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Greenfields Secure Home: Temporary Release of a Young Person on Christmas Day

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A decision made 20 December 2017:

MINISTERIAL DECISION REFERENCE: MD-HA-2017-0104

Decision Date: 20 December 2017

DECISION SUMMARY TITLE: Young person in Greenfields – Temporary Release on Christmas Day

DECISION SUMMARY AUTHOR:

Prison Governor

HMP La Moye

IS THE DECISION SUMMARY PUBLIC OR EXEMPT?  (if exempt state the relevant article/paragraph of the Freedom of Information Law/Regulations)

Public

REPORT TITLE: Young person in Greenfields – Temporary Release on Christmas Day

REPORT AUTHOR OR NAME OF PERSON GIVING REPORT:  (if different from Decision  Summary Author)

Prison Governor

HMP La Moye

IS THE REPORT PUBLIC OR EXEMPT  (if exempt state the relevant article/paragraph of the Freedom of Information Law/Regulations)

Exempt – Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011

DECISION AND REASON FOR THE DECISION:

 

The Minister gave approval for a young person in Greenfields to be granted a period of temporary release on Christmas Day.

 

The young person is presently located in Greenfields and has had supervised contact at home to assess suitability as a release address on 03/01/2018. In order to test this further, and promote family contact, the Minister has agreed to a period of unsupervised contact on Christmas Day from 10:00 – 16:00 hours.

 

RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS:

 

None

 

ACTION REQUIRED:

 

The Prison Governor to arrange for the temporary release licence and inform the relevant parties.

 

SIGNATURE:

 

 

 

POSITION:

 

Deputy Kristina Moore

Minister for Home Affairs

DATE SIGNED:

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DECISION:

 

 

 

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