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The Napier Report (paragraph 32) indicated there had been serious failings in investigations

Published on: 16 November 2010

Question type: Written

Asked by: Daniel Wimberley

Answered by: Chief Minister

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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE CHIEF MINISTER

BY THE DEPUTY OF ST. MARY

ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON TUESDAY 16th NOVEMBER 2010

Question

Given that the Napier Report states (paragraph 32) "Reports from that group (the Gold Group, on which the Chief Executive to the Council of Ministers had his own representative) tended to indicate that there had been serious failings in the investigation carried out under the direction of (the then Deputy Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police)", can the Chief Minister inform members who that representative was and further provide members with any evidence of the reports mentioned in this paragraph?

Answer

The representative of the Chief Minister's Department on the Gold Group was the Assistant Chief Executive.

The Gold Group, which was established by the Deputy Chief Officer of the States of Jersey Police, received internal reports on the progress of the investigation as part of its role.