Use of off-island architectural practices (FOI)

Request

A

Please advise which Government of Jersey projects have been awarded to off-Island architectural practices, in the same way as the Victim Advocacy Centre was, during the last ten years.

B

How many were granted exemptions under the Public Finance Manual? Please give examples of the rationale behind each exemption.

C

In each case, please advise what their construction development values, project names and dates were.

Response 

A

This information is not held by the Government of Jersey as no records are kept of which suppliers are architects. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies. 

B

The Government of Jersey has no record of which granted exemptions are for architectural practices. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

C

Please see the answer for A and B above.

Article applied 

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.