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WQ.235/2021
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER
BY SENATOR S.Y. MÉZEC
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 17th MAY 2021 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 24th MAY 2021
Question
Will the Chief Minister advise –
- what consideration, if any, has been given by the full Council of Ministers to the recent Independent Children's Home Association (I.C.H.A.) Review of Children's Homes in Jersey; and
- whether, following the recommendation that Greenfields should no longer serve as a secure unit for children and young people, the Council of Ministers has revisited its previous decision to disregard a similar recommendation made in the 2019 report from the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry?
Answer
- No consideration has been given by the full Council of Ministers to the recent Independent Children's Homes Association (I.C.H.A.) Review of Children's Homes in Jersey. The recommendations have been considered by the Minister for Children and Education and CYPES officers are progressing their delivery.
- The Council of Ministers has not revisited its previous decision to disregard a similar recommendation that Greenfields should no longer service as a secure children's home.