TOUGHER sentences could be handed down to teenage hooligans under new laws, the Home Affairs Minister has warned.
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Review begins into Power suspension
THE suspension of police chief Graham Power over the way the historical child abuse investigation was handled by the police is now being considered in a review and in the Royal Court. Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand began a review on Friday into whether Mr Power should remain suspended from his job. He has […]
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Big rise in motoring penalties?
JERSEY’S worst motoring offenders could face tougher fines and longer jail sentences as part of a huge overhaul of road traffic laws. Home Affairs Minister Ian Le Marquand has called for maximum prison terms and fines for drink driving to more than double and fines for speeding to rise by 300%. The penalties are designed […]
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Sex register ‘is top priority’
TWENTY-FIVE high-risk sex offenders who require close monitoring are currently unsupervised in the Island.
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Bid to outlaw wheel clamping
WHEEL clamping will be outlawed if politicians back a proposal to be put before the States in the autumn.
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End of the road for wheel-clamping
WHEEL-clamping is almost certain to be banned next year after the States resoundingly approved a proposal to make the practice illegal.
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Police chief dismissal notes ‘were destroyed’
THE hand-written notes taken during the meeting to suspend Police Chief Graham Power were shredded or burned, it was claimed during a secret States debate yesterday. The papers’ existence was at the heart of yesterday’s in camera debate over the procedures used to suspend Mr Power, who has been in charge of the States police […]
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Spend less or tax more
A MONTH after taking office, ministers are being forced to decide between less spending or more taxes. Early work on the Strategic Plan, which will set ministerial policies and objectives over the next three years, has identified millions of pounds’ worth of extra projects that ministers want funding for. But Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur […]
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Strong States support for gay civil partnerships
THE States have overwhelmingly backed proposals for civil partnerships between gay couples.
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A price worth paying
THERE are few crimes which occasion as much public revulsion as sex offences and, in particular, sex offences committed against children.
