Interim Director at Jersey Opera House (FOI)

Request 

In a Jersey Evening Post article dated 14 October 2022, Deputy Kirsten Morel was reported to say that an interim director at Jersey Opera House was likely to be appointed later this year. He also noted that a report into the future use of the Opera House had been published, with options that would be considered over time.

Given the current uncertainty surrounding the future of the relationship of the Jersey Opera House Company Limited with government, as well as the extensive £11.7 million maintenance programme for Jersey Opera House (a government asset) which it is planned that the government will fund, could you tell me please:

A

Will the interim director at Jersey Opera House be appointed by the Government of Jersey or by the Jersey Opera House Company Limited? 

B

Where has / will the post be advertised? 

C

Could I please have a copy of the job description for the interim director at Jersey Opera House?

Response 

A 

Jersey Opera House Company Limited. 

B and C 

This information is not held by Government of Jersey. Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies. You may wish to contact Jersey Opera House on the link below however, Jersey Opera House Company Limited is not a Scheduled Public Authority under the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011. 

admin@jerseyoperahouse.co.uk 

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.