Girls Taskforce News Today

REVITALISING St Helier, reducing GP fees and getting to work on the hospital at Overdale are among the key pledges made by the government in a […]

THERE will be no in-committee debate on decriminalising drugs under the new government, the Home Affairs Minister has confirmed.Deputy Mary Le Hegarat said her priorities over […]

JERSEY’S new government has been urged by former Chief Minister Kristina Moore not to ditch the work of the previous administration.In a handover letter sent to […]

THE States police are increasing their night-time patrols in St Helier as the Christmas party season gets under way.Officers will work alongside the honorary police and organisations including the Street Pastors, Normandy Rescue and St John Ambulance...

By Robert SurcoufTHERE seems to be so many different government consultations and reports and too often they create more questions than answers, so it was very refreshing to see the level of research and the quality of the recommendations in the most...

AN influential domestic-abuse campaigner has called on Jersey to bring its legislation designed to tackle violence against women and girls out of the “Dark Ages”.David Challen, who successfully campaigned to free his mother, Sally Challen, from p...

A PANEL event designed to bring men and boys into the conversation around domestic abuse will take place this White Ribbon Day. From 5.30pm on Thursday 23 November in the Royal Yacht Hotel, FREEDA (formerly Jersey Women’s Refuge) is hosting its fir...

“FURTHER improvements” to Jersey’s criminal-justice system in relation to domestic abuse, rape, and sexual assaults “may be necessary”, the Bailiff has said, following the publication of a report into violence against women and girls.But Si...

JERSEY is “lacking” the expertise to combat increasingly common forms of online and tech-facilitated violence against women and girls, according to the head of a taskforce set up to tackle the issue.The Violence Against Women and Girls Taskforce,...

MORE Islanders are coming forward with concerns of coercive and controlling behaviour now that it is considered a criminal offence, according to the head of the service which supports victims of domestic abuse.Sarah Hamon, the service manager at Jers...