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Digital copy of a Memorandum from a member of staff at Haut de la Garenne to Children's Officer Mr C A Smith, for the attention of CCO [Child Care Officer] D [David] Castledine and CCO [Child Care Officer] H [Hal] Coomer. Taken from the Children's Services client file of Witness 182. [Some details redacted].

For Witness 182's witness statements to States of Jersey Police see ZC/D/AW1/B1/2/2/16.

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Reference	ZC/D/AW1/A3/6/2/23/WD003321
Date	6 December 1981
Scope and Content	Refers to Witness 182 and another female Haut de la Garenne resident absconding from Haut de la Garenne. Refers to an afternoon spent shopping in St Helier, and a new coat chosen by the other female resident. Comments on circumstances surrounding their later abscondence from Haut de la Garenne. Refers to Witness 182 being recovered to Haut de la Garenne by [States of Jersey] Police, with the other resident returning by herself. Notes that both residents were sent to bed in the detention rooms. Details conversation with Witness 182 regarding her reasons for absconding, mentioning confusion and depression. Refers to Witness 182's difficulty in choosing between spending Christmas with her mother or father [stepfather].
Names	Children's Services Haut de la Garenne States of Jersey Police Coomer, Hal Smith, C A Castledine, David
Keywords	abscondence \| Christmas \| clothes \| Children's Officers \| Child Care Officers \| childcare \| children's homes \| children's services \| Correspondence \| Children \| depression \| detention rooms \| evidence \| mothers \| mental health \| memoranda \| Police \| residents \| seas \| stepfathers \| Shopping \| staff \| witnesses
Places	Haut de la Garenne, St Helier
Dimensions	1 pdf file
Language	English
Level of description	File
Access restrictions	PDF file - please click on the link to download
Closed until	2100

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/A3/6/2 Evidence about former residents of Haut de la Garenne admitted between 1970 and 1986 designated as Witnesses Being Read into the Record during Phase 1a, in the form of Witness Documents.

ZC/D/AW1/A3/6/2/23 Evidence about Witness 182, a former resident of Haut de la Garenne admitted between 1970 and 1986 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 a member of staff at Haut de la Garenne to Children's Officer Mr C A Smith, for the attention of CCO [Child Care Officer] D [David] Castledine and CCO [Child Care Officer] H [Hal] Coomer. Taken from the Children's Services client file of Witness 182. [Some details redacted].

For Witness 182's witness statements to States of Jersey Police see ZC/D/AW1/B1/2/2/16.

ZC/D/AW1/A3/6/2/23/WD003321

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