Z v AG [2024] JRC 002 (03 January 2024)
The applicant's risk factors underlying medium risk assessment are unlikely to change and do not directly relate to sexual offending. Significant progress in mental health and self-regulation, no evidence of further offending, and continued notification requirements are no longer justified.
- Citation
- [2024] JRC 002
- Parties
- Applicant: Z; Respondent: Attorney General
- Jurisdiction
- Jersey
- Judgment Date
- 03 January 2024
- Procedural Posture
- Application Under Sex Offenders (jersey) Law 2010 Article 5(5) / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Application granted
- Legal Topics
- Sex Offender Notification Requirements, Risk Assessment, Proportionality, Privacy
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Parties
Z
Applicant
Attorney General
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Application Under Sex Offenders (jersey) Law 2010 Article 5(5) / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the applicant's risk of sexual harm justifies continued notification requirements under Article 5(6) of the 2010 Law
- 2 Whether the hearing should be held in private and judgment anonymised
Ratio Decidendi
The applicant's risk factors underlying medium risk assessment are unlikely to change and do not directly relate to sexual offending. Significant progress in mental health and self-regulation, no evidence of further offending, and continued notification requirements are no longer justified.
Court Disposition
Application granted
Orders
- Applicant no longer subject to notification requirements under Sex Offenders (Jersey) Law 2010
- Judgment published in anonymised form
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