Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (FOI)

Request 

A

Broken down for each year (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021), how many complaints were received by the Police force, in relation to the United Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG)?

 B

Broken down by year, what crimes did these complaints relate to?

C

Broken down for each year (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021), how many charges were brought against individuals in cases which related to the United Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG)?

 D

For each year, what was the crimes for which individuals were charged?

Response

The States of Jersey Police neither confirm nor deny whether any complaints have been received in relation to the UCKG, nor whether any charges have been brought against individuals associated with the UCKG. Article 10(2) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Article applied

Article 10 -  Obligation of scheduled public authority to confirm or deny holding information

(2) If a person makes a request for information to a scheduled public authority and –

(a) the information is absolutely exempt information or qualified exempt information; or

(b) if the authority does not hold the information, the information would be absolutely exempt information or qualified exempt information if it had held it,

the authority may refuse to inform the applicant whether or not it holds the information if it is satisfied that, in all the circumstances of the case, it is in the public interest to do so.

(3) If a scheduled public authority so refuses –

(a) it shall be taken for the purpose of this Law to have refused to supply the information requested on the ground that it is absolutely exempt information; and

(b)  it need not inform the applicant of the specific ground upon which it is refusing the request or, if the authority does not hold the information, the specific ground upon which it would have refused the request had it held the information.