Individuals involved in the COVID-19 vaccination campaign (FOI)Individuals involved in the COVID-19 vaccination campaign (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
18 August 2021.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
A
Who has been asked (notable / public figures), to support the vaccination process? (ie persons who are known within the community).
B
If you cannot, for GDPR reasons, confirm who was asked or who was paid, please confirm the number of people contacted.
C
Who has been paid for doing this?
D
What was the amount paid?
E
Who requested this?
F
Who authorized this?
G
Why were these people contacted and for what reason?
Response
A
Various individuals including public figures and other Islanders have taken part in the campaign. The people who supported the vaccination campaign are named below:
Article 25 (Personal information) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied to protect individuals who were asked to support the vaccination campaign but declined.
B
Approximately 20 individuals were contacted to take part in the vaccination programme, no individuals have been paid to support the vaccination campaign.
C
No individual has been paid to support the vaccination campaign.
D
No individual has been paid to support the vaccination campaign.
E
Our Vaccination and Communications Team have worked to identify individuals who could help raise awareness of the importance of vaccination to ensure Islanders are able to make an informed decision.
F
The Justice and Home Affairs Director General.
G
Individuals who have taken part in the vaccination campaign have understood the importance of raising awareness about vaccination to ensure Islanders are able to make an informed decision about vaccination.
Article applied
Article 25 - Personal information
(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.
(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –
(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and
(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.