Kosangas plant at Les Ruettes, St John (FOI)

Request

Can you please let me know the following in regards to the Kosangas plant at Les Ruettes, St John:

A

Is an emergency plan held by the States of Jersey emergency services? 

B

Have residents living in vicinity been informed of what they should do/where they should go in the event of an emergency? 

C

Do Kosangas regularly test their alarms?  

D

Have nearby residents been made aware of what the emergency alarm sounds like? 

E

Do the States of Jersey keep up to date records of the number of people living in nearby properties? 

Response

A

The States of Jersey Fire and Rescue Service hold a ‘Site Risk Information’ plan. This is an operational aide that details the initial actions and considerations to take on arrival at an incident at this location. 

B to D

Information is not held by the Government of Jersey. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

E

The States of Jersey does not keep up to date records of the number of people living in nearby properties.

Article applied

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.