police investigation commenced and YHA indicated that they did not wish to re-use the premises. The building was subsequently used for accommodation for military units visiting Jersey. In 2011 journalist Leah McGrath Goodman was banned from the UK for two years while doing research on the abuse allegations. Politicians such as John Hemming and Trevor Pitman attempted to get the ban lifted so she could finish her work and publish her findings. The ban was lifted in 2013. In July 2013, a major inquiry into the allegations led by a senior UK judge was announced. In its report in July 2017 the inquiry recommended that Haut de la Garenne be demolished as it was a reminder of an "unhappy past or shameful history". Current use In April 2011 it was relaunched under a new branding as the Jersey Accommodation and Activity Centre. The Jersey Accommodation and Activity Centre offers bed and breakfast accommodation as a hub for activity holidays in Jersey. The building is also intended to act as a learning centre, offering classes in business and administration, cookery, environmental studies and other subjects. The facility also provides meeting rooms for charities, sports clubs and associations, and acts as a venue for arts, crafts and dance. The facility is run jointly by two companies, Jersey Adventures and Jersey Odyssey. Toponymy Haut de la Garenne is French for top of the warren. The building is situated on Mont de la Garenne, a hill overlooking Mont Orgueil where rabbits were hunted. This varenne of the King was a perquisite (privilege) of the Crown. References External links Jersey Accommodation and Activity Centre 1867 establishments in the British Empire 2008 in Jersey 2008 in law Archaeological sites in Jersey Buildings and structures in Saint Martin, Jersey Education in Jersey Educational organisations based in Jersey Hostels Institutional abuse Jimmy Savile