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Digital copy of a Memorandum [from the Superintendent, Haut de la Garenne] to the [Children's Officer] Mr [Charles] Smith concerning four children including Witness 171. [Some details redacted]. Taken from the Children's Services client file of Witness 171.

For Witness 171's witness statements to the States of Jersey Police dated 13 March 2008 and 15 March 2009 respectively, see ZC/D/AW1/B1/2/1/15/WS000133 and C/D/AW1/B1/2/1/15/WS000134.

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Reference	ZC/D/AW1/A3/6/1/19/WD001485
Date	8 January 1975
Scope and Content	Gives details of four boys visiting the Hermitage, commenting on their good behaviour. Includes remarks and observations about each child's behaviour, including Witness 171, upon their return to Haut de la Garenne, referring to their disappearance. Refers to remarks by an individual concerning the whereabouts of the boys, mentioning the hole under the house [cellars] at Haut de la Garenne. Describes the boys suggesting that Witness 171 could obtain money for them, and Witness 171's refusal. Refers to Morag Kidd finding one boy reading a book in the Prep Room containing information relating to Witness 171.
Names	Kidd, Morag Louise Smith, C A Children's Services Haut de la Garenne
Keywords	abscondence \| behaviour \| cellars \| child protection \| childcare \| Children \| children's homes \| Children's Officers \| children's services \| Correspondence \| hermitages \| memoranda \| stealing \| witnesses
Places	Haut de la Garenne, Hermitage
Dimensions	1 pdf file
Language	English
Level of description	File
Access restrictions	Closed for preservation - please consult digital copy

Context:

ZC/D/AW Independent Jersey Care Inquiry

ZC/D/AW1 Independent Jersey Care Inquiry - Phase 1a. Evidence of and relating to former residents of children's homes and foster care. Includes Witness Statements given to the Inquiry and the States of Jersey Police, and supporting evidence in the form of Witness Documents.

ZC/D/AW1/A Phase 1a - Witness Documents. Evidence relating to the experiences of former residents of children's homes and foster care. Includes extracts from Children's Services client files, witness statements given to the States of Jersey Police and documents relating to criminal proceedings and convictions of abusers.

ZC/D/AW1/A3 Witness Documents - Witness Documents Being Read Into The Record. Supporting evidence relating to the experiences of former residents of children's homes and foster placements designated as Witnesses Being Read Into The Record as part of Phase 1a.

ZC/D/AW1/A3/6 Evidence about former residents of Haut de la Garenne designated as Witnesses Being Read into the Record during Phase 1a, in the form of Witness Documents.

ZC/D/AW1/A3/6/1 Evidence about former residents of Haut de la Garenne admitted between 1959 and 1969 designated as Witnesses Being Read into the Record during Phase 1a, in the form of Witness Documents.

ZC/D/AW1/A3/6/1/19 Evidence about Witness 171, a former resident of Haut de la Garenne admitted between 1959 and 1969 designated as a Witness Being Read into the Record during Phase 1a, in the form of Witness Documents.

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Digital copy of a Memorandum [from the Superintendent, Haut de la Garenne] to the [Children's Officer] Mr [Charles] Smith concerning four children including Witness 171. [Some details redacted]. Taken from the Children's Services client file of Witness 171.

For Witness 171's witness statements to the States of Jersey Police dated 13 March 2008 and 15 March 2009 respectively, see ZC/D/AW1/B1/2/1/15/WS000133 and C/D/AW1/B1/2/1/15/WS000134.

ZC/D/AW1/A3/6/1/19/WD001485

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