Correspondence re reinstatement of senators (FOI)

​​Request 704486481​

During the debate on the reinstatement of senators the Chief Minister sent a letter to all members of the Assembly on the timetable for introducing the consequential legislation. Please provide a copy of the letter.

Response

The information in question was delivered to the members of the Assembly via email. The content of the email is publicly available on the States Assembly website and can be accessed via the link below. Article 23 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has therefore been applied. 

States of Jersey Official Report – Statements on a Matter of Official Responsibility.statesassembly.je.pdf, page 17.​

Article applied

Article 23 - Information accessible to applicant by other means

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it is reasonably available to the applicant, otherwise than under this Law, whether or not free of charge.

(2) A scheduled public authority that refuses an application for information on this ground must make reasonable efforts to inform the applicant where the applicant may obtain the information.​