Correspondence with Bharti (FOI)

Request

A publication by the JCRA of a Merger Application Form, dated 3 November 2022, included a statement from the owner of Airtel-Vodafone that there had been a "strategic decision by Bharti [Airtel-Vodafone's 100% owner] to withdraw from its Channel Islands operations" (see paragraph 3 of attached file). 

In the last 12 months, was there any communication with the Chief Minister or Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture or Assistant Ministers from Airtel-Vodafone's owner in relation to its decision?

Merger Application Form (NON-CONFIDENTIAL).pdf

Response 

Searches were undertaken on the email accounts of Deputy Kristina Moore, Deputy Kirsten Morel and Deputy Alex Curtis using the key word ‘‘Bharti’. Following these searches, it was confirmed that the Government of Jersey has no record of any correspondence that fits the criteria of the request. 

Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies. 

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.