Herring gulls - complaints (FOI)Herring gulls - complaints (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
04 September 2024.Prepared internally, no external costs.
​Request
Please confirm how many compaints regarding noise or mess from herring gulls have been recived since 2019.
Response
In accordance with the Infrastructure and Environment Department – Environment and Consumer Protection’s Retention Schedule, details of complaints and enquiries are kept for a period of three years after record closure. Therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.
However, since 2022, Regulation - Housing and Nuisance has received 83 complaints regarding seagulls.
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.​
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