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Digital copy of F J (Bob) Hill’s first statement to the Inquiry providing an account of his experiences growing up in Jersey alongside residents of Haut de la Garenne, employment in the Metropolitan Police Service, retirement to Jersey, and political career as a Deputy in the States of Jersey. [Some details redacted].
| Reference | ZC/D/AW4/B2/7/WS000515 |
| Date | 3 December 2015 |
| Scope and Content | Provides details of background and childhood on Jersey; Service with the Metropolitan Police; Retiring to Jersey and application to the Youth Service; The Honorary and States [of Jersey]; Jurat, Commissioners and the Bailiff; Becoming a Deputy; Committee membership; Lack of co-ordination and the introduction of the 'Corporate Parent'; A culture of fear; The Sharp Report; 2005: Change to Ministerial Government; Scrutiny Panels; Operation Rectangle; Ministerial interference in the Police Investigation; Prosecutions arising from Operation Rectangle; Events following the suspension of Graham Power: the Napier Report; Before the Privileges and Procedures Committee; Graham Power retires; and An ongoing example of the lack of accountability: the case of an individual. Refers to St Martin's School, Haut de la Garenne, Kennington Police Station, Brixton Police Station, Lambeth Juvenile Bureau, Metropolitan Police [Service], Crown Prosecution Service, Jersey Weekly Post, Jersey Youth Service, Honorary Police, Attorney General, States of Jersey, Royal Court, Bailiff, Solicitor General, Deputy Bailiff, Priviledges and Procedures Committee, Ministry of Justice, Police Committee [possibly Police Liason Committee], Education Committee, Tourism Committee, Agricultural Committee, Telephones Committee [Telecommunications Board Committee], Sport Leisure and Recreation Committee, Heathfield [Children's Home], La Préférence [Children's Home], Jersey Human Rights Group, Health Committee, Social Services, Blanche Pierre Care Home [Blanche Pierre Family Group Home], Les Chênes [Residential School], Home Affairs Committee, [States of Jersey] Police Service, [States of Jersey] Fire [and Rescue] Service, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Victoria College, Victoria College Board of Governors, Magistrate's Court, the Howard League for Penal Reform, Dean of Jersey, Jersey Evening Post, Association of Chief Police Officers, BBC [British Broadcasting Corporation], Juvenile Court, Hansard, Wiltshire Police, Council of Ministers, Treasury and Resources, Bishop of Winchester, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel, Health Social Security and Housing Scrutiny Panel, and the Department of Health and Social Services. Names Lord Scaman, Stuart Syvret, Dick Shenton, Anton Skinner, [Jane and Alan] Maguire, [Dr] Kathy [Kathie] Bull, Steven Sharp, Andrew Jervis-Dykes, Senator [Philip] Bailhache, Sir Cecil Clothier, Professor Andrew Le Sueur, Professor Rutherford, [Mr] Cooper, Lenny Harper, Graham Power, [Chief Minister] Frank Walker, [Prime Minister] David Cameron, Wendy Kinnard, Jeremy Paxman, Chief Executive of the States [of Jersey] Bill Ogley, Deputy Chief Officer David Warcup, Senator Ben Shenton, Senator Jim Perchard, Centenier Daniel Scaife, [Brian] Napier [QC], Andrew Lewis, Deputy Le Claire, [Chief Minister] Terry Le Sueur, Connetable of St Helier [Simon Crowcroft], Senator [Ian] Le Marquand, John Richardson, Trevor Pitman, Senator [Francis] Le Gresley, Deputy [Montfort] Tadier, Dr Jennie Crickmay, Dinah Morley, and Peter Smith. For Exhibits referenced, see C/D/AW4/A5/7/WD005189/1 to C/D/AW4/A5/7/WD005189/19 and C/D/AW4/A5/7/WD005190/1 to C/D/AW4/A5/7/WD005190/11 (Exhibits BH1 to BH30 inclusive). |
| Names | Attorney General Association of Chief Police Officers Agriculture Committee Blanche Pierre Family Group Home British Broadcasting Corporation Bishop of Winchester Bailiff Crown Prosecution Service Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Council of Ministers Deputy Bailiff Dean of Jersey Education Committee Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel Health and Social Services Department Haut de la Garenne Hansard Heathfield Children's Home Honorary Police Health Committee Health Social Security and Housing Scrutiny Panel Home Affairs Committee Howard League for Penal Reform Jersey Weekly Post Jersey Youth Service Juvenile Court Jersey Evening Post Jersey Human Rights Group Lambeth Juvenile Bureau Les Chênes Residential School La Préférence Children's Home Metropolitan Police Service Magistrates Court Ministry of Justice Operation Rectangle Privileges and Procedures Committee Police Liason Committee Royal Court Social Services States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service Sport, Leisure and Recreation Committee St Martin's School Solicitor General States of Jersey Police States of Jersey Treasury and Resources Tourism Committee Telecommunications Board Committee United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and Juvenile Employment Victoria College Victoria College Board of Governors Wiltshire Police Bull, Kathie, Dr Bailhache, Philip Clothier, Cecil Cameron, David Crowcroft, Simon Crickmay, Jennie, Dr Cooper, Mr Hill, Bob Hill, F J, Deputy Harper, Lenny Jervis-Dykes, Andrew Kinnard, Wendy Le Sueur, Andrew, Professor Le Sueur, Terry Le Claire, Paul, Deputy Le Gresley, Francis, Senator Le Marquand, Ian Lewis, Andrew Maguire, Alan Maguire, Jane Morley, Dinah Napier, Brian, QC Ogley, Bill Power, Graham Pitman, Trevor Paxman, Jeremy Perchard, Jim, Senator Richardson, John Rutherford, Professor Smith, Peter Shenton, Dick Scaman, Lord Shenton, Ben Syvret, Stuart Skinner, Anton Scaife, Danny, Centenier Tadier, Montfort Warcup, David Walker, Frank |
| Keywords | abuse | child abuse | child protection | children's homes | Constables | centeniers | chief officers | Committees | Chief Minister | chief executives | deputy chief officers | deputies | deans | doctors | evidence | exhibits | Family Group Homes | houseparents | IJCI | investigations | lords | mental health | professors | Police | police officers | prime ministers | Politicians | senators | statements | victims | witness statements | witnesses | young people |
| Places | Brixton Police Station, Brixton, France, Kennington Police Station, Lambeth, St Helier, St Martin, Trinity, Winchester |
| Dimensions | 1 pdf file |
| Language | English |
| Level of description | File |
| Access restrictions | Closed for preservation - please consult digital copy |
Context:
Digital copy of F J (Bob) Hill’s first statement to the Inquiry providing an account of his experiences growing up in Jersey alongside residents of Haut de la Garenne, employment in the Metropolitan Police Service, retirement to Jersey, and political career as a Deputy in the States of Jersey. [Some details redacted].
ZC/D/AW4/B2/7/WS000515
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