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Digital copy of Exhibit AL24: Letter from [William Bailhache], Attorney General to Deputy Andrew Lewis, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs concerning the issue of corroboration. [Some details redacted].

Used as evidence in relation to Andrew Lewis's Witness Statement to the Inquiry dated 8 February 2016 [ZC/D/AW4/B2/4/WS000709].

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Reference	ZC/D/AW4/A5/4/WD009179/24
Date	22 December 2008
Scope and Content	Sets out details of present Jersey law in cases where the evidence against the accused relies on that of an accomplice in sexual cases and in cases where the complainant is a child, referring to issuance of a corroboration warning to the jury. Outlines the UK position, the Privy Council approach, and the Jersey position, and sets out a number of policy and political considerations.
Names	Bailhache, William Diplock, Lord William Ferreira Family Gilbert Family Hester Family Lewis, Andrew, Deputy Rowe, Ben Attorney General Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal Home Affairs and Education Scrutiny Panel Home Affairs Law Officers' Department Privy Council States of Jersey Police
Keywords	abuse \| allegations \| Children \| child abuse \| conduct \| Correspondence \| corroboration \| evidence \| inquiries \| investigations \| IJCI \| juries \| laws \| Letters \| policies \| Police \| sexual abuse \| sexual offences \| witnesses \| young people
Places	Grenada, 11, Royal Square, United Kingdom
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/AW4 Independent Jersey Care Inquiry - Phase 2. Evidence relating to policing, investigations of abuse, and decisions on prosecution. Contains evidence from States of Jersey Police, the Honorary Police, politicians, civil servants, and the Law Officers’ Department. Includes Witness Statements given to the Inquiry and the States of Jersey Police, and supporting evidence in the form of Witness Documents.

ZC/D/AW4/A Phase 2 - Witness Documents. Evidence relating to policing, investigations of abuse, and decisions on prosecution. Contains evidence from States of Jersey Police, the Honorary Police, politicians, civil servants, and the Law Officers’ Department.

ZC/D/AW4/A5 Witness Documents - Witnesses Giving Evidence in Public. Supporting evidence relating to the experiences of those involved in policing, investigations of abuse, and decisions on prosecution designated as Witnesses Giving Evidence in Public as part of Phase 2.

ZC/D/AW4/A5/4 Evidence about Andrew Lewis, a Witness Giving Evidence In Public during Phase 2, in the form of Witness Documents.

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Digital copy of Exhibit AL24: Letter from [William Bailhache], Attorney General to Deputy Andrew Lewis, Assistant Minister for Home Affairs concerning the issue of corroboration. [Some details redacted].

Used as evidence in relation to Andrew Lewis's Witness Statement to the Inquiry dated 8 February 2016 [ZC/D/AW4/B2/4/WS000709].

ZC/D/AW4/A5/4/WD009179/24

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