Cost of processing Freedom of Information requests in 2024 (FOI)Cost of processing Freedom of Information requests in 2024 (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
24 October 2024.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
I would like to know the cost to the taxpayer for the processing of FOI requests received in 2024.
Response
It has been estimated that to collate data on the total costs of processing Freedom of Information requests across the Government of Jersey would exceed the 12.5 hours allowed for Freedom of Information responses in accordance with Regulation 2 (1) of the Freedom of Information (Costs) (Jersey) Regulations 2014. Article 16 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has therefore been applied.
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.