Summary

  • Report into seven decades of abuse in Jersey has been published. Key points:

  • --- 'No doubt' of 'many instances' of abuse in Jersey's care system

  • --- Chief minister - 'I'm sorry to all those who suffered abuse'

  • --- More than 600 recommendations, eight key recommendation areas

  • --- Report finds 'failures at all levels of child management' and honorary police 'hindered investigation'

  • --- Services for children 'still not fully fit for purpose'

  • --- Haut de la Garenne - where more than half of the alleged offences took place - 'should be demolished'

  • --- NSPCC supports report's findings

  • --- If you have been affected the helpline number is: 0800 735 1000

  • Updates on Monday 3 July

Live Reporting

  1. Jersey sea wall being inspected for flood risk

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    Areas of Jersey's sea wall are being inspected to see if they need modifications to reduce the risk of flooding.

    Highways and Infrastructure staff will begin raising the sea wall at St Aubins Bay today but other areas could follow in future.

    There is a lot of work being done at the moment between us and Planning that need a lot of attention. Going forward from this point onwards will help to inform the public where there are areas that we need to address.

    Kevin Armstrong, Highways and Infrastructure manager

  2. Silent protest over L'Ancresse plans

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    Critics of plans to realign the L'Ancresse sea wall in Guernsey have lodged a "silent protest" over the plans.

    Ribbons of protest

    They have written messages on coloured ribbons and been tying them to one of the barriers blocking off the crumbling wall.

    Messages include "Keep the wall for future generations" and "Think before you act, don't waste the island's money".

    Politicians will debate the changes which include creating a beach backed by sand dunes in September. The plans could cost up to £1m.

  3. Sark Folk Festival branded 'brilliant' by visitors

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    The Sark Folk Festival has been branded "brilliant" by people leaving the event as it drew to a close.

    It sold out again this year but won't be on next year as the organisers said they were taking a break after running it eight years in a row.

    BBC Radio Guernsey spoke to a number of people at the festival to see what they thought of the event.

    Comments ranged from "brilliant" from a first-time festival-goer, to "as usual, it is excellent" from a regular.

    Sark Folk Festival

  4. Lagan £2.6m fraud conviction 'involved complex police work’

    Guernsey Press

    Highly-skilled police officers in Guernsey will catch anyone who attempts to commit frauds, a detective chief inspector has reassured the public.

  5. Guernsey 'not to blame' for lack of business ownership register

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    Guernsey's most senior politician has expressed frustration at the failure of the UK Government to approve the laws needed for Guernsey to set up a register of business owners.

    Gavin St Pier

    Gavin St Pier expressed frustration as it emerged Guernsey was the only Crown Dependency not to set up a register of business owners.

    Jersey and the Isle of Man have met the deadline set by the UK Government but the Privy Council has failed to ratify Guernsey's laws.

    Guernsey's parliament approved a law in February which paved the way for the private register to be established, but it still needs approval by the council.

    Mr St Pier said it was "frustrating" to be put in this situation.

  6. Jersey Care Inquiry: Thousands of documents and hundreds of witnesses

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    A long-awaited report into decades of abuse in Jersey's care system will be published later today.

    It follows a £23m inquiry that heard from hundreds of witnesses and read through thousands of documents over three years.

    Here are a few statistics about what the inquiry has so far entailed:

    Jersey stats

  7. Today's weather: Brightening up later

    BBC Weather

    After a cloudy start, skies will soon clear and most of the day will be dry and fine, with plenty of sunny spells. Maximum temperature: 18C (64F).

    Jersey weather

    Guernsey

    Guernsey weather

  8. Long pain management waiting lists 'caused by recruitment problems'

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    A problem with recruitment is the main reason why there's a five-month waiting list for the Medical Specialist Group's pain management clinic, staff say.

    Princess Elizabeth Hospital

    MSG consultant George Oswald said it's not the only area where there's been difficulty. He said paediatrics and orthopaedics had also previously suffered difficulties, but that these problems had been solved.

    Dr Oswald said recruitment was a problem facing all small jurisdictions.

  9. Work starts on Jersey's Gunsite sea wall

    BBC Radio Jersey

    Work starts today to raise a section of the sea wall in Jersey along the promenade, near the Gunsite, to stop flooding.

    The work will take 14 weeks and the Department of Infrastructure said it was asking that people in the area exercise consideration during that time as pathways were to be narrowed.

    Highways manager Kevin Armstrong said they wanted to avoid accidents, so urged users to be aware of cyclists and pedestrians coming from both directions.

  10. Environment president defends £1m sea wall plans

    BBC Radio Guernsey

    Guernsey's Environment and Infrastructure Committee president, Barry Brehaut, has hit back at critics over plans for the sea wall at L'Ancresse, saying alternative proposals are not realistic.

    L'Ancresse sea wall

    The committee want to spend about £1m realigning the wall to create a beach backed by sand dunes, but the level of spending has been criticized.

    Deputy Brehaut said people failed to understand the wall had no foundations and sat on sand. He added that some of the options being proposed by other members were "short-sighted" and could end up costing more.

    The issue has proved so contentious it's now going to be debated in the States in September.

  11. Police launch summer drink-driving campaign

    Jersey Evening Post

    Islanders are being encouraged to tell States Police about suspected drink drivers after the force launched a campaign to crackdown on the offence.

  12. Jersey care system child abuse report to be released

    BBC Radio Jersey

    A three-year inquiry into widespread child abuse in Jersey's care system is due to reveal its findings later.

    Haut de la Garrenne

    The Independent Jersey Care Inquiry, led by UK judge Frances Oldham QC, included the testimony of hundreds of witnesses.

    The £23m inquiry heard hundreds of offences took place between 1947 and 2004, with more than half said to have occurred at Haut de la Garenne children's home.

    The report is due to be released on the inquiry's website at 15:00.

  13. BBC Local Live in the Channel Islands

    Ryan Morrison
    BBC News Online

    Good morning and welcome to Local Live in the Channel Islands on Monday.

    We've got all the latest news, sport, travel and weather for Guernsey and Jersey to help you start the working week.

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