Ferry tender and Richard Corrigan's vote (FOI)Ferry tender and Richard Corrigan's vote (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
04 December 2024.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
I would like to request copies of all email correspondence relating to Richard Corrigan's vote in an online Facebook poll to decide Jersey's ferry tender in October and November 2024, including between Corrigan and Minister Kirsten Morel, and Corrigan and other senior officials in the department.
I would also like to see all emails where his decision to 'step away' or stand down from the tender process was discussed and agreed.
Civil servant withdraws from ferry decision after online vote - BBC News
Response
1. There was no email correspondence between Richard Corrigan and Minister Kirsten Morel or other senior officials in the department relating to Richard Corrigan’s vote in an online Facebook poll. Therefore, Government of Jersey does not hold the requested data and Article 3 of the freedom of Information Jersey (Law) 2011 has been applied.
2. There are 2 emails in scope of this part of the request and they are attached for reference.
RC email 1 Redacted .pdf
RC email 2_Redacted.pdf
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.