M -v- AG [2018] JRC 087 (15 May 2018)

M -v- AG [2018] JRC 087 (15 May 2018)

Given the applicant's age at the time of offending, low risk assessment, compliance with court orders, and absence of further offending, continued notification is not justified and the requirements are discontinued.

Citation
[2018] JRC 087
Parties
Applicant: M; Respondent: The Crown
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
15 May 2018
Procedural Posture
Application for Removal From Sex Offender Notification Requirements / Post Sentencing, Application for Relief
Outcome
application granted
Legal Topics
Sex Offender Notification, Removal From Register, Privacy in Criminal Proceedings, Juvenile Offenders
Criminal Law Sex Offender Notification Removal From Register Privacy in Criminal Proceedings Juvenile Offenders

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Parties

M

Applicant

The Crown

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Application for Removal From Sex Offender Notification Requirements / Post Sentencing, Application for Relief

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the applicant should be removed from the notification requirements under the Sex Offenders (Jersey) Law 2010
  2. 2 Whether the application should be heard in private and the judgment anonymised

Ratio Decidendi

Given the applicant's age at the time of offending, low risk assessment, compliance with court orders, and absence of further offending, continued notification is not justified and the requirements are discontinued.

Court Disposition

application granted

Orders

  • Notification requirements under the Sex Offenders (Jersey) Law 2010 discontinued for the applicant.
  • Proceedings and judgment anonymised and heard in private.