Correspondence relating to suspension of Deputy Tadier (FOI)

​Request

I would like to request a copy of the full email chain including the correspondence between Deputy Montfort Tadier and a number of other states members which lead to his suspension as Assistant Economic Development Minister.

The statement from the Chief Minister says:

"On the evening of 28 March, the Assistant Minister for Economic Development, Tourism, Sport and Culture (Deputy Tadier), sent an email to a number of States Members, calling for a Government employee to be “removed from States Employment” and suggesting that a number of Members “back a proposition to this effect”.

The Assistant Minister copied the named employee into this email."

Response

Please see email chain attached. Further emails may exist however in order to perform an exhaustive search specific parameters and names would need to be provided.

Emails (Redacted)

Articles applied

Article 25 Personal information

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.

Article 31 Advice by the Bailiff, Deputy Bailiff or a Law Officer

Information is qualified exempt information if it is or relates to the provision of advice by the Bailiff, Deputy Bailiff or the Attorney General or the Solicitor General.

Justification for exemption under Article 31

Information can be exempted from disclosure if it is, or relates to, the provision of advice by the Bailiff, Deputy Bailiff or the Attorney General or the Solicitor General and the application of the exemption on balance outweighs the public interest in disclosure. In this case the public interest in disclosure is not considered to outweigh the application of the exemption applied.

Article 38 Endangering the safety or health of individuals

Information is qualified exempt information if its disclosure would, or would be likely to –

(a) endanger the safety of an individual; or

(b) endanger the physical or mental health of an individual.

Justification for exemption under Article 38

Information can be exempted from disclosure if it would, or would be likely to, endanger the physical or mental health of an individual and the application of the exemption on balance outweighs the public interest in disclosure. In this case the public interest in disclosure is not considered to outweigh the application of the exemption applied and the potential for legitimate damage from disclosure.