Formation of Quangos by Government of Jersey (FOI)

Request

​Given the staunch refusal of the Commissioner of Freedom of Information to provide transparent responses , on the basis of “commercial sensitivity” , to bona fide requests for information relating to the operations of quangos such as the Jersey Development Company, Ports of Jersey, Jersey Telecom and Andium Homes, can the Public of the Island of Jersey be assured that one of the intended bi-products of the establishment of these organisations hasn’t been the total frustration of any in depth financial analysis of their various modus operandi?

Response

The Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 gives a right to request information that is held in recorded form, unless exempt. This request poses a question rather than seeking information held in recorded form. In any event, the information is not held, and Article 3 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

Financial information and details regarding these organisations can found on their websites, please see the following links: 

Jersey Development Company (jerseydevelopment.je)

Reports & statistics (ports.je)

Jersey Telecom (jtglobal.com)

It is possible to make a Freedom of Information request directly to Andium Homes. Please see the details below: 

Andium Homes Limited

Email: foi@andiumhomes.je​

or by post to: ​

Andium Homes Limited, 33-35 Don Street, St Helier, JE2 4TQ.

Further information about making an FOI request to Andium Homes can be found at:

Freedom of Information (andiumhomes.je)​

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.​