UK and Jersey Customs Agreement (FOI)

Request

Could you provide me with a copy of the agreement which Senator Gorst has signed with the United Kingdom Government on Brexit?

Response

This information is exempt under Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 as the information is already published and available to the applicant.

Please find below a link to the Jersey - UK Customs Arrangement, signed by Senator Gorst in his capacity as Minister for External Relations on 26 November 2018.

Jersey and United Kingdom Customs Agreement

Exemption Applied

23 Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.