Operation Whistle is an investigation by the

States of Jersey Police The States of Jersey Police (Jèrriais: ''La Police d's Êtats d'Jèrri''; french: Police des États de Jersey) or States Police are a paid police force in the Bailiwick of Jersey. Alongside the unpaid Honorary Police, the States Police make up t ...

into allegations of historical

sexual abuse of children Child sexual abuse (CSA), also called child molestation, is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of child sexual abuse include engaging in sexual activities with a child (whethe ...

Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...

. In a press release by the States of Jersey Police, they have stated that it is being carried on under the auspices of

Operation Hydrant Operation Hydrant is a British police investigation into allegations of "non-recent" child sexual abuse. It co-ordinates a number of other investigations by police forces throughout the United Kingdom. It is headed by Simon Bailey, the Chief Const ...

. It is cooperating with

Operation Yewtree Operation Yewtree was a British police investigation into sexual abuse allegations, predominantly the abuse of children, against the English media personality Jimmy Savile and others. The investigation, led by the Metropolitan Police Service ( ...

due to the involvement of entertainer

Jimmy Savile Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile (; 31 October 1926 – 29 October 2011) was an English DJ, television and radio personality who hosted BBC shows including ''Top of the Pops'' and ''Jim'll Fix It''. During his lifetime, he was well known ...

. Sky News have reported that the scope of the investigation includes allegations relating to activities at the

Haut de la Garenne The Jersey Accommodation and Activity Centre is a building just north of Gorey in the parish of Saint Martin, Jersey, in the Channel Islands. It was formerly known as the Industrial School, the Jersey Home for Boys, and Haut de la Garenne. Its ...

children's home, and that Jersey police have confirmed that allegations against the former British prime minister

Edward Heath Sir Edward Richard George Heath (9 July 191617 July 2005), often known as Ted Heath, was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conserv ...

feature as part of the investigation. On 25 September 2015, the States of Jersey Police said they had identified thirty-two victims and sixty suspects, many now dead; fourteen suspects were prominent figures and sixteen victims said they had been assaulted by Savile. Two suspects had been formally charged.

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Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom Edward Heath History of Jersey Jimmy Savile Operation Yewtree Police operations in the United Kingdom Sex crimes in the United Kingdom {{Jersey-stub