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Digital copy of Exhibit PB3: Letter from [Anton Skinner], Children's Officer to Philip Bailhache, Attorney General and an Act of the Education Committee concerning recommendations of the Working Party in Child Abuse Cases concerning child witnesses. [Some details redacted].

Used as evidence in relation to Sir Philip Bailhache's Witness Statement to the Inquiry dated 22 January 2016 [ZC/D/AW4/B2/24/WS000699].

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Reference	ZC/D/AW4/A5/27/WD009001/3
Date	9 June 1993 - 14 June 1993
Scope and Content	• Letter dated 14 June 1993 from [Anton Skinner], Children's Officer to Philip Bailhache, Attorney General. Congratulates Mr Bailhache on his valuable work in respect of the recommendations concerning child witnesses and relays the appreciation and support of the recommendations on behalf of the Education Committee. • Act of the Education Committee dated 9 June 1993 concerning the recommendations of a Working Party formed to consider the problems associated with children giving evidence in child abuse prosecutions. Includes comments about the reasons for the creation of the Working Party and sets out details of the recommendations of the Working Party. Notes approval of the recommendations, detailing wish of the Committee that a parent or social worker be allowed to accompany a child witness on any occasion and recommendation that video-recorded evidence be destroyed as soon as the period of appeal had elapsed. Includes recommendation that the report and recommendations of the Working Party be referred to the Legislation Committee for implementation and such legislation be given a high priority.
Names	Bailhache, Sir Philip Nicolle, Stéphanie Skinner, Anton Attorney General Child Protection Team Children's Service Education Committee Law Officers' Department Legislation Committee Police Court Royal Court States of Jersey Police Working Party in Child Abuse Cases
Keywords	acts \| Attorneys General \| child abuse \| child protection \| childcare \| Children \| Children's Officers \| Committees \| courts \| Crown Advocates \| evidence \| exhibits \| IJCI \| interviews \| laws \| Letters \| legal advice \| recommendations \| sexual abuse \| trials \| videos \| witnesses \| working parties
Places	Highlands, States Building
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/A5/27 Evidence about Sir Philip Bailhache, a Witness Giving Evidence In Public during Phase 2, in the form of Witness Documents.

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Digital copy of Exhibit PB3: Letter from [Anton Skinner], Children's Officer to Philip Bailhache, Attorney General and an Act of the Education Committee concerning recommendations of the Working Party in Child Abuse Cases concerning child witnesses. [Some details redacted].

Used as evidence in relation to Sir Philip Bailhache's Witness Statement to the Inquiry dated 22 January 2016 [ZC/D/AW4/B2/24/WS000699].

ZC/D/AW4/A5/27/WD009001/3

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