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Digital copy of a Memorandum from [Senior Child Care Officer] Mr [Jim] Thomson to the Children's Officer regarding the admission of Witness 195 to Haut de la Garenne. Copy sent to Mr [Colin] Tilbrook, Superintendent, Haut de la Garenne. Undated, c. April 1971. [Some details redacted]. Taken from the Children's Services client file of Witness 195.

For Witness 195's witness statements to the States of Jersey Police dated between 2003 and 2009, see ZC/D/AW1/B1/2/1/19.

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Reference	ZC/D/AW1/A3/6/1/24/WD000688
Date	1 April 1971 - 30 April 1971
Scope and Content	Refers to the admission of Witness 195 to Haut de la Garenne on 24 April on remand, detailing likelihood that he is to be charged with at least five separate offences of breaking and entering in complicity with another child by a Centenier at the Police Headquarters. Includes Thomson's assessment of Witness 195 in respect of his prospects, recommending borstal training for Witness 195. Comments on Witness 195's legal position, referring to a letter from the Home Office dated 22 December 1970 indicating him to be the subject of a Care Order.
Names	Thomson, Jim Tilbrook, Colin Children's Office Children's Services Haut de la Garenne Home Office
Keywords	borstals \| breaking and entering \| care orders \| centeniers \| child protection \| childcare \| Children \| children's homes \| Children's Officers \| children's services \| Correspondence \| memoranda \| Notes \| remand \| Police \| prisons \| Superintendents \| theft \| witnesses
Places	Haut de la Garenne, Rouge Bouillon
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/A3/6/1/24 Evidence about Witness 195, 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 [Senior Child Care Officer] Mr [Jim] Thomson to the Children's Officer regarding the admission of Witness 195 to Haut de la Garenne. Copy sent to Mr [Colin] Tilbrook, Superintendent, Haut de la Garenne. Undated, c. April 1971. [Some details redacted]. Taken from the Children's Services client file of Witness 195.

For Witness 195's witness statements to the States of Jersey Police dated between 2003 and 2009, see ZC/D/AW1/B1/2/1/19.

ZC/D/AW1/A3/6/1/24/WD000688

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