£200,000 to be spent on memorial for children failed by Jersey’s care system

The States has announced plans to spend £200,000 on a memorial for the children and young people who were failed and harmed while in Jersey’s care system.

It will be built in one of two possible places at Weighbridge Place.

Islanders are being invited to submit their own designs for the memorial.

Designs must be submitted by Thursday 30 April and a public exhibition of shortlisted designs will be held in June to gather feedback from Islanders before a final decision is made.

The winning design will be announced by the citizens’ panel onJersey Children’s Day on 3 July 2020.

The £200,000 public art commission will be funded from the Care Inquiry budget.