Emails relating to Jersey Reds July 2023 to September 2023 (FOI)

​​​​Request

Please release any emails relating to Jersey Reds rugby club either sent or received between 1 July 2023 and 29 September 2023 by the following ministers:

• Chief Minister Kristina Moore
• Treasury Minister Ian Gorst
• Economic Development Minister Kirsten Morel
• Assistant Economic Development Minister Lucy Stephenson

Response

Email searches were performed using the auditable email archive service of the Government of Jersey on the accounts of the following.

• Deputy Kristina Moore
• Deputy Ian Gorst
  
• Deputy Kirsten Morel
• Deputy Lucy Stephenson

The keywords utilised within the searches were ‘Jersey Reds’, between the period 1 July 2023 and 29 September 2023.

All emails retrieved have been reviewed and extracted relevant correspondence is attached where not exempt under Article 26 (Information supplied in confidence) and Article 31 (Advice by the Bailiff, Deputy Bailiff or a Law Officer).

Search 1 Kristina Moore_Redacted.pdf

Search 2 Ian Gorst_Redacted.pdf

Search 3 Kirsten Morel_Redacted.pdf

Search 4 Lucy Stephenson_Redacted.pdf​​

​Limited personal data has been redacted under Article 25 (Personal Information) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011.

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 26 - Information supplied in confidence

Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it was obtained by the scheduled public authority from another person (including another public authority); and

(b) the disclosure of the information to the public by the scheduled public authority holding it would constitute a breach of confidence actionable by that or any other person.

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.

Public Interest Test

The public interest in disclosing information when this article is being applied must weigh particularly heavily in favour of disclosure in order to outweigh the inherent right to privilege. It is not considered the public interest in disclosing the information is outweighed by that in maintaining the exemption, as it is designed to protect the constitutional Law Officer privilege.​