A COMMITTEE of inquiry into historical child abuse in Jersey will go ahead after States Members overwhelmingly voted to reverse a decision not to hold one.
That controversial decision had been taken by the Council of Ministers last month without any States or public consultation and was fiercely criticised as ‘irresponsible’ and ‘disgraceful’ in the weeks that followed.
In the States yesterday, Members voted 37 votes to 11 to adopt an amended proposition