More callers for historic abuse investigation team

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The historical abuse investigation team at States of Jersey Police have received a further five calls with information regarding historical abuse in the Island.

Two of the five calls are from the UK and three were made locally.

One of the calls was made because the caller had heard national radio coverage of the investigation.

The team dealing with the inquiry would still urge any callers who have not contacted them, who believe they have information to get in touch. Callers may contact either the dedicated NSPCC helpline or the locally based historical abuse investigation team.

The numbers are:

Freefone NSPCC number for local and UK callers:

0800 169 1173

Callers from outside the UK should ring:

+44 (0)20 7825 7489

The Jersey-based Historical Abuse Enquiry Team can be contacted on:

0800 735 7777

The phone numbers are available on both www.jersey.police.uk and www.gov.je/homeaffairs/police