Compensation to those adversely affected by foreshore encroachment (FOI)

​​Request 693730345

On 12 June 2015, the English Crown purported to give its interest in inter alia Jersey's foreshore. Richard Falle in his 2021 Submission (https://statesassembly.je/scrutiny/scrutiny-review-submissions/2021/submission-r-falle-foreshore-encroachment-policy-review-7-january-2021) suggested that compensation should be paid by the Minister for Infrastructure to those adversely affected.

Has any such step been implemented? If so please point out to me the vehicle for it, or if not implemented, why not?

I thank you in anticipation of a helpful reply to assist in my doctoral thesis on Britain's foreshore and possible changes

Response

No compensation has been implemented as suggested in the Scrutiny submission by Advocate Falle, aside from the reimbursements referred to in R.116/2024.​

The Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 gives a right to request information that is held in recorded form, unless exempt. 

The second part of the request poses a question rather than seeking information held in a recorded form. 

This information is not held; therefore, 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.​