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A Labour MP is calling on the UK government to hold an inquiry into child abuse allegations in Jersey. | A Labour MP is calling on the UK government to hold an inquiry into child abuse allegations in Jersey. |
Austin Mitchell has tabled a Commons motion asking for an independent probe to be carried out by a judge from the British mainland. | |
Former children's home Haut de la Garenne is at the centre of a historic child abuse investigation by police. | Former children's home Haut de la Garenne is at the centre of a historic child abuse investigation by police. |
Mr Mitchell says he has no confidence in moves by Jersey's government, which is likely to set up a public inquiry. | |
The Grimsby MP questioned whether the island's authorities could deal with the issues "with sufficient independence and rigour because of the scale and the long history of the problem". | The Grimsby MP questioned whether the island's authorities could deal with the issues "with sufficient independence and rigour because of the scale and the long history of the problem". |
He said there was a "prevailing desire on the part of the Jersey elites to sweep scandal and abuse under the carpet to preserve their reputation". | He said there was a "prevailing desire on the part of the Jersey elites to sweep scandal and abuse under the carpet to preserve their reputation". |
He has accused the authorities on the island of failing to prevent such abuses for decades. | He has accused the authorities on the island of failing to prevent such abuses for decades. |
Jersey's government has dismissed similar claims in the past. | |
War bunker | War bunker |
In February, Jersey police began an exploratory search of Haut de la Garenne following allegations of abuse by former residents. | In February, Jersey police began an exploratory search of Haut de la Garenne following allegations of abuse by former residents. |
Fragments of a child's skull were discovered under a staircase but tests later turned out to be inconclusive. | Fragments of a child's skull were discovered under a staircase but tests later turned out to be inconclusive. |
The excavation focussed on the building's cellars and has since uncovered numerous human remains and thousands of exhibits. | The excavation focussed on the building's cellars and has since uncovered numerous human remains and thousands of exhibits. |
Police say they are confident violence took place at the home, but a murder inquiry still remains only a possibility. | Police say they are confident violence took place at the home, but a murder inquiry still remains only a possibility. |
About 100 people have made allegations of abuse at the home between the early 1960s and 1986. | About 100 people have made allegations of abuse at the home between the early 1960s and 1986. |
Police so far have about 100 suspects, though they say only 18 of these are significant. | Police so far have about 100 suspects, though they say only 18 of these are significant. |
A World War II bunker, which is about 500m from the former home, is also under investigation after six witnesses alleged they were abused there. | A World War II bunker, which is about 500m from the former home, is also under investigation after six witnesses alleged they were abused there. |