Repainting of post boxes in Post Office lobby (FOI)

​Request

Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the two post boxes in the lobby outside the Post Office in Broad Street, painted in traditional red, were painted yellow and blue, the colours of Ukraine.

A

Whose decision was it to repaint them?

B

Why was it decfided to repaint them?

C

When will they be restored to the traditional red paint, and who will make the decision?

D

Is it henceforward going to be policy to re-paint traditional “items” according to who is taking whose side in a conflict?

E

With the conflict involving Israel, Gaza, Palestine for instance, I am not aware of any moves to semi-permanently paint over any “items”. Please confirm.

Response

​The information requested is not held by the Government of Jersey, therefore, Article 10 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies, however, it may be held by Jersey Post so you might wish to send your request in writing to:

customercare@jerseypost.com​

or by post to: 

Customer Care Team, Jersey Post, Postal Headquarters, Jersey, JE1 1AA

It should be noted that Jersey Post is not a Scheduled Public Authority (SPA) under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011, therefore, they are not required to respond.

Article applied

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

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if –

(a) a person makes a request for information to a scheduled public authority; and

(b) the authority does not hold the information, it must inform the applicant accordingly.​