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Naming of new Government of Jersey building (FOI)

Naming of new Government of Jersey building (FOI)

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Government of Jersey and published on 22 January 2024.
Prepared internally, no external costs.

​Request

A

Please advise how many responses there were to the Government Island Identity survey titled, 'What shall we call our new building?'

B

Please provide the full list of responses with the number of people who made each suggestion.

​C

When is the name of the new Government building due to be announced?

Response

A

The Council of Ministers initiated a survey of public servants in order to support them in choosing a final name for the new Government HQ. In total, 1,345 responses were submitted.

B

As follows: 

  • Bailiwick House 442
  • Colin Powell House 70
  • Cyril Le Marquand House 318
  • Lé Bâtisse du Gouvèrnément 247
  • Louisa Gould House 268
  • Suggestions and comments (some of which supported an above option) 242. 

C

Currently, there is no date set for announcing the final choice as the online survey was just one aspect of engaging colleagues on the future name of the building. As this information is not held, Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

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.​

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