Work Without Fear campaign costs (FOI)

​​Request

1a. Please confirm how much has been spent so far on the #WorkWithoutFear campaign for the States of Jersey Ambulance Service.

1b. Please provide a breakdown of the different areas of campaign expenditure (e.g. video creation, signage printing, social media adverts, etc.).

2a. Please confirm how much is budgeted to be spent in total on the #WorkWithoutFear campaign for the States of Jersey Ambulance Service.

2b. Please provide a breakdown of the budgets for the different areas of expenditure (e.g. video creation, signage printing, social media adverts, etc.).

Response

1a

£3,048.43 

1b

A breakdown of expenditure is considered commercially sensitive, therefore Article 33(b) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied. 

2a

£4,500 

2b

A breakdown of budget is considered commercially sensitive, therefore Article 33(b) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied. 

Article applied

Article 33 - Commercial interests

Information is qualified exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes a trade secret; or

(b) its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of a person (including the scheduled public authority holding the information).

Public Interest Test 

Article 33 is a qualified exemption and as such, a public interest and prejudice test has been conducted as required by law. 

When responding to requests of this nature, the Government of Jersey (“the Government”) has to balance the public interest with the impact that disclosing this information would or would be likely to have upon the organisation and / or third parties. Whilst it may be in the public interest to understand the breakdown of expenditure and budget, for openness and transparency, protecting the commercial interests of the Government is an essential component in controlling public finances, which in itself is in the public interest. 

It has been concluded that disclosing a breakdown of campaign expenditure and budget is likely to prejudice the commercial interests of the Government and / or the provider. This is due to the significant likelihood that the Government will utilise similar strategies in future, and therefore this may jeopardise any negotiations. Releasing the total budget is considered sufficient to provide transparency on public spending. When considering the application of this exemption, it has been determined that whilst it is in the public interest to disclose information, this is outweighed by the necessity to limit any impact on the commercial interests of the Government.​