:00:13. > :00:21.top stories tonight: Detecting children, a new approach to the
:00:21. > :00:26.detection and intervention of abuse. We'll Guernsey's States agreed to
:00:26. > :00:31.pay off �2 billion of government property. Don't miss your chance to
:00:31. > :00:35.see this historic piece of treasure up close and personal. I will have
:00:35. > :00:45.all of the weather details. We have a fair amount of sunshine with a
:00:45. > :00:51.
:00:51. > :00:54.chance of showers. Vulnerable children in Jersey should be better
:00:54. > :00:57.protected under a new system to detect and intervene in abusive
:00:57. > :01:01.situations. That's the idea behind a new 'Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub'
:01:01. > :01:05.or Chesil Beach for short, which has been set up to speed up the response
:01:05. > :01:08.to child cruelty in the island. The news comes as the parents of four
:01:08. > :01:11.year old Daniel Pelka are jailed in the UK for physically and mentally
:01:11. > :01:15.abusing the four year old over a number of years. Emma Chambers
:01:15. > :01:19.reports. Starved and subjected to 'incomprehensible brutality' by
:01:19. > :01:22.those that are meant to care for him. Daniel Pelka's abusers have
:01:22. > :01:31.today been jailed for life. Now a Serious Case Review will examine
:01:31. > :01:34.whether any opportunities were mist to stop the abuse. It's cases like
:01:34. > :01:40.Daniel's which has spurred the launch of a new child protection
:01:40. > :01:42.service in Jersey. It's called the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub and is
:01:42. > :01:46.made up by representatives from the children's service, Jersey police,
:01:46. > :01:49.States departments as well as family nursing and home care. It's hoped
:01:49. > :01:53.this move will give greater protection to children and young
:01:53. > :01:55.people in Jersey - by providing a single point of contact for anybody
:01:55. > :02:02.with any concerns or enquiries. It also enables the different
:02:02. > :02:10.departments to work more closely together and respond faster. So it's
:02:10. > :02:15.not too late - like it was for Daniel. So how possible is a case
:02:15. > :02:19.like Daniel Pelka in Jersey? I spoke to the Head of Children Services
:02:19. > :02:27.Sean Pontin earlier and asked him why this new system is really
:02:27. > :02:31.needed? The island benefits from multi agency work. It is predominant
:02:31. > :02:36.in the island but we are always keen to do things better and learn what
:02:36. > :02:42.is going on elsewhere, so bringing agencies and professionals together
:02:42. > :02:52.in one environment will allow all services to respond quicker to the
:02:52. > :02:57.
:02:57. > :03:01.children's needs, and offer the right support women need to. We've
:03:01. > :03:04.seen the sad case of Daniel Pelka in the UK - it appears there was many
:03:04. > :03:07.missed opportunities to save him, could something like that happen in
:03:07. > :03:11.the Channel Islands? We must not be complacent about those things and we
:03:11. > :03:21.must pick things up early and that is what Multi-Agency Safeguarding
:03:21. > :03:26.Hub is designed to do. How will it work in terms of stepping in if you
:03:26. > :03:31.pick up that a child is in danger? At the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub
:03:31. > :03:35.professionals come together and make a decision on how to intervene. We
:03:35. > :03:42.set ourselves a tight timescale. If it is a red case then we have to
:03:42. > :03:45.respond by the end of the day or within 24 hours. Straightaway that
:03:45. > :03:50.referral will go to the social work team or the police and we will get
:03:50. > :03:55.out there straightaway. We will ask questions and get out there
:03:55. > :04:02.immediately. We will be curious and compassionate because sometimes it
:04:02. > :04:05.is about support as well as intervention. Plans which would see
:04:05. > :04:09.around twenty key States buildings in Guernsey sold off, or vacated,
:04:09. > :04:12.came in for fierce criticism today. It would save millions of pounds in
:04:12. > :04:15.the long run - but there was concern the proposals lacked detail. Our
:04:15. > :04:25.reporter Penny Elderfield joins us now live from our Guernsey news
:04:25. > :04:26.
:04:26. > :04:31.room. So what were deputies so worried about? The States owe a lot
:04:31. > :04:37.of property, 2 billion pounds worth. These plans mean the government
:04:38. > :04:42.could get rid of 20 buildings. Key ones would be refurbished to House
:04:42. > :04:45.more staff. Others like Raymond Falla House would be sold. As would
:04:45. > :04:48.the fire and police stations. With all the emergency services in future
:04:48. > :04:52.located on one site. So far reaching changes, and the politicians behind
:04:52. > :04:58.the plans recognise that. There are practical implications and one
:04:58. > :05:02.should not underestimate what a significant project it is and the
:05:02. > :05:06.time it will take, but that is not a good reason for not doing it.
:05:06. > :05:09.problem was they were too far reaching for some. So instead of
:05:09. > :05:12.ploughing ahead with it all the Policy Council will have to come
:05:12. > :05:21.back with more information before they really get going. Education was
:05:21. > :05:24.the other big issue of the day - what will happened with that?
:05:25. > :05:29.that department can get on with its work which is equally as ambitious.
:05:29. > :05:32.The Education's vision for the next couple of decades was approved. This
:05:32. > :05:35.includes things like introducing free pre-school education, looking
:05:35. > :05:39.at the 11 plus, and having all post-16 education on one site. So
:05:39. > :05:42.that's all moving forward. And one other thing that's moving up is the
:05:42. > :05:48.minimum wage. That's going to be �6.50 for adults - although some
:05:48. > :05:55.felt that wasn't enough. You need to end up working 60 or 70 hours a week
:05:55. > :06:01.at the bare minimum rates to earn enough money to live on. That, I
:06:01. > :06:07.think, is demoralising. Unfortunately, I am the only one who
:06:07. > :06:10.seems to think that. So the end of a busy four days of work for Guernsey
:06:10. > :06:16.States - luckily, now there's the normal August break so they can
:06:16. > :06:18.recover. Guernsey needs a new bus depot and a new fleet. That's
:06:18. > :06:21.according to the island's Environment Minister - and Deputy
:06:21. > :06:25.Roger Domaille believes the �20 million price tag is worth it. It
:06:25. > :06:33.comes as a former States member is recommending the introduction of a
:06:33. > :06:38.mini-tram system. Mike Wilkins reports. Sometimes referred to as
:06:38. > :06:44.the green monsters, the island's bus fleet isn't exactly loved by
:06:44. > :06:49.everyone. Some people in Guernsey cannot stand these buses which they
:06:49. > :06:54.claim are too big for the roads. The fleet is a decades-old and the
:06:54. > :07:04.environment Department says it is becoming expensive to maintain. It
:07:04. > :07:11.wants to spend �20 million on building a new bus depot. Mike I
:07:11. > :07:15.think they are clean and efficient. There is life in them. We are
:07:15. > :07:19.rescheduling the use of the buses to extend their lives. As they get
:07:19. > :07:26.older they get more expensive to maintain and there is a point, like
:07:26. > :07:30.with your own car, when it is sensible to replace. So what kind of
:07:30. > :07:33.vehicle should replace these? Well, there are many options from
:07:33. > :07:36.purchasing to leasing and also many different kinds of vehicles. The
:07:36. > :07:40.former President of the States Traffic Commitee, Tony Bran, told
:07:40. > :07:43.the BBC today that he and the Chief Officer were exploring this option -
:07:43. > :07:47.the Minitram, seen here in the tourist hotspot of Stratford upon
:07:47. > :07:52.Avon. Whether the Environment department gets the money it claims
:07:52. > :07:54.it needs to build a depot and update the fleet remains to be seen. The
:07:54. > :07:57.States still needs to prioritise which projects receive funding. And
:07:57. > :08:07.the politicians' attempt to put their priorities in order has taken
:08:07. > :08:09.
:08:09. > :08:12.another knock back this week so the wait will continue. It's three and a
:08:12. > :08:15.half centuries old - and is normally reserved for the most important
:08:15. > :08:18.occasions. But this summer Jersey's Royal Mace is on display to the
:08:18. > :08:21.public. The exhibition marks the 350th anniversary of the mace being
:08:21. > :08:25.presented to the island by King Charles the Second. Pam Caulfield
:08:25. > :08:33.went to see it. It's been carried before the Bailiff for the last 350
:08:33. > :08:38.years. And from today you can see it in all it's glory. It is one of the
:08:38. > :08:44.hidden treasures of the island. You can see it from a distance on
:08:44. > :08:50.Liberation Day. Or you can see it in court but you never get the chance
:08:50. > :08:54.to look at it up close. Now you can see it from two or three feet away.
:08:54. > :09:02.And by doing that you can appreciate the finer details - and how heavy it
:09:02. > :09:06.is. It weighs seven kilos - and is made up of 11 pieces of silver gilt.
:09:06. > :09:10.Quite a present from King Charles II who gave it to Jersey as a thank you
:09:10. > :09:17.for it's loyalty during the English Civil War in 1663 - and it's been
:09:18. > :09:24.paraded ever since. Behind me is the detail of the image. This is the
:09:24. > :09:29.first image of the Royal Mace. it is in the flesh. You can see the
:09:29. > :09:35.deputy viscount and the Bailiff who is laying a time capsule into the
:09:35. > :09:40.foundation stone. This happened at Victoria Harbour in 1841. Even
:09:41. > :09:45.today, the Royal Mace still captures the attention of the public - who
:09:45. > :09:51.can see it at the Jersey Museum throughout the summer. Let's take a
:09:51. > :09:55.look at the weekend weather. Here is Emily. Hello. We do have some more
:09:55. > :10:04.sunshine to come across the weekend. One or two showers around for this
:10:04. > :10:09.evening. A little bit breezy at times but the sunshine should feel
:10:09. > :10:13.pleasantly warm. Many of us would get away with a dry weekend. The
:10:13. > :10:19.cold front is pushing away towards the West and once that clears we
:10:19. > :10:22.have a ridge of high pressure towards the south. On Sunday,
:10:22. > :10:27.generally fine through the day but there is this low pressure out
:10:27. > :10:32.towards the west that will push in and bring some wet weather on Sunday
:10:32. > :10:36.night and into Monday. This evening there are some showers around but
:10:36. > :10:40.there are clear skies in the early hours. A south-westerly breeze
:10:40. > :10:44.during the night which is making things feel a little cooler.
:10:44. > :10:50.Temperature is no lower than 15 or 16 degrees. First thing tomorrow
:10:51. > :10:56.morning we will have some sunshine around but there will be some
:10:56. > :11:01.showers as well. It's should feel pleasant enough with temperatures
:11:01. > :11:04.between 19 and 22 degrees. Out at between 19 and 22 degrees. Out at
:11:04. > :11:14.sea there are fair conditions with isolated showers. Generally good
:11:14. > :11:26.
:11:26. > :11:33.visibility. Here are the times of high water... Some choppy conditions
:11:33. > :11:38.at first tomorrow and two or three foot waves. The rest of the weekend
:11:38. > :11:44.will see a fair amount of sunshine on Sunday but it may cloud over
:11:44. > :11:53.later on in the day. The start of next week is unsettled with showery