Number of 70 pence carrier bags sold (FOI)Number of 70 pence carrier bags sold (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
13 August 2024.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
Please advise how many plastic or paper bags have been sold since the 70 pence minimum charge?
Response
The Government of Jersey does not record the number of plastic and paper bags sold by retailers, therefore the requested information is not held and Article 10 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.
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.
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