:00:09. > :00:11.Specialist help for young victims of abuse -
:00:12. > :00:14.Jersey invests in a creative way to help youngsters overcome
:00:15. > :00:27.People have said that they feel that they can sleep better having gone
:00:28. > :00:28.through the service, but they are less anxious.
:00:29. > :00:30.Good evening and welcome to the late news
:00:31. > :00:36.with a big increase in high-earning civil servants,
:00:37. > :00:45.should Guernsey States get rid of automatic pay increases?
:00:46. > :00:47.Children who are sexually abused in Jersey
:00:48. > :00:49.will get access to specialist therapy,
:00:50. > :00:53.under a new scheme by Health and Social Services and the NSPCC.
:00:54. > :00:57.It's the first time this service will be delivered in the island,
:00:58. > :00:59.where nearly 200 cases of child sex abuse have been reported
:01:00. > :01:05.The States are providing ?50,000 a year
:01:06. > :01:10.to fund a social worker specially trained to help victims.
:01:11. > :01:17.but these activities of painting, story-telling and creative play
:01:18. > :01:22.helping young victims of sexual abuse.
:01:23. > :01:25.They're run in the UK by the charity the NSPCC,
:01:26. > :01:28.and now they're being introduced in Jersey.
:01:29. > :01:31.The one-to-one creative sessions are to help victims come to terms
:01:32. > :01:36.They may feel anxious, they may display negative behaviours,
:01:37. > :01:42.they may also hold a lot of anger, but children and young people
:01:43. > :01:44.who go through the Letting The Future In courses
:01:45. > :01:47.learn to manage those behaviours better.
:01:48. > :01:52.they've told us they've been able to sleep better,
:01:53. > :01:57.And it's a service that's needed in the island.
:01:58. > :02:00.There were 54 cases of sexual abuse of under-18s
:02:01. > :02:06.In the years since, the number's grown to around 70.
:02:07. > :02:10.That's a similar rate to the UK when compared with population size.
:02:11. > :02:12.The service is being funded by the Health
:02:13. > :02:17.?50,000 a year for the next three years.
:02:18. > :02:20.With the findings of the inquiry into Jersey's care services due out
:02:21. > :02:24.this month, was that what prompted this new investment?
:02:25. > :02:26.I guess it was the catalyst to some extent.
:02:27. > :02:29.All of this has been partly about what we learnt
:02:30. > :02:34.reading the transcripts, listening to the inquiry.
:02:35. > :02:38.Rather than wait until the inquiry gives us their recommendations,
:02:39. > :02:41.we wanted to provide a better environment
:02:42. > :02:49.But before that, the department faces the issue
:02:50. > :02:50.of hiring a specialist social worker -
:02:51. > :02:58.a sector that Jersey's previously struggled to recruit in.
:02:59. > :03:00.A Former Director of Guernsey's Health and Social Care Services
:03:01. > :03:03.has been struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council,
:03:04. > :03:06.following the death of a baby at the island's maternity ward
:03:07. > :03:11.Jacqueline Gallienne worked at the Princess Elizabeth Hospital
:03:12. > :03:19.including failing to ensure adequate standard of care,
:03:20. > :03:21.and safe delivery of maternity services.
:03:22. > :03:23.The panel found these failings put patients at risk.
:03:24. > :03:25.Guernsey's Health and Social Care Committee has responded,
:03:26. > :03:27.saying substantial changes have been made in midwifery practices
:03:28. > :03:30.A forensic medical examiner has told an attempted murder trial
:03:31. > :03:35.that if the victim's neck wound had been any deeper, he would have died.
:03:36. > :03:39.Gerard Eamon Maguire denies the attempted murder of his friend,
:03:40. > :03:41.Shaun Patrick Howard, in the early hours of October the 30th
:03:42. > :03:45.Dr Virginia French told the Royal Court
:03:46. > :03:47.had Mr Howard's neck wound been deeper,
:03:48. > :03:49.he would not have survived the incident.
:03:50. > :03:57.of the former Deputy Bailiff of Guernsey, Chris Day.
:03:58. > :04:05.Mr Day was Deputy Bailiff from 1999 to 2002
:04:06. > :04:07.and, before that, he was a Law Officer for 17 years.
:04:08. > :04:12.has paid tribute to his former colleague,
:04:13. > :04:14.saying he was one of the most outstanding lawyers
:04:15. > :04:21."There's no such thing as an automatic pay rise".
:04:22. > :04:25.of a union representing Guernsey's civil servants.
:04:26. > :04:28.It follows claims by the island's top politician that the States
:04:29. > :04:32.could save money by removing an automatic pay rise for employees.
:04:33. > :04:38.There are around 5,000 people working for the States of Guernsey.
:04:39. > :04:44.The island's most senior politician claims the States could save money
:04:45. > :04:49.by removing an automatic pay rise for civil servants.
:04:50. > :04:52.But the local civil servants association of Guernsey says
:04:53. > :05:03."there's no such thing as an automatic pay rise".
:05:04. > :05:07.Morale is dipping, it is hard that you are constantly the ones targeted
:05:08. > :05:09.over and over again. A job will be evaluated
:05:10. > :05:12.and it will be determined that the rate of that job it is,
:05:13. > :05:16.say, ?27,000 a year and what they do within the states is scaled back
:05:17. > :05:18.three or four implements backwards and so a new starter coming
:05:19. > :05:21.into that post will be started on ?25,000 per year
:05:22. > :05:25.and what will happen is over the years, as they gain knowledge
:05:26. > :05:32.and experience and qualifications, they will work their way
:05:33. > :05:34.up through steps back The chief executive of the states
:05:35. > :05:42.has spent more than ?240 million He says pay rises have
:05:43. > :05:52.already been reigned in. Pay rises have been substantially
:05:53. > :05:55.controlled across the public sector and we have seen more
:05:56. > :05:57.two-year pay deals, which in real terms they have not
:05:58. > :06:00.been the increases as such. it's an issue that'll always
:06:01. > :06:06.be close to taxpayers' hearts E-petitions could be
:06:07. > :06:09.introduced in Jersey. You may recall they've
:06:10. > :06:11.been popular in the UK, with a recent petition
:06:12. > :06:13.protesting at a State Visit by the American President receiving
:06:14. > :06:16.more than a million signatures. Jersey's plans
:06:17. > :06:18.aren't on the same scale, but the Assistant Government
:06:19. > :06:20.Minster responsible, Deputy Scott Wickenden,
:06:21. > :06:23.thinks people will interact and saves time when
:06:24. > :06:37.bringing up important issues. This could just be one way of doing
:06:38. > :06:40.that, to actually increase that time they have got. They may not have
:06:41. > :06:45.time to phone a politician, to speak to them and ask them to comrade for
:06:46. > :06:49.a coffee and a chat. Some will, someone. You talk about saving time,
:06:50. > :06:53.but what about in the state 's chambers? This could bring more
:06:54. > :06:58.debates, and we have seen some debates going for hours and hours.
:06:59. > :07:05.That is a good point. We are as guilty of anyone of wasting our time
:07:06. > :07:09.people of Jersey on. This will people of Jersey on. This will
:07:10. > :07:14.increase to start with. Over time, it will get will point where people
:07:15. > :07:17.are only signing petitions when they believe in it, if they feel we are
:07:18. > :07:21.wasting too much time on things which are not important. I was going
:07:22. > :07:25.to ask you about that, because I get a lot of petitions sent to me on
:07:26. > :07:30.Facebook by friends why Sheringham. It is easy to just signed them and
:07:31. > :07:35.put your name again something when you are not passionate about it.
:07:36. > :07:39.You're right, it is easy. If people have just signed it and it ends up
:07:40. > :07:42.in the chamber and it gets a lot of time, and it was not important, or
:07:43. > :07:46.they did not understand the issue, they will stop signing them unless
:07:47. > :07:54.they understand what it is about. Over time, it will work itself out
:07:55. > :08:01.to the right level. If this does go through, will it change the types of
:08:02. > :08:04.debate we here? Will it give the public a feeling that their voice
:08:05. > :08:07.being hurt more? Definitely, it will make the public feel like we are in
:08:08. > :08:13.discussing what they want us to discuss. They might not like what we
:08:14. > :08:18.have to say, but that is down to the election. If you don't like what the
:08:19. > :08:19.person is saying on your behalf, you can deal with that at the next
:08:20. > :08:20.election. It's been World Book Day and
:08:21. > :08:23.children across the Channel Islands have been dressing up
:08:24. > :08:25.as their favourite character. And while the Gruffalos,
:08:26. > :08:27.Charlie Buckets and Matildas Here's a look at some
:08:28. > :08:30.of your photos. Here's Beatrice dressed
:08:31. > :08:31.as Betty O'Barley Winter spent today as Crazy Dave
:08:32. > :08:35.from Plants vs Zombies - Lacey went with an animal
:08:36. > :08:41.theme for 101 Dalmations, while Poppy went with an aqua theme
:08:42. > :08:45.for the Singing Mermaid. And here's the whole
:08:46. > :08:47.of Les Landes Primary School and even some of the staff
:08:48. > :08:51.joined in the fun as Snow White
:08:52. > :08:54.and Mrs Trunchbull from Matilda. Let's take a look at
:08:55. > :09:06.the forecast with David Braine. Thank you. Good evening. The
:09:07. > :09:09.sunshine has brought out our Spring Flowers today, looking very good in
:09:10. > :09:12.the sunshine. Sadly, it may just be for one day that you get that
:09:13. > :09:16.sunshine because tomorrow is rather more cloudy. There will be some
:09:17. > :09:22.showers around, but it will be milder. That is not to say they will
:09:23. > :09:28.not be some brief sojourn tomorrow, but it will be cloudy. This lump of
:09:29. > :09:31.cloud is merging with an area of low pressure, and those combined to
:09:32. > :09:37.create a layer of cloud, producing rain overnight tonight, as it comes
:09:38. > :09:41.up from the south. It also produce rain on and off throughout the day
:09:42. > :09:46.tomorrow. With low nearby, there is not a great deal of change over the
:09:47. > :09:51.weekend. There will be showers and for persistent rain on Sunday. Some
:09:52. > :09:53.clear sky for the first half of the night, but already cloud gathering
:09:54. > :09:58.across the more western parts of France. That will move north
:09:59. > :10:03.overnight, starting to be used like rain at first and then becomes
:10:04. > :10:07.heavier and more persistent. It will move away to the north by morning. 6
:10:08. > :10:14.degrees the minimum temperature, but also quite windy. Off and on
:10:15. > :10:18.tomorrow, there will be showers, perhaps some size bells, but the
:10:19. > :10:23.cloud is quite stubborn. Although we have got a brisk wind, temperatures
:10:24. > :10:27.should get to 11 or 12 degrees as a maximum. Wet weather across parts of
:10:28. > :10:33.Portugal, western Spain, lovely weather across central France, quite
:10:34. > :10:37.pleasant in the sunshine here, but eastern parts of Europe still cloudy
:10:38. > :10:42.and great, with just two or three degrees the maximum temperature.
:10:43. > :10:48.Warmer than that over the weekend. Likely to see some sunshine but also
:10:49. > :10:49.some showers. Brisk winds on Sunday making it turned cold on Monday and
:10:50. > :11:03.into next week. Have a good night. weekend, we have more rain in the
:11:04. > :11:04.forecast. Rain at times this weekend, not all the