Cost of private charter flights since November 2020 (FOI)

Request

How much money Government of Jersey has spent on private charter flights since November 2020?

A breakdown of each private charter flight e.g., Flight to the UK on 1st September 2022 - £100.

Information is not required for patient transfers for off-island medical treatment.

Response

The accounting systems used by the Government of Jersey do not capture information in a way that would identify transactions in the scope of the request from invoice narratives. It has been estimated that to identify these transactions would exceed the cost limit provisions set out in the Freedom of Information (Costs) (Jersey) Regulations 2014. Article 16(1) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law has been applied.  

Patient/ Medical/ Prisoner transfers are clearly identified in accounting ledgers however they have not been included in this response.

Please note that employee travel arrangements are booked via the corporate travel provider and must adhere to an in-depth Government of Jersey wide travel policy prior to authorisation.

Links to the further information relating to Government of Jersey employee travel policies are provided below for information: 

Business Travel Policy 2020 (gov.je) 

Code of Conduct and Practice for Ministers and Assistant Ministers (gov.je) 

Article applied 

Article 16 - A scheduled public authority may refuse to supply information if cost excessive

(1) A scheduled public authority that has been requested to supply information may refuse to supply the information if it estimates that the cost of doing so would exceed an amount determined in the manner prescribed by Regulations.