Payment to administer COVID vaccines (FOI)Payment to administer COVID vaccines (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
30 May 2024.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
A
Please advise how much the Government of Jersey is being paid to push the Covid vaccine scheme.
B
Please advise how much General Practioner (GP) surgeries and GPs are being paid each for Covid vaccine or booster that they administer to patients.
Response
A
No payments are received by the Government of Jersey to offer vaccination and immunisation services.
B
The fee paid to GP practices is considered commercially sensitive, therefore Article 33 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 Government of Jersey has conducted a prejudice test as required by law.
When responding to requests of this nature, the balance of the public interest with the impact that disclosing this information would, or would be likely to, have upon the organisation and / or third parties must be considered. Whilst it may be in the public interest to understand the costs of fees paid to GP practices, protecting the commercial interests of the Government of Jersey is an essential component in controlling public finances, which. in itself, is in the public interest.
It has been concluded that disclosing details of the contractual arrangements is likely to prejudice the commercial interests of the Government of Jersey and / or the provider. When considering the application of this exemption, it has been determined that whilst it is in the public interest to disclose information, this is outweighed by the necessity to limit any impact on the commercial interests of the Government of Jersey and third parties in future contract negotiations, and as such, Article 33 has been applied.
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