these cases. A harassment notice effectively puts an individual on notice to desist their conduct/behaviour as continuance may result in prosecution. The issuing of a notice is not mandatory.
- A person commits an offence if he or she pursues a course of conduct: -
- that amounts to harassment of another person; and
- that he or she knows, or ought to know, amounts to harassment of another person.'
- Once served, a harassment notice remains open ended – there is no expiry date.
- The SoJP undertake a monthly crime audit & quality assurance process which would include cases of harassment.