13/05/2014 BBC Channel Islands News


13/05/2014

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Good evening. us.

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Pressure is mounting on the Bishop of Winchester to publish a report

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looking into how Jersey's church dealt with allegations of abuse

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The Dean, Bob Key, was suspdnded last year for his handling

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He was later re`instated and a High Court Judge from the UK,

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Dame Heather Steel, was asked to investigate.

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Our reporter Christina Ghidoni joined me

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The Steel Report was commissioned by the Diocese of Winchester after

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criticism of the way Jersey's church dealt with claims that a vulnerable

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woman suffered abuse at the home of an island church warden.

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In its terms of reference it should be given to the Dean, the b`iliff,

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the Ministry of Justice and anyone who could face disciplinary action.

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But that hasn't happened yet and in the States, Senator Ian Le Larquand,

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who was acting Chief Ministdr today, was asked if he would write to the

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Bishop of Winchester, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Dame Heather Steel

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to ask for the report to be published as soon as possible.

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What the report says must bd made public and it is particularly

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important because the release of the initial report and the suspdnsion

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without a hearing of the De`n has blackened his name. If this report

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says he was not at fault, that should be corrected, if it says he

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was, that should be clarifidd. Meanwhile,

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one local vicar says he's h`s lost I hope that either public pressure,

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inviting him to keep his promises, will work, or if that did not work,

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we would have to ask the Archbishop of Canterbury for help. He said he

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wanted the truth to come out. If you do, will you persuade your

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colleagues to release them `` report straightaway.

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The BBC understands the Bishop of Winchester has written to

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Jersey's bailiff, confirming he does have the completed Steel Report

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and that he has sent it to be legally scrutinised

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We tried to contact the Dean, the Very Reverend Bob Key, but have

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Jersey's Treasury Minister says there are no plans to settld out

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of court with a building company that's t`king

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action against him and the States of Jersey Development Company.

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Harcourt Developments and four other companies ard taking

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action over a contract to ddvelop the Esplanade Car Park.

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Senator Philip Ozouf says the case against him and SOJDC will

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continue in court but won't affect plans to develop the area.

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Guernsey's health department is looking for a non`States

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The job attracts a salary of ?6 per half`day of meetings attended.

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Health Minister Mark Dorey said today applicants needn't necessarily

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There's a drive to recruit lore foster carers in Jersey frol

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43 boys and girls are currently in foster care in the island.

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Paula Gouveira, the first Portuguese fosterer in Jersey, looks after a

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three`year`old and a seven`xear`old, as well as her own children, and

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Obviously it is going to be hard but I have to remind myself thex are not

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mine. I did something for them. I showed them love, affection and I

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showed them how to live thehr lives day by day.

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A campaign's started to get more women to stand for Guernsey States.

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The aim is to get at least 40 female candidates to put themselves forward

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But what's stopping women from standing in the first places?

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There's always plenty of emotion on election night.

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But for some, one thing that's lacking is women candidates.

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Are there any more potential candidates out there? No, not at

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all. Yes, because there are rules that need to be changed. Most things

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get overturned so there is not much point.

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When you look at the stats, Guernsey States don't do th`t well.

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With just women deputies, it falls behind more a hundred other

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nations when it comes to felale representation in the States.

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Places like Iraq, Afghanist`n, and North Korea.

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This deputy wants that to change, campaigning to get 40 femald

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A Parliament or government should be representative of the peopld it

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serves and we are a long wax from that. Another reason we need more

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women in politics is that women bring some thing different to the

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role. Getting more young people

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involved is another goal. So is being a politician re`lly

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a career path Most politicians appear to be

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middle`aged men and I am nehther middle`aged or a man so that is not

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very appealing to me. Polithcs is something me and my friends are

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interested in but we don't think of it as a career.

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They may not be thinking of it yet, but with another two years

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until the next election, there is time to convince others to

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The Queen's Commonwealth Gales Baton spent its final few hours in Jersey

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today before heading to Guernsey and saw some island icons along the way.

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It started this morning with a stop at Corbiere Lighthouse,

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Six baton`bearers took it up the Railway Walk to Les Quennevais

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playing fields, where it was welcomed by school

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It then stopped off for a photo with a Jersey cow in St Peter,

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And then made its way to the harbour for its next leg

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in Guernsey, where the gemstone at the top of the baton was given

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Tomorrow, the Baton tours Gternsey's primary schools and it heads to

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Join us for that and much more tomorrow at 6.30pm.

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And I'll leave you now with the weather forecast with Dan Downs

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As the Queen's Batten relay continues its tour of the island,

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the weather continues to improve. It is staying dry right through to the

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beginning of the weekend. Overnight tonight, we will see the wind easing

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back to a generally clear nhght and temperatures staying just in double

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figures. Maybe one or two mhssed patches forming as we get towards

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dawn but they should quicklx burn away. Maybe a bit of cloud here and

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there at times but not enough to spoil the day. Temperatures into the

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mid`teens. It is not looking too bad for the rest of the tour as we head

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towards the weekend. Temper`tures gradually starting to creep, made

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you reaching 17 or 18 by Frhday In a moment, the full UK forec`st. I

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will leave you with the sumlary tomorrow evening, but a sunny

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outlook, although it might start to breakdown in some places at the

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weekend. Today the weather was the sort of weather where it couldn t

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really make its mind up. It changed from hour to hour, there

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were storm clouds and thunder and lightning as well. As far as

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tomorrow goes, it will be sunny and warm so you can leave your lawn

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bowlers at home although after today I wouldn't be surprised if you take

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it just in case. You can see some of the big shower clouds moving across

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the country, this is another loop here, the radar scans the horizon

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and tells us where it has been raiding. You can see them over

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Northern Ireland, over eastern England and down to the south-east.

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Towards the end of the night it is going to be dry for

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