23/04/2014 BBC Channel Islands News


23/04/2014

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still questions abo5t how the w`ole Good evening. A Jersey pensioner is

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Good evening. A Jersey penshoner is calling for faster action on the

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regulation of care agencies after a carer she employed stole money from

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her. Sylvia Laurence installed a CCTV camera to catch the woman

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her. Sylvia Laurence installed a CCTV camera to catch the wolan in

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the Act. But Mrs Laurence says the case highlights the lack of

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protection for vulnerable pdople. Emma Chambers reports. This is the

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way I walk in. When I come home I way I walk in. When I come home I

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walking, put my handbag varied, and walking, put my handbag varhed, and

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on. After noticing hundreds of pounds

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was going missing from her bag, Sylvia made the bold move to catch

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her thief in the Act. This secretly hidden camera showed it was a lady

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she employed and trusted to look after her bedridden husband that was

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the person stealing from her. You don't sleep properly. You are

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anxious. You can't explain to people how it makes you feel. It m`kes you

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how it makes you feel. It makes you feel vulnerable, for goodness sake.

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Unlike the UK, care agencies are not regulated in Jersey. That's because

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they are exempt from the current nursing and residential homes

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they are exempt from the current nursing and residential homds law

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nursing and residential homes law that hasn't been updated since 984.

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It's now a new law has been drafted to enable all care services to be

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regulated. Tonight if the legislation does go through, the

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intention will be to bring hn proper intention will be to bring in proper

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regulations to ensure that competent and qualified staff are employed. We

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make sure they have the skills and expertise and are suitable people to

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be undertaking this sort of role, because at the moment, anybody can

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provide care. Sylvia now has hired carers she trusts with her husband

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and within her own home, but hopes changes to the regulations will

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prevent what happened to her happening to others. There hs no way

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happening to others. There is no way you can turn to complain and get

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them struck off never to do that work again. This is what I'm

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work again. This is what I'l fighting for.

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Meanwhile in Guernsey, carers could soon be allowed to earn mord money.

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Politicians are due to debate a new Carer's Allowance, to replace the

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Invalid Care Allowance. The earnings limit has been removed, meaning that

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a carer will be able to increase their hours of work while kdeping

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their hours of work while keeping the ?78 a week benefit. That's if

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their total annual household income does not exceed ?90,000.

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Guernsey Police are warning islanders not to be tempted to buy

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cheap jewellery in the wake of the smash`and`grab raid on Paints, the

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jewellers. Inquiries into the ?300,000 are ongoing, althotgh a

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jewellers. Inquiries into the ?300,000 are ongoing, although a man

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?300,000 are ongoing, althotgh a man has been charged with handling

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stolen goods. `` ?300,000 robbery. Police want to know where this pick

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axe came from, which they believe axe came from, which they bdlieve

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was used in the smash`and`grab raid on Paints and Sons on Good Friday

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morning. Rewards are being offered for information leading to `

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for information leading to a conviction. We are looking for the

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majority of its bar a coupld of majority of its bar a coupld of

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pieces. We need to focus on a significant amount of jewellery

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being on this island somewhere, significant amount of jewellery

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being on this island somewhdre, and being on this island somewhdre, and

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if someone has knowledge about that, hopefully they can come forward.

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Alcohol, drugs, and a lack of parental discipline are seen as the

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main causes of crime in Guernsey. Around 1,000 people were surveyed on

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their perception of crime locally. Home break`ins was one of islanders'

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biggest concerns. But today's figures did have some good news,

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biggest concerns. But today's figures did have some good news as

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Penny Elderfield reports. It's pretty much a fact of life.

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Crime happens ` and Guernsex isn't Crime happens ` and Guernsey isn't

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exempt from that. But how worried are the public? Generally, crime is

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kept to a low level. The Mac I've done a lot of travelling over ten

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years on and off, and I would say this is the safest place on the

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planet. It is very safe. It is not something I had considered. Views

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backed up by a survey out today Under a third of people questioned

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said they were fairly or very worried. And more than half aren't

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very worried about crime. Whth very worried about crime. Whth

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vandalism, home break`ins, and very worried about crime. With

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vandalism, home break`ins, `nd being vandalism, home break`ins, and being

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scammed the crimes causing the most concern. As for the causes of crime,

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two thirds of respondents blamed alcohol, more than 50% drugs, and

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around 45% a lack of parent`l around 45% a lack of parental

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discipline. And when crimes are committed, 71% thought commtnity

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committed, 71% thought community sentences are appropriate for some

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crimes, and that if an offender does end up in prison, nearly three

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quarters agreed the main purpose of prison was to punish. But prison

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officials are keen to stress there also needs to be a focus on

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rehabilitation. To help them on rehabilitation. To help thel on

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release by learning, various qualifications and employment

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opportunities, as well as assessing the need to reduce the risk of

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reoffending on release. For the new Home Minister, it's a valuable

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insight into what the public are thinking, so the States can decide

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how to best tackle crime. It is one source of information that will be

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used. It is also important to note that although the biggest concern

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people had worked burglary, since 2010, there has been a 41% reduction

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in burglaries. So the Home Department's pleased that pdople

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Department's pleased that people don't seem to think crime's a

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massive issue for Guernsey, but it's up to them to make sure in reality

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the figures back up the public's perception.

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Dozens of poppies were planted by the Women's Institute in Jersey

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today. Members of the First Tower and Millbrook WI sowed the seeds in

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St Andrew's Park to mark thd St Andrew's Park to mark the

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centenary of the First World War. It's hoped they'll bloom ovdr

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centenary of the First World War. It's hoped they'll bloom over the

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next four years, encouraging islanders to remember those who lost

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their lives. It was such a horrendous time,

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their lives. It was such a horrendous tile, but

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It was such a horrendous time, but the plants all came up after the

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war, and it is always exerchsed as war, and it is always exerchsed as

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Poppy day, so we thought we would do our small part. That is it from the

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news teams here in the Channel Islands. BBC Radio Jersey and

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Guernsey will be back on air from 6am tomorrow. For now, here is David

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with the weather. After the wet day we have seen

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today, it is much better tolorrow. A today, it is much better tomorrow. A

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chance to dry out and to sed some chance to dry out and to sed some

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sunshine. A bit chilly overnight tonight, but a brighter day

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tomorrow. The main area of rain has now moved away from us, so

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overnight, and a clear sky to get the temperatures into single

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the temperatures into singld figures, perhaps as low as six

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degrees inland for the larger islands. A gentle breeze from the

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south`west. Tomorrow is a reasonable south`west. Tomorrow is a rdasonable

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day. Patchy cloud is coming to go. A small chance of a shower, btt

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day. Patchy cloud is coming to go. A small chance of a shower, but apart

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from that, damages in the sunshine getting up to a pleasant 14 or 5

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degrees. `` temperatures in the sunshine. On Friday, a similar day.

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Not much of a breeze. On Sunday, it Not much of a breeze. On Sunday it

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becomes much more unsettled. We are likely to see outbreaks of rain.

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likely to see outbreaks of rain Friday into Saturday, perhaps more

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persistent rain and the risk of showers on both days Saturday and

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showers on both days Saturd`y and Sunday. In a second, the UK

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forecast, but unsubtle, so for the time being, the

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weeke.d unsubtle, so for the time being, the

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weekend doesn't unsubtle, so for the time being, the

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weeke.d does.'t lgo+ grey. unsubtle, so for the time being, the

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weekend doesn't look grey. Here's weeke.d does.'t lgo+ grey. Here?s

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Nick Miller with the national outlook.

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The weather is going downhill, and here is why. Weekend weather

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developments are now to the south-west of us, low-pressure

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forming, and this has the weekend whether written all

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