Emergency Planning Officers letter about the RNLI (FOI)

​Request

The States of Jersey Official report on the public business discussed by the States Assembly on 21 March 2018 included, as Item 4, “Committee of Inquiry: actions taken by the R.N.L.I. and the Jersey Government which led to the removal of the All Weather Lifeboat - proposition to defer debate until 23 March (P.36/2018)

At 5.1.12 Deputy Noel referred to a letter sent to the Government by the Emergency Planning Officer. Deputy Noel’s words were: ‘I would just like to quote something from the Emergency Planning Officer: “To choose a fledgling local independent lifeboat to replace the current R.N.L.I. cover lifeboat provision is fraught with many risks and could ultimately cost lives.” That is the closing statement of the Emergency Planning Officer in a letter that I believe he sent to Government.’

Please can I have a copy of the letter referred to by Deputy Noel.

Response

Please see the PDF document below:

Email from Mark James to Senator Moore