Salary bands for Children's Services (FOI)Salary bands for Children's Services (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
22 May 2024.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
A
Please publish the salary band, or salary, for the position of Head of Children's Services at the department of Children, Young People, Education and Skills.
B
Please pulish the salary band, or salary, for the position of director of Children’s Services at the department of Children, Young People, Education and Skills.
C
Please advise how much is being spent on accommodation for the current Director of the department, [name redacted], in Jersey per month to stay in Jersey, and how for long the department will be paying their rent.
Response
A
The Head of Services roles in Childrens Services are grade 14. The salary bands for these roles are published on Gov.je
Civil Service pay scales pay scales.pdf (gov.je)
B
The Director of Children’s Services position is currently being covered by an interim through a secondment arrangement. This information is commercially sensitive, therefore Article 33(b) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.
C
Accommodation costs for the current interim Director of Children’s Services from part of the contract for the position therefore this information is commercially sensitive, and Article 33(b) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied.
Article applied
Article 33 - Commercial interests
Information is qualified exempt information if –
(a) it constitutes a trade secret; or
(b) its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of a person (including the scheduled public authority holding the information).
Public Interest Test
Article 33 is a qualified exemption and as such, the department has conducted a prejudice test as required by law. Disclosing information relating to contractual service arrangements is likely to prejudice the commercial interests of the Government of Jersey and others.
When considering the application of this exemption, the Scheduled Public Authority has determined that whilst it is in the public interest to disclose information, this is outweighed by the necessity to limit any impact on its commercial interests in contracting future services and as such, Article 33(b) has been applied.
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