A committee of inquiry into the secret police dossier on States Members has been called for by Deputy Mike Higgins. A shocked States Assembly was told yesterday that a file had been compiled on every Member for more than 18 months, some using information from confidential intelligence gathering. Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand said […]
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Clamping is unlawful, says minister
WHEEL clamping is illegal and drivers should stop ‘giving in to it’, the Home Affairs Minister has said.
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‘Megan’s Law would cause us problems’
THE proposed sex offenders register must not make it impossible for people to re-enter the community, according to Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand.
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Sex offenders face tough new controls
THE police will be able to tell private individuals about paedophiles to help prevent offences, under plans in the new Sex Offenders Law.
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Of course Senator Syvret’s still earning his pay
From David Eves. TO accuse Senator Stuart Syvret of no longer earning his pay, as you did in your editorial comment of 30 October, is utter nonsense, especially when members of the Council of Ministers disappear on exotic holidays during term time, when States Members already get 14 to 16 weeks off a year for […]
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Move for more time on police cell inspections
A DEBATE on whether to have spot checks and random inspections of police custody cells may be put off for three months.
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Passports: Late deal is brokered
A LATE deal is being brokered so that Islanders will not need passports to get to the UK. Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand was in London on Monday with counterparts from the other Crown dependencies who will be affected by the UK Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill. The bill is going through the UK […]
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Action to tackle the hooligans
BEFORE entering politics, Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand served as the Island’s Magistrate.
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Police ‘have a bully culture’
PUBLIC confidence in the States police is low and a culture of bullying still exists within the force, according to Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand. The Senator told a Scrutiny panel yesterday that the competence of senior States police officers was also of concern and ‘needed addressing’. However, he praised the performance of the […]
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No police reprimand for drug plot tactics
NO police officer will be disciplined for illegally gathering the evidence which brought drugs baron Curtis Warren to justice.
